Why You Dream and What Your Brain Is Really Doing at Night

We spend years of our lives dreaming.But what is the brain actually doing during that time?This episode explores how dreaming shapes memory, processes emotions, and helps the brain handle stress, and why so many common dreams are not random at all.Once this becomes clear, dreams start to look very different.In this episode:Why we dream and why it mattersWhat’s happening during REM sleepHow dreams strengthen memoryWhy dreams mix old and new experiencesHow dreams help process stressWhat influences the content of dreamsWays to reduce bad dreams and improve them—Contact Dr. Marc Milstein: Website: DrMarcMilstein.comFacebook: Dr. Marc MilsteinLinkedIn: Dr. Marc MilsteinInstagram: @DrMarcMilsteinTikTok: @BestOfYourBrain