LASER Boston: Exploring the Dream World

 

Every night as we sleep, we enter the world of dreams. In this world, we mix fact with fiction, explore new realities, and examine our own memories. During this LASER talk you will hear from three experts in the arts and sciences on the biological basis of sleep, the theories on our need to dream, and how dreams enter our waking reality in visual art.

LASER Boston: Exploring the Dream World will feature Professor of Chronobiology and Sleep Research, Dr. Steven Brown, Psychologist and Author, Dr. Deidre Barrett, and Teaching Faculty & Clinical Consultant Dr. Mark J. Blechner.

Talks
– Dr. Steven Brown: The “Nuts and Bolts” of Sleep and Dreaming
– Dr. Deirdre Barrett: Digital Dream Art
– Dr. Mark Blechner: New ideas about how dreams are formed and how to understand them

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