In Nightmare Obscura\, Dr. Carr u nlocks the science behind the sleeping body. Drawing on her expertise in n ightmares\, lucid dreaming\, and the cutting-edge field of dream engineeri ng\, she reveals how we can revolutionize our sleeping&mdash\;and waking&m dash\;health. \;
\nTo most\, dreams are things that slip away wh en we reemerge into the waking world\, their remnants jumbled up and only half recalled. At their best\, they are populated by pleasant recollection s and surreal experiences. But at their worst\, they can be traumatizing a nd prevent us from receiving the necessary benefits of sleep.
\nSo w hy do we dream at all? What makes a person prone to nightmares? How do our bodies interface with our brains when we&rsquo\;re not awake? And how can we harness our sleeping minds to improve our waking lives?
\nRegist er now for a conversation you don&rsquo\;t want to miss!
\nA bout the Author: Michelle Carr is the director of the Dream Engin eering Laboratory in the Center for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine\, an assistant professor at the University of Montreal\, and a former presid ent of the International Association for the Study of Dreams. Alongside he r research and work as a dream engineer\, she has published numerous scien tific papers\, a popular Psychology Today blog\, and articles for New Scientist\, Aeon\, and Scientific American. Her boo k\, Nightmare Obscura: A Dream Engineer's Guide Through the Sleeping M ind\, was published by Henry Holt\, in 2025.
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