There have been a number of advances in the search for the neural correlates of
consciousness—the minimum neural mechanisms sufficient for any one specific conscious …

A common observation in EEG research is that consciousness vanishes with the
appearance of delta (1–4 Hz) waves, particularly when those waves are high amplitude …

Non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep parasomnias (or NREM parasomnias) are
fascinating disorders with mysterious neurobiological substrates. These conditions are …

Highlights•Slow waves of NREM sleep can occur locally and asynchronously across brain
regions.•Their regional distribution and amplitude is in part mediated by experience …

The continuities between human and animal minds are increasingly well understood. This
has led many people to make claims about consciousness in animals, which has often been …

The overall function of sleep is hypothesized to provide “recovery” after preceding waking
activities, thereby ensuring optimal functioning during subsequent wakefulness. However …

Disorders of arousal (DOA) is an umbrella term initially covering classical sleepwalking,
sleep terrors, and confusional arousals, and now including a wider spectrum of specialised …

Sleep suppresses the ability to react to environmental demands. It has been proposed that a
phenomenon of sensory isolation, whereby sensory inputs fail to reach cortical brain regions …

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

Sleepwalking and related parasomnias result from incomplete awakenings out of non-rapid
eye movement sleep. Behavioral episodes can occur without consciousness or recollection …