The cognitive neuroscience of lucid dreaming
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 …
dreaming during ongoing sleep. Despite having been physiologically validated for decades …
Mindful meta-awareness: sustained and non-propositional
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 …
in mindfulness-style practices.•While meta-awareness is often characterized as intermittent …
Dreams and nightmares in healthy adults and in patients with sleep and neurological disorders
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 …
environment. Thanks to recent progress in neuroimaging techniques, it is now becoming …
Behavioral and brain responses to verbal stimuli reveal transient periods of cognitive integration of the external world during sleep
Sleep has long been considered as a state of behavioral disconnection from the
environment, without reactivity to external stimuli. Here we questioned this 'sleep …
environment, without reactivity to external stimuli. Here we questioned this 'sleep …
Meditation and the wandering mind: A theoretical framework of underlying neurocognitive mechanisms
T Brandmeyer, A Delorme - Perspectives on Psychological …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …
focus is ubiquitous. The occurrence of mind wandering in the context of meditation provides …
The experience elicited by hallucinogens presents the highest similarity to dreaming within a large database of psychoactive substance reports
C Sanz, F Zamberlan, E Erowid, F Erowid… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
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 …
authors have independently proposed that their effects bear a high resemblance to the …
Predictive coding, multisensory integration, and attentional control: A multicomponent framework for lucid dreaming
P Simor, T Bogdány… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Lucid dreaming (LD) is a mental state in which we realize not being awake but are dreaming
while asleep. It often involves vivid, perceptually intense dream images as well as peculiar …
while asleep. It often involves vivid, perceptually intense dream images as well as peculiar …
Dynamic influences on static measures of metacognition
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 …
signal detection theoretic measures of metacognition, such as M-ratio, do not consider the …
Frequent lucid dreaming associated with increased functional connectivity between frontopolar cortex and temporoparietal association areas
Humans typically lack awareness that they are dreaming while dreaming. However, at times
a remarkable exception occurs and reflective consciousness can be regained while …
a remarkable exception occurs and reflective consciousness can be regained while …
13 The Neuroscience of Spontaneous Thought: An Evolving Interdisciplinary Field
An often-overlooked characteristic of the human mind is its propensity to wander. Despite
growing interest in the science of mind-wandering, most studies operationalize mind …
growing interest in the science of mind-wandering, most studies operationalize mind …