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Consciousness is often said to disappear in deep, dreamless sleep. We argue that this assumption is oversimplified. Unless dreamless sleep is defined as unconscious from the outset there are good empirical and theoretical reasons for saying that a range of different types of sleep experience, some of which are distinct from dreaming, can occur in all stages of sleep.

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  • @Anamnesis
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    31 year ago

    When I’m asleep I’m not experiencing shit. Close eyes, moment of black, awake again the next day.

    • @grozzle
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      51 year ago

      This is not the normal human experience. Check if you’re a robot?

    • @samus12345
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      41 year ago

      You just don’t remember your dreams.

      • @Anamnesis
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        21 year ago

        That’s probably true. I have definitely had some dreams. But maybe only fifty over thirty-seven years.