This is why you dream

Rahul Jandial

The Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year 2024

"Completely changed the way I think about dreams." Jay Shetty
"A journey through neuroscience, neurochemistry, magic, and mystery... A fascinating read." - Dr. Rangan Chatterjee
"Change" - Julia Samuel
"Elegantly unveils a dream world." - David Eagleman
"This book will change your life." - Lewis Howes
"Our Poet Laureate for Neuroscience" - Greg White
"An instant classic" - Bryan Fogel

Dreams are a source of mystery. They have changed the course of individual lives and the world, spurred business deals, inspired art and scientific discoveries, and caused military invasions and psychological breakdowns. Yet the source of dreams is not mysterious. They are the product of an extraordinary transformation that takes place in the brain every night while we sleep. In this groundbreaking book, bestselling neurosurgeon Raul Gandial delves into the dreaming brain and shares stories from his own practice to demonstrate the astonishing impact dreams have on our waking lives. He explains how dreaming on an exam can help you score up to 20% higher, why a long nap can help you solve problems better, and even that some dream disorders can warn you of serious illnesses like Parkinson's years before other symptoms. He offers clear and compelling advice, backed by new research, for becoming a lucid dreamer, understanding your dream patterns, and unleashing their creative power. This Is Why You Dream shares the latest discoveries in modern neuroscience and provides answers to some fundamental questions: Why do we dream? How do we dream? What do dreams mean? Perhaps more importantly, do we sleep to dream?