The dream life of rats is a TV program broadcasted in Pearl channel, 2008-11-23. "Laboratory rats have been used since early 20th century to understand the workings of the brain, notably learning and memory. The latest technology now enables scientists to read a rat's brain (its dreams and states of consciousness) and even to manipulate it, paving the way, with advances in neurobotics, notably in brain-chip and brain-machine interface technologies, to the cyborg, the bionic man. This documentary goes through the history of cognitive and behavioural research, and shows how rats have enabled us to discover new ways first to understand, then to control our brains which, over time, could radically change the way we think of ourselves."