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The Mind, Explained

Ever wonder what's happening inside your head? From dreaming to anxiety disorders, discover how your brain works with this illuminating series.

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Is some of the stigma around anxiety
is declining. - The Mind, Explained

Is some of the stigma around anxiety is declining.

And the next triplet, 166,
becomes TBB. - The Mind, Explained

And the next triplet, 166, becomes TBB.

[narrator] In a way,
it's kind of like meditation. - The Mind, Explained

[narrator] In a way, it's kind of like meditation.

[narrator]
Most young Americans now see - The Mind, Explained

[narrator] Most young Americans now see

She pairs the two words
to create a striking scenario. - The Mind, Explained

She pairs the two words to create a striking scenario.

So Dr. Stickgold recruited
a bunch of students - The Mind, Explained

So Dr. Stickgold recruited a bunch of students

Most people will rate this experience
a year afterwards - The Mind, Explained

Most people will rate this experience a year afterwards

"Give me a break.
What are you talking about, meditation?" - The Mind, Explained

"Give me a break. What are you talking about, meditatio...

A lot has been written about
the epidemic of anxiety. - The Mind, Explained

A lot has been written about the epidemic of anxiety.

Anything that has, like, visceral
or, like, very emotional things, - The Mind, Explained

Anything that has, like, visceral or, like, very emotional t...

[narrator] And one particular culprit
keeps coming up. - The Mind, Explained

[narrator] And one particular culprit keeps coming up.

She translates
the rest of the digits the same way. - The Mind, Explained

She translates the rest of the digits the same way.

[narrator] And of course,
these experiences - The Mind, Explained

[narrator] And of course, these experiences

[woman] Social media is a fun distraction,
but it can actually cause social anxiety. - The Mind, Explained

[woman] Social media is a fun distraction, but it can actual...

You're scrolling through
your Instagram feed - The Mind, Explained

You're scrolling through your Instagram feed

Music and sound with imagery. - The Mind, Explained

Music and sound with imagery.

Next, Yanjaa harnesses the power of place - The Mind, Explained

Next, Yanjaa harnesses the power of place

And take that dream of losing teeth. - The Mind, Explained

And take that dream of losing teeth.

[Pollan] My guide put on a Bach, - The Mind, Explained

[Pollan] My guide put on a Bach,

If you're someone who's vulnerable
to experiencing anxiety, - The Mind, Explained

If you're someone who's vulnerable to experiencing...

[narrator]
That’s Keanu Reeves playing Buddha. - The Mind, Explained

[narrator] That’s Keanu Reeves playing Buddha.

[cello starts playing] - The Mind, Explained

[cello starts playing]

[narrator] And a lot of social media
is designed to hold your attention, - The Mind, Explained

[narrator] And a lot of social media is designed to hold you...

Very random abstract things in order - The Mind, Explained

Very random abstract things in order

Mind melded with Bach and Yo-Yo Ma,
who was playing it. - The Mind, Explained

Mind melded with Bach and Yo-Yo Ma, who was playing it.

And I could feel the horsehair
of the bow going over my skin - The Mind, Explained

And I could feel the horsehair of the bow going over my skin

So a saggy-skinned person - The Mind, Explained

So a saggy-skinned person

And a little further on... - The Mind, Explained

And a little further on...

[cello continues playing] - The Mind, Explained

[cello continues playing]

In the fall of 1992,
I first met His Holiness the Dalai Lama. - The Mind, Explained

In the fall of 1992, I first met His Holiness the Dalai Lama...

He invited me and asked me to bring
a few other scientists. - The Mind, Explained

He invited me and asked me to bring a few other scientists.

But it was so beautiful that you felt
reconciled to death in the experience. - The Mind, Explained

But it was so beautiful that you felt reconciled to death in...

On the carousel,
we'll have a big alpaca llama - The Mind, Explained

On the carousel, we'll have a big alpaca llama

He challenged me and he said,
"Look, you've been using - The Mind, Explained

He challenged me and he said, "Look, you've been u...

The automobile has gained
complete penetration in society - The Mind, Explained

The automobile has gained complete penetration in society

[narrator] This is what Timothy Leary
was talking about - The Mind, Explained

[narrator] This is what Timothy Leary was talking about

That dull list of numbers
became an epic travel log - The Mind, Explained

That dull list of numbers became an epic travel log

But there is a story there, - The Mind, Explained

But there is a story there,

Why can't you use those same tools - The Mind, Explained

Why can't you use those same tools

One could think of dreams as being sort of
an idiosyncratic, personal Rorschach test. - The Mind, Explained

One could think of dreams as being sort of an idiosyncratic,...

[narrator] But it's hard to tell - The Mind, Explained

[narrator] But it's hard to tell

Of course this is one of the great cliches
of psychedelic experience. - The Mind, Explained

Of course this is one of the great cliches of psychedelic ex...

[woman] The things that I really enjoy
doing quite a bit - The Mind, Explained

[woman] The things that I really enjoy doing quite a bit

Love. And we hear over and over, - The Mind, Explained

Love. And we hear over and over,

Wired to remember that
than to remember random sets of digits. - The Mind, Explained

Wired to remember that than to remember random sets of digit...

[narrator]
Allison McCarthy is a lucid dreamer, - The Mind, Explained

[narrator] Allison McCarthy is a lucid dreamer,

Only a dozen people in the world have
memorized more than 20,000 digits of Pi. - The Mind, Explained

Only a dozen people in the world have memorized more than 20...

[narrator] Griffiths and his peers - The Mind, Explained

[narrator] Griffiths and his peers

You're not just going to be, um,
the best at that skill overnight. - The Mind, Explained

You're not just going to be, um, the best at that skill...

[narrator] First, you have to practice
remembering your dreams. - The Mind, Explained

[narrator] First, you have to practice remembering your drea...

...which contain nearly 50,000 letters. - The Mind, Explained

...which contain nearly 50,000 letters.

And there isn't a whole lot
of scientific evidence - The Mind, Explained

And there isn't a whole lot of scientific evidence

Ay, thou poor ghost, while memory
holds a seat in this distracted globe. - The Mind, Explained

Ay, thou poor ghost, while memory holds a seat in this distr...

[narrator] But there is evidence
that the turtle and the fox story - The Mind, Explained

[narrator] But there is evidence that the turtle and the fox...

But that's not the full story. - The Mind, Explained

But that's not the full story.

Terry Crews is my... my dream guide, - The Mind, Explained

Terry Crews is my... my dream guide,

[narrator] It seems that psychedelics
only help you quit smoking - The Mind, Explained

[narrator] It seems that psychedelics only help you quit smo...

This is an aquarium in which I was a fish
wearing a fish costume. - The Mind, Explained

This is an aquarium in which I was a fish wearing a fish cos...

So, our attention kind of zooms in
on the core of that experience, - The Mind, Explained

So, our attention kind of zooms in on the core of that exper...

You also have to learn how to recognize
when you're in a dream, - The Mind, Explained

You also have to learn how to recognize when you're in ...

Emotional 9/11 memories are
just as inaccurate as everyday memories. - The Mind, Explained

Emotional 9/11 memories are just as inaccurate as everyday m...

One of the most powerful things about
psychedelics is how suggestible they are. - The Mind, Explained

One of the most powerful things about psychedelics is how su...

[narrator] When most of us anticipate
getting burned, - The Mind, Explained

[narrator] When most of us anticipate getting burned,

[narrator] In The Psychedelic Experience, - The Mind, Explained

[narrator] In The Psychedelic Experience,

Memories aren't high fidelity recordings
that we store away. - The Mind, Explained

Memories aren't high fidelity recordings that we store ...

So the frontal cortex can say,
"Oh, boy, it would be fun to fly." - The Mind, Explained

So the frontal cortex can say, "Oh, boy, it would be fu...

And so we use pre-existing knowledge, - The Mind, Explained

And so we use pre-existing knowledge,

Or our pre-existing biases and beliefs. - The Mind, Explained

Or our pre-existing biases and beliefs.

But dreams may be about more than
nocturnal joyrides. - The Mind, Explained

But dreams may be about more than nocturnal joyrides.

[narrator] It’s as if long-term meditators
view pain as a neutral event, - The Mind, Explained

[narrator] It’s as if long-term meditators view pain as a ne...

That could explain the errors
in Melanie's memory of 9/11. - The Mind, Explained

That could explain the errors in Melanie's memory of 9/...

I think there are important lessons
we can learn from - The Mind, Explained

I think there are important lessons we can learn from

[audience laughs] - The Mind, Explained

[audience laughs]

There's always an elder, a shaman,
who knows the territory who's guiding you. - The Mind, Explained

There's always an elder, a shaman, who knows the territ...

And after 9/11, maybe Melanie
saw billowing smoke on TV, - The Mind, Explained

And after 9/11, maybe Melanie saw billowing smoke on TV,

[narrator] For hundreds of years,
forest-dwelling shamans - The Mind, Explained

[narrator] For hundreds of years, forest-dwelling shamans

[narrator] Lab rats seem to dream - The Mind, Explained

[narrator] Lab rats seem to dream

Scientists have been able
to exploit this flexibility - The Mind, Explained

Scientists have been able to exploit this flexibility

[narrator] Some people drink to relax. - The Mind, Explained

[narrator] Some people drink to relax.

[narrator] It looks like REM sleep
doesn't just help us remember, - The Mind, Explained

[narrator] It looks like REM sleep doesn't just help us...

Create enough emotional space
to make a choice that isn't... - The Mind, Explained

Create enough emotional space to make a choice that isn'...

[narrator]
The practice was forced underground. - The Mind, Explained

[narrator] The practice was forced underground.

The reaction that's going to get them
into trouble over and over again. - The Mind, Explained

The reaction that's going to get them into trouble over...

They said they were gonna take you
into a room, we're gonna have seven men, - The Mind, Explained

They said they were gonna take you into a room, we're g...

[narrator] This selective forgetfulness - The Mind, Explained

[narrator] This selective forgetfulness

[Jerry] Breathing allows you
to think about - The Mind, Explained

[Jerry] Breathing allows you to think about

You need a job, things ain't going to be
all happy hunky-dory. - The Mind, Explained

You need a job, things ain't going to be all happy hunk...

I exercise, I try to eat well. I try to... - The Mind, Explained

I exercise, I try to eat well. I try to...

More than two decades
after she was raped, - The Mind, Explained

More than two decades after she was raped,

You're fighting in Afghanistan
and you hear the sound of a helicopter - The Mind, Explained

You're fighting in Afghanistan and you hear the sound o...

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Ever wonder what's happening inside your head? From dreaming to anxiety disorders, discover how your brain works with this illuminating series.

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Director: N/A

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Production: Vox Entertainment,Vox Media Studios

Genre: documentary

Year: 2019

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ImdbRating: 7.9

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Released: 12 Sep 2019

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Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/title/81098586