The extent to which we are affected by perceptual input of which we are unaware is widely
debated. By measuring neural responses to sensory stimulation, neuroscientific data could …

Wakefulness, non-rapid eye-movement (NREM) and rapid eye-movement (REM) sleep differ
from each other along three dimensions: behavioral, phenomenological, physiological …

Dreams take us to a different reality, a hallucinatory world that feels as real as any waking
experience. These often-bizarre episodes are emblematic of human sleep but have yet to be …

There is no agreement on whether any invertebrates are conscious and no agreement on a
methodology that could settle the issue. How can the debate move forward? I distinguish …

A comprehensive proposal for a conceptual framework for describing conscious experience
in dreams, integrating philosophy of mind, sleep and dream research, and interdisciplinary …

During sleep, sensory stimuli rarely trigger a behavioral response or conscious perception.
However, it remains unclear whether sleep inhibits specific aspects of sensory processing …

When presented with an auditory sequence, the brain acts as a predictive-coding device that
extracts regularities in the transition probabilities between sounds and detects unexpected …

A commonly held view is that extended wakefulness is causal for a broad spectrum of
deleterious effects at molecular, cellular, network, physiological, psychological, and …

During non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep (stage N3), when consciousness fades,
cortico-cortical interactions are impaired while neurons are still active and reactive. Why is …

Sleep is characterized by a loss of behavioral responsiveness. However, recent research
has shown that the slee** brain is not completely disconnected from its environment. How …