This paper formulates the action of psychedelics by integrating the free-energy principle and
entropic brain hypothesis. We call this formulation relaxed beliefs under psychedelics …

The entropic brain hypothesis proposes that within upper and lower limits, after which
consciousness may be lost, the entropy of spontaneous brain activity indexes the …

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

In this paper we propose an emotion assimilation function of sleep and dreaming. We offer
explanations both for the mechanisms by which waking-life memories are initially selected …

The dream as prediction seems inherently improbable. The bizarre occurrences in dreams
never characterize everyday life. Dreams do not come true! But assuming that bizarreness …

Introduction Several results suggest that the frequency of dream recall is positively
correlated with personality traits such as creativity and openness to experience. In addition …

A comprehensive neurocognitive theory of dreaming based on the theories, methodologies,
and findings of cognitive neuroscience and the psychological sciences. G. William Domhoff's …

Neuronal activities that occur during awake periods are often reactivated again during sleep,
to consolidate recently encoded memories, a process known as consolidation. In recent …

In general, dreams are a novel but realistic simulation of waking social life, with a mixture of
characters, motivations, scenarios, and positive and negative emotions. We propose that the …

Dreams and dreaming have been topics of philosophical inquiry since antiquity. Historically,
the topic of dreaming has mostly been discussed in the context of external world skepticism …