The mesolimbic dopaminergic (ML-DA) system has been recognized for its central role in
motivated behaviors, various types of reward, and, more recently, in cognitive processes …

Psychiatric disorders constitute 15.4% of the disease burden in established market
economies. Many psychiatric disorders are associated with sleep disturbances, and the …

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

We used intracerebral microdialysis coupled with electrophysiologic recordings to determine
relative changes in the concentrations of several neurotransmitters in the medial prefrontal …

The neuropsychology of religious activity in normal and selected clinical populations is
reviewed. Religious activity includes beliefs, experiences, and practice. Neuropsychological …

Dreams are internally generated experiences that occur independently of current sensory
input. Here we argue, based on cortical anatomy and function, that dream experiences are …

It has been known since the time of patient HM and Karl Lashley's equipotentiality studies
that the hippocampus and cortex serve mnestic functions. Current memory models maintain …

Dreaming is a universal human mental state characterized by hallucinatory imagery
congruent with a confabulated, temporally ordered, storylike experience. As in waking …

Hallucinations are perceptions in the absence of an external stimulus and are accompanied
by a compelling sense of their reality. They are a diagnostic feature of schizophrenia …

The rapid eye movement dreaming sleep stage and schizophrenia are both characterized
by common intracerebral disconnections, disturbed responsiveness and sensory …