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Book SynopsisA comprehensive, eye-opening exploration of what dreams are, where they come from, what they mean and why we have them.
Trade Review"Where do we go in our dreams at night? And why do we dream in the first place? Are we the only species that dreams?
When Brains Dream provides a truly comprehensive, scientifically rigorous and utterly fascinating account of when, how, and why we dream. Put simply,
When Brains Dream is the essential guide to dreaming." -- Matthew Walker, author of Why We Sleep
"Drawing on decades of research, sleep scientists Antonio Zadra and Robert Stickgold detail their new model of how and why we dream – a model that they call NEXTUP, the Network Exploration to Understand Possibilities." -- The best popular science books to read in January 2021 - Science Focus
"... Bob and Tony have an answer to a problem that’s been puzzling people for 200 years: why do we dream? They explain why we daydream too; why it’s vital for sanity, so for me
When Brains Dream has acted as an intervention." -- The Spectator
"Reports of bizarre night-time visions have surged during the pandemic… Dreams are vivid and memorable, [Stickgold] points out, and we have a sense that they are telling us something. But what? Since Covid-19 struck, a lot of us are asking that question… The pandemic has caused people to feel more anxious about everything from health to finance. The brain tags such concerns for processing during sleep, according to Stickgold and Zadra in
When Brains Dream..." -- Hilary Rose - The Times
"A remarkable account of what we know and don’t know about this mysterious thing that happens during the night…
When Brains Dream is a rarity among popular science books, one that neither dumbs down the research nor steps outside of what we know," -- Daniel Levitin, author of The Changing Mind
