Dr. Baland Jalal

You have adrenaline in your body when you're anxious or you're excited. You have adrenaline. You have noradrenaline in the brain, but also in the body. But noradrenaline is a cousin chemical of adrenaline. Now, this chemical... It turns out there's a structure in the brain, in the brainstem called the locus coeruleus. Yes, exactly. Your pronunciation is brilliant.

You have adrenaline in your body when you're anxious or you're excited. You have adrenaline. You have noradrenaline in the brain, but also in the body. But noradrenaline is a cousin chemical of adrenaline. Now, this chemical... It turns out there's a structure in the brain, in the brainstem called the locus coeruleus. Yes, exactly. Your pronunciation is brilliant.

32,000 cells pitch black in the brainstem. They will stop secreting noradrenaline during REM sleep. So that means your way of thinking about the world is unfocused. It's like spacey, it's creative, right?

32,000 cells pitch black in the brainstem. They will stop secreting noradrenaline during REM sleep. So that means your way of thinking about the world is unfocused. It's like spacey, it's creative, right?

32,000 cells pitch black in the brainstem. They will stop secreting noradrenaline during REM sleep. So that means your way of thinking about the world is unfocused. It's like spacey, it's creative, right?

Absolutely. Or prior learning. Right. So this is a perfect cocktail now for craziness. The vestibular part of your brain become hyperactive. You know, the central motor region of the brain that has to do with automatic sort of behavior become hyperactive.

Absolutely. Or prior learning. Right. So this is a perfect cocktail now for craziness. The vestibular part of your brain become hyperactive. You know, the central motor region of the brain that has to do with automatic sort of behavior become hyperactive.

Absolutely. Or prior learning. Right. So this is a perfect cocktail now for craziness. The vestibular part of your brain become hyperactive. You know, the central motor region of the brain that has to do with automatic sort of behavior become hyperactive.

Even though you're paralyzed. So that's why dreams, you can sometimes feel like you're running, but you can't control your legs. You feel like some monster is chasing you, but you can't move, or you feel like you're controlled like a puppet on a string. And that's because the parts of the brain, it has to do with automatic movements.

Even though you're paralyzed. So that's why dreams, you can sometimes feel like you're running, but you can't control your legs. You feel like some monster is chasing you, but you can't move, or you feel like you're controlled like a puppet on a string. And that's because the parts of the brain, it has to do with automatic movements.

Even though you're paralyzed. So that's why dreams, you can sometimes feel like you're running, but you can't control your legs. You feel like some monster is chasing you, but you can't move, or you feel like you're controlled like a puppet on a string. And that's because the parts of the brain, it has to do with automatic movements.

Sporadically, the neurons, they're fire, so you cannot control your movement. So you have all that. And then you have the emotions, and it seems like then it's just perfect for what you're saying then, that the right hemisphere type of thinking of exploration and emotion is just, it's hyperactive.

Sporadically, the neurons, they're fire, so you cannot control your movement. So you have all that. And then you have the emotions, and it seems like then it's just perfect for what you're saying then, that the right hemisphere type of thinking of exploration and emotion is just, it's hyperactive.

Sporadically, the neurons, they're fire, so you cannot control your movement. So you have all that. And then you have the emotions, and it seems like then it's just perfect for what you're saying then, that the right hemisphere type of thinking of exploration and emotion is just, it's hyperactive.

Absolutely. That's very interesting. Well, to go back to the whole dream thing, right? So one of the things is that it's populated by a lot of people. And that's, again, right hemisphere is actually involved in decoding social, like facial expressions, for example. So that's one thing that obviously autistic people have problems with.

Absolutely. That's very interesting. Well, to go back to the whole dream thing, right? So one of the things is that it's populated by a lot of people. And that's, again, right hemisphere is actually involved in decoding social, like facial expressions, for example. So that's one thing that obviously autistic people have problems with.

Absolutely. That's very interesting. Well, to go back to the whole dream thing, right? So one of the things is that it's populated by a lot of people. And that's, again, right hemisphere is actually involved in decoding social, like facial expressions, for example. So that's one thing that obviously autistic people have problems with.

But for some reason, there's a lot of people, a lot of interactions in dreams. So you interact a lot with a lot of people. And usually, actually, these interactions are negative. And this shows us that for some reason, it's advantageous to dream of negative things because you're more likely to train your circuits in your brain to be able to...

But for some reason, there's a lot of people, a lot of interactions in dreams. So you interact a lot with a lot of people. And usually, actually, these interactions are negative. And this shows us that for some reason, it's advantageous to dream of negative things because you're more likely to train your circuits in your brain to be able to...

But for some reason, there's a lot of people, a lot of interactions in dreams. So you interact a lot with a lot of people. And usually, actually, these interactions are negative. And this shows us that for some reason, it's advantageous to dream of negative things because you're more likely to train your circuits in your brain to be able to...