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

Allison McCarthy is a lucid dreamer, which means she can consciouslyinfluence her dreams....

[narrator]
Allison McCarthy is a lucid dreamer, which means she can consciously
influence her dreams. She says anyone can lucid-dream, but... Lucid dreaming is a skill
like any other skill

Full Transcript

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[narrator] Allison McCarthy is a lucid dreamer,
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which means she can consciously influence her dreams.
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She says anyone can lucid-dream, but...
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Lucid dreaming is a skill like any other skill.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:58
Uploaded
Jun 07, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary
Production
Vox Entertainment,Vox Media Studios

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Movie Summary

Ever wonder what's happening inside your head? From dreaming to anxiety disorders, discover how your brain works with this illuminating series.
S01 • E01 Only a dozen people in the world have memorized more than 20,000 digits of Pi. - The Mind, Explained 00:13
Only a dozen people in the world have memorized more than 20...
S01 • E05 [narrator] Griffiths and his peers - The Mind, Explained 00:28
[narrator] Griffiths and his peers
S01 • E02 You're not just going to be, um, the best at that skill overnight. - The Mind, Explained 00:06
You're not just going to be, um, the best at that skill...
S01 • E02 [narrator] First, you have to practice remembering your dreams. - The Mind, Explained 00:08
[narrator] First, you have to practice remembering your drea...
S01 • E01 ...which contain nearly 50,000 letters. - The Mind, Explained 00:05
...which contain nearly 50,000 letters.
S01 • E04 And there isn't a whole lot of scientific evidence - The Mind, Explained 00:08
And there isn't a whole lot of scientific evidence
S01 • E01 Ay, thou poor ghost, while memory holds a seat in this distracted globe. - The Mind, Explained 00:06
Ay, thou poor ghost, while memory holds a seat in this distr...
S01 • E04 [narrator] But there is evidence that the turtle and the fox story - The Mind, Explained 00:26
[narrator] But there is evidence that the turtle and the fox...
S01 • E01 But that's not the full story. - The Mind, Explained 00:13
But that's not the full story.
S01 • E02 Terry Crews is my... my dream guide, - The Mind, Explained 00:08
Terry Crews is my... my dream guide,
S01 • E05 [narrator] It seems that psychedelics only help you quit smoking - The Mind, Explained 00:18
[narrator] It seems that psychedelics only help you quit smo...
S01 • E02 This is an aquarium in which I was a fish wearing a fish costume. - The Mind, Explained 00:07
This is an aquarium in which I was a fish wearing a fish cos...
S01 • E01 So, our attention kind of zooms in on the core of that experience, - The Mind, Explained 00:13
So, our attention kind of zooms in on the core of that exper...
S01 • E02 You also have to learn how to recognize when you're in a dream, - The Mind, Explained 00:34
You also have to learn how to recognize when you're in ...
S01 • E01 Emotional 9/11 memories are just as inaccurate as everyday memories. - The Mind, Explained 00:13
Emotional 9/11 memories are just as inaccurate as everyday m...
S01 • E05 One of the most powerful things about psychedelics is how suggestible they are. - The Mind, Explained 00:05
One of the most powerful things about psychedelics is how su...
S01 • E04 [narrator] When most of us anticipate getting burned, - The Mind, Explained 00:35
[narrator] When most of us anticipate getting burned,
S01 • E05 [narrator] In The Psychedelic Experience, - The Mind, Explained 00:38
[narrator] In The Psychedelic Experience,
S01 • E01 Memories aren't high fidelity recordings that we store away. - The Mind, Explained 00:16
Memories aren't high fidelity recordings that we store ...
S01 • E02 So the frontal cortex can say, "Oh, boy, it would be fun to fly." - The Mind, Explained 00:09
So the frontal cortex can say, "Oh, boy, it would be fu...