Waking and dreaming consciousness: Neurobiological and functional considerations

摘要: This paper presents a theoretical review of rapid eye movement sleep with special focus on pontine-geniculate-occipital waves and what they might tell us about the functional anatomy consciousness. In particular, we established ideas nature purpose in terms protoconsciousness free energy minimization. By combining these perspectives, discover answers to some fundamental questions sleep: for example, why is homeothermy suspended during sleep? Why necessary? are not surprised by our dreams? What role synaptic regression The imperatives that emerge also allow speculate PGO make empirical predictions can, principle, be tested using recent advances modeling electrophysiological data.