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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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  • @CeeBee
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    11 year ago

    I think this is false

    It’s not false. I remember my dreams every morning, and often remember them for a long time. I also have sleep issues and never get restful sleep.

    There’s naturally far more nuanced to the neuroscience, but it’s largely true.