While insomnia is the second most common mental disorder, progress in our understanding
of underlying neurobiological mechanisms has been limited. The present review addresses …

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 …

Psychedelics (serotonergic hallucinogens) are powerful psychoactive substances that alter
perception and mood and affect numerous cognitive processes. They are generally …

The science of consciousness has made great strides by focusing on the behavioural and
neuronal correlates of experience. However, while such correlates are important for …

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER" Inspiring... Crammed with facts and anecdotes about Temple
Grandin's favorite subject: the senses, brains, emotions, and amazing talents of animals." …

Long perceived as a primitive and poorly differentiated brain structure, the primate insular
cortex recently emerged as a highly evolved, organized and richly connected cortical hub …

During sleep and awake rest, the neocortex generates large-scale slow-wave (SW) activity.
Here, we report that the claustrum coordinates neocortical SW generation. We established a …

This article explores the notion that the brain is genetically endowed with an innate virtual
reality generator that–through experience-dependent plasticity–becomes a generative or …

The claustrum is a mysterious thin sheet of neurons lying between the insular cortex and the
striatum. It is reciprocally connected with almost all cortical areas, including motor …

Psychosocial stress is an omnipresent phenomenon whose neural correlates in humans are
still poorly understood. Several paradigms have been developed to induce acute stress in …