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Exploring “lucid sleep” and altered states of consciousness using ... philosophymindscience.org Philosophy and the Mind Sciences Jan 7, 2025 4 facts

referenceJennifer M. Windt published 'The immersive spatiotemporal hallucination model of dreaming' in Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences in 2010 (Volume 9, Issue 2, pp. 295–316).

referenceJennifer M. Windt and Thomas Metzinger published 'The philosophy of dreaming and self-consciousness: What happens to the experiential subject during the dream state?' in the book 'The new science of dreaming: Vol. 3. Cultural and theoretical perspectives', edited by D. Barrett and P. McNamara, published by Praeger Publishers/Greenwood Publishing Group in 2007 (pp. 193–247).

referenceHobson, Pace-Schott, and Stickgold (2000) explored the cognitive neuroscience of conscious states in relation to dreaming and the brain, published in Behavioral and Brain Sciences.

referenceHobson (2009) proposed a theory of protoconsciousness in relation to REM sleep and dreaming, published in Nature Reviews Neuroscience.

Physiology, Sleep Stages - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf - NIH ncbi.nlm.nih.gov National Library of Medicine 4 facts

claimThe hippocampus is a memory region that remains active during dreaming.

claimREM sleep is characterized by dreaming, nightmares, penile or clitoral tumescence, irregular muscle movements, rapid eye movements, loss of motor tone, increased brain oxygen use, increased and variable pulse and blood pressure, and increased levels of acetylcholine (ACh).

claimREM sleep is associated with dreaming and is characterized by beta waves on an EEG, which are similar to brain waves during wakefulness.

claimThe amygdala is an emotion center that remains active during dreaming.

A Synergistic Workspace for Human Consciousness Revealed by ... elifesciences.org eLife 2 facts

measurementDreaming during anaesthesia has been reported to occur in up to 27% of cases.

referenceThe study 'Dreaming During Anesthesia and Anesthetic Depth in Elective Surgery Patients' published in Anesthesiology examines the occurrence of dreaming and anesthetic depth in patients undergoing elective surgery.

Altered State of Consciousness | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com Springer Sep 17, 2025 2 facts

claimAltered states of consciousness can be induced by hypnosis, meditation, and psychoactive medications, or occur naturally through sleep and dreaming.

referenceV. Norekia and J. M. Windt published 'How to integrate dreaming into a general theory of consciousness: A critical review of existing positions and suggestions for future research' in the Journal of Consciousness and Cognition in 2011.

The Mechanisms of Psychedelic Visionary Experiences - Frontiers frontiersin.org Frontiers Sep 27, 2017 2 facts

claimThe reduction of serotonergic and noradrenergic modulation results in the ascendance of the dopaminergic and acetylcholine systems, which produce visual syndromes such as hallucinations and dreaming.

claimDietrich (2003) proposed that the alteration of consciousness through the disruption of normal control processes is associated with endurance running, dreaming, hypnosis, drug-induced states, and meditation, due to the deregulation of higher-order functions of the prefrontal cortex.

The Profound Interplay Between Sleep and Cognitive Function creyos.com Mackenzie Godard · Creyos Aug 14, 2025 1 fact

claimREM sleep is characterized by rapid eye movements, increased brain activity, and vivid dreaming.

Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Matthias Steup, Ram Neta · Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Dec 14, 2005 1 fact

claimExamples of skeptical hypotheses include: dreaming while lying in bed, being deceived by an evil demon, being a brain-in-a-vat (BIV), or living in a matrix world.

Hallucinogens | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com Springer 1 fact

claimHallucinogens produce changes in mood and affect, and can alter the perception of time, space, and self in ways that typically occur only during dreaming or religious exaltation.

Sleep and Brain Health: How Good Sleep Protects Memory neuropsychologyllc.com Neuropsychology LLC 1 fact

claimREM sleep, the stage during which most dreaming occurs, enhances emotional well-being and processes emotional memories in a healthy way.

Sleep Deprivation: What It Is, Symptoms, Treatment & Stages my.clevelandclinic.org Cleveland Clinic Aug 11, 2022 1 fact

claimREM (rapid eye movement) sleep is the stage where dreaming occurs, characterized by the movement of a person's eyes beneath their eyelids.

Sleep Your Way to a Smarter Brain | American Heart Association heart.org American Heart Association Jan 25, 2024 1 fact

claimREM sleep, also known as the dreaming phase of sleep, enhances learning, memory, and emotional well-being.

Why Is Sleep Important for Our Mental and Physical Health? insightspsychology.org Insights Psychology Oct 29, 2024 1 fact

claimREM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep is the stage where most dreaming occurs and brain activity resembles wakefulness.

Epistemological Problems of Testimony plato.stanford.edu Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Apr 1, 2021 1 fact

referencePaul Faulkner examined the relationship between dreaming and being lied to in a 2006 article.

How Much Sleep Do You Need? - Sleep Foundation sleepfoundation.org Sleep Foundation Jul 11, 2025 1 fact

claimDreaming is most active and intense during the REM sleep stage.

Epistemology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 1 fact

claimJennifer M. Windt authored the entry 'Dreams and Dreaming' for The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, published by the Metaphysics Research Lab at Stanford University in 2021.