Recent breakthroughs in neurobiology indicate that the time is ripe to understand how
cellular-level mechanisms are related to conscious experience. Here, we highlight the …

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 thought-provoking argument that consciousness—more widespread than previously
assumed—is the feeling of being alive, not a type of computation or a clever hack In The …

Sleep is universal, tightly regulated, and its loss impairs cognition. But why does the brain
need to disconnect from the environment for hours every day? The synaptic homeostasis …

A growing body of literature suggests that sleep plays a critical role in emotional processing.
This review aims at synthesizing current evidence on the role of sleep and sleep loss in the …

Consciousness never fades during waking. However, when awakened from sleep, we
sometimes recall dreams and sometimes recall no experiences. Traditionally, dreaming has …

As we start to fall asleep, the sense of self slackens. Images float by, and our awareness
becomes progressively absorbed in them. The impression of being a bounded individual …

Page 1 Atualizado de acordo com O DSM-5 e a CID-11 Paulo Dalgalarrondo PSICO patologia
e Semiologia dOs TranstOrnOs Mentais Page 2 Aviso Todo esforço foi feito para garantir a …

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is widely used to treat drug-resistant epilepsy and
depression. While the precise mechanisms mediating its long-term therapeutic effects are …

Dreams take us to a different reality, a hallucinatory world that feels as real as any waking
experience. These often-bizarre episodes are emblematic of human sleep but have yet to be …