Sidarta Ribeiro

Sidarta Ribeiro is a founder and vice director of the Brain Institute at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil, where he is also a professor of neuroscience. He received a Ph.D. in animal behavior from The Rockefeller University. He is the author of the book, The Oracle of Night: The History and Science of Dreams.

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Why We Can't Ignore Our Dreams

On Mar. 14, 44 B.C.E., Julius Caesar dreamed of flying up through the clouds, until being warmly received by Jupiter. His wife, Calpurnia, however, had a nightmare in which he got stabbed. The following morning,...

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