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Why You Are Not the Person You Think You Are & How Beverages Affect You

Something You Should Know

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Dreaming and the Rotation of the Earth

The brain doesn't want any part of its territory to go unused. If somebody is born blind, that area gets taken over by hearing and by touch. When the planet rotates into darkness, vision is the only thing that's disadvantage. And so what we realized was the system needed a way to defend itself against takeover. That is what dreams are about.

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