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Psychologist Deirdre Leigh Barrett discusses the physiological reasons why we dream.

This is an excerpt from "Dreaming: A Gateway to the Unconscious?" featuring Steve Paulson, Rubin Naiman, Deirdre Leigh Barrett and Kelly Bulkeley. For the video of the complete discussion, see: youtu.be/SGPfmsHtG18

The New York Academy of Sciences
December 7, 2016