Dreams and nightmares | Ken Mogi | TEDxUTokyo

Ken Mogi’s experiment was to improvise a talk in which he says nightmares are the mothers of dreams. Things like fear, anxiety and problems, appearing at first glance to be bad, are actually worth accepting into your life.

"茂木 健一郎 / 脳科学者
東京大学大学院理学系研究科博士課程修了。博士（理学）。心と脳に関する謎についての研究をするとともに、文藝評論、美術評論等にも取り組んでいる。講演や、テレビ出演、寄稿等精力的に活動し、Twitterのフォロワーが80万人を超える（2016年3月現在）など、その発言は東大生を含め、多くの人々に注目されている。
Ken Mogi / Brain scientist
While researching the enigmas of the mind and brain, Dr. Mogi is a critic of literature and the fine arts. Besides actively holding lectures, making television appearances and writing, he engages with his over 900k Twitter followers. Many of those showing great interest in his work are students at the University of Tokyo."

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx