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Why do we dream?

Dr Guy Leschziner explores the process of dreaming. Dreaming usually occurs in REM sleep (Rapid Eye Movement sleep) when our brains are very active, but our bodies are not. A switch in the brain paralyses almost all our muscles, to stop us hurting ourselves.

First broadcast on the Mysteries of Sleep, 18 December 2017.

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2 minutes

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