Lucid dreaming refers to the phenomenon of becoming aware of the fact that one is
dreaming during ongoing sleep. Despite having been physiologically validated for decades …

Highlights•Meta-awareness plays a key role in the ongoing monitoring of attention and affect
in mindfulness-style practices.•While meta-awareness is often characterized as intermittent …

Dreams are experiences that occur during sleep, while we are disconnected from the
environment. Thanks to recent progress in neuroimaging techniques, it is now becoming …

Sleep has long been considered as a state of behavioral disconnection from the
environment, without reactivity to external stimuli. Here we questioned this 'sleep …

During the practice of meditation, the tendency of the mind to wander away from the object of
focus is ubiquitous. The occurrence of mind wandering in the context of meditation provides …

Ever since the modern rediscovery of psychedelic substances by Western society, several
authors have independently proposed that their effects bear a high resemblance to the …

An engaging and insightful journey into human consciousness. What if our goal had not
been to land on Mars, but in pure consciousness? The experience of pure consciousness …

Unlock the secrets to understanding yourself and others with the surprising science of the
human mind's greatest power: introspection.“Are you sure?” Whether in a court room, a …

Humans typically lack awareness that they are dreaming while dreaming. However, at times
a remarkable exception occurs and reflective consciousness can be regained while …

Humans differ in their capability to judge choice accuracy via confidence judgments. Popular
signal detection theoretic measures of metacognition, such as M-ratio, do not consider the …