Subscribe to Naked Science - \r<br>\r<br>Every other Wednesday we present a new video, so join us to see the truth laid bare.\r<br>\r<br>“Its like there are two of us, the real me, the one you cant see, who thinks and feels and loves and look ahead.\r<br>And the one you see, who lags behind. A victim of appetites and strange desires, bodily needs I can only guess at.\r<br>Looking ahead I see it now, a lifetime of being held back and weighed down.\r<br>Will I ever be free, of that me.”\r<br>\r<br>During the final phase of pregnancy babies spend about 90% of their time asleep, and when they sleep, nothing will wake them. One of the things revealed by the 4D scans is the f that babies have REM, rapid eye movement sleep, a period of sleep where the eyes flick around behind the eyelids. Later in life we know this is an indication of dreaming. This gentle flicker of an eye could be a sign that the foetus, still with a month to go before even being born, is already dreaming.\r<br>\r<br>In adulthood, dreaming plays a vital role in allowing us to make sense of events around us, and to develop strategies to deal with the world. In a fetus, dreaming, however simple the dreams, maybe the crucial process that stimulates the brain to grow and develop.\r<br>\r<br>“What do I dream of, I dream my mothers dreams.\r<br>I dream my mother, she dreams me.\r<br>I dream about our past, our future, what it may bring.\r<br>I hear my mother crying, I hear her sing.”\r<br>\r<br>Clip from the award winning documentary “In the Womb”.\r<br>\r<br>Watch it here -
