The past decade of progress in neurobiology has uncovered important organizational
principles for network preconfiguration and neuronal selection that suggest a generative …

Semantic representations in higher sensory cortices form the basis for robust, yet flexible
behavior. These representations are acquired over the course of development in an …

Episodic memories are (re) constructed, share neural substrates with imagination, combine
unique features with schema-based predictions and show schema-based distortions that …

Though researchers working on congenital aphantasia (henceforth “aphantasia”) agree that
this condition involves an impairment in the ability to voluntarily generate visual imagery …

Sleep is a universal, essential biological process. It is also an invaluable window on
consciousness. It tells us that consciousness can be lost but also that it can be regained, in …

Newly encoded memory traces are spontaneously reactivated during sleep. Since their
discovery in the 1990s, these memory reactivations have been discussed as a potential …

Humans and other animals learn to extract general concepts from sensory experience
without extensive teaching. This ability is thought to be facilitated by offline states like sleep …

Animals encounter and remember multiple experiences daily. During sleep, hippocampal
neuronal ensembles replay past experiences and preplay future ones. Although most …

The precise role played by the hippocampus in supporting cognitive functions such as
episodic memory and future thinking is debated, but there is general agreement that it …

Dream research has advanced significantly over the last twenty years, thanks to the new
applications of neuroimaging and electrophysiological techniques. Many findings pointed …