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Adriana Michalak, PhD @dr-adri.bsky.social · 23d

🆕 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀: A comprehensive analysis examining the phenomenological boundaries between #OutOfBodyExperience and #LucidDreams has been published in our research topic "𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱".

🧠 #ConsciousnessResearch

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Frontiers | Distinguishing out-of-body experiences from lucid dreaming: a phenomenological analysis

Despite extensive discussions, a consensus is lacking on whether out-of-body experiences (OBEs) and lucid dreams (LDs) should be considered as distinct categ...

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Adriana Michalak, PhD @dr-adri.bsky.social · 26d

💤 𝗛𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 💤

🧠 Our findings indicate that 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗵 is not solely determined by reduced brain activity. 𝗜𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 appear to maintain the 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 as 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 naturally declines across the night.

SPACE Lab @spacelabimt.bsky.social · 28d

🚨 New preprint 🚨
"Immersive NREM dreaming preserves subjective sleep depth against declining sleep pressure." We analyzed 1,024 awakenings collected across 196 nights with high-density EEG (256 ch.) to explore the relationship between dreaming and subjective sleep depth.

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Immersive NREM dreaming preserves subjective sleep depth against declining sleep pressure

Perceived sleep depth is a key determinant of subjective sleep quality, traditionally thought to reflect unconsciousness and reduced cortical activation. Here, we combined high-density EEG with a seri...

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SPACE Lab @spacelabimt.bsky.social · Aug 1

Save the date!! 🗓️

The 2nd edition of the Summer School on the Neuroscience of Dreaming 💤 will take place 4–8 May 2026 in Lucca, Italy, at the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca.

📍 The official website will be released soon: stay tuned for updates!

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Thomas Andrillon @thomasandrillon.bsky.social · Sep 7

🧠🧪 New paper in #NCONSC 🧠🧪

What if people who seem unconscious (e.g., Disorders of Consciousness, DoC) could still dream or experience mind wandering?

We explore this possibility in a new review:
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With Jasmine Walter and Jennifer Windt!

#consciousness #dreaming

Do individuals with disorders of consciousness dream and mind wander? Implications for improving diagnosis and understanding patient wellbeing

Abstract. Fluctuations in the presence, experiential quality and contents of consciousness occur naturally during sleep and wakefulness and are core featur

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Adriana Michalak, PhD @dr-adri.bsky.social · Sep 5

Check out our Research Topic:
𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽, where we cover topics from computational linguistics to lesion neuroscience and experiential phenomenology
🧠 💤 🤖

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#dreamresearch #sleep #AI

Frontiers | Understanding conscious experiences during sleep

Emerging research suggests that elements of awareness persist throughout various sleep stages, challenging conventional notions of unconsciousness during sle...

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Adriana Michalak, PhD @dr-adri.bsky.social · Sep 1

Take part in our @esrs-ecn.bsky.social & @esrs-edic.bsky.social survey to break down barriers in #sleepscience

𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 (𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽) 𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲
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Early Career Network @esrs-ecn.bsky.social · Sep 1

𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗦𝗥𝗦 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀: 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀

As an EC, have you ever missed out on a conference because of costs, visa issues, or caregiving responsibilities? 🧵

Take part in our survey & share your experiences warwick.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

⏱️ 10-15 min

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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Erin J. Wamsley 🧠📈😴 @wamsleylab.bsky.social · Aug 27

Our lab is starting a new study on dreaming
🚨GREAT NEWS!🚨: YOU may be eligible to participate!

If interested, follow this link to a screening survey: furman.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

#SleepPeeps #psychscisky #cogsci 🧠🟦

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Adriana Michalak, PhD @dr-adri.bsky.social · Jul 23

Second publication from our Research Topic "𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱" is out!
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Lorenzo Bertolini @lorenzoscottb.bsky.social · Jul 23

👋 #sleeppeeps In this new work, we show how multiple LLMs appear to easily process #dreams, and reflect previously observed differences in reports (e.g., male-female, blind-sighted).

We also argue for caution linking dreams and bizarreness when using #LLMs

www.frontiersin.org/journals/sle...

Frontiers | Dreams are more “predictable” than you think

IntroductionA growing body of work has used machine learning and AI tools to analyse dream reports, and compare them to other textual content. Since these to...

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Adriana Michalak, PhD @dr-adri.bsky.social · Jul 22

First publication from our Research Topic "𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱" is out!
💤 🧠 💤

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Frontiers | Exploring the biological function of dreaming: lessons learned from recruitment challenges in a pilot study with PCA stroke patients

BackgroundThis methodological report draws conclusions about a study that aimed to investigate the biological function of dreams. The main hypothesis in the ...

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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (EDIC) of the ESRS @esrs-edic.bsky.social · Jul 18

Just out: our EDIC Vice‑Chair @dr-adri.bsky.social chats with Dr Claudia Barth and Dr Laura Stankeviciute on why sleep and biological sex matter in Alzheimer’s risk.

👉 esrs.eu/news/sleep-s...

Biological Sex Differences in the Context of Alzheimer's Disease: There's No Time to Sleep on It – the EDIC Take | ESRS

In this Sleep Science Friday interview, Dr. Adriana Michalak speaks with Dr. Claudia Barth and Dr. Laura Stankeviciute to explore two often underestimated

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Lorenzo Bertolini @lorenzoscottb.bsky.social · May 15

Introducing PreDA (prefix-based dream annotation), a set of generative LLMs tuned to annotate dream reports for 6 Hall & Van De Castle features! The paper will be presented at LOD 25 conference later this year as a long contribution. Models available here huggingface.co/jrc-ai
#sleeppeeps #dream

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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (EDIC) of the ESRS @esrs-edic.bsky.social · Mar 7

Big news on #InternationalWomensDay! 🎉
The ESRS Gender Equality Forum is now the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee (EDIC), expanding our mission to promote inclusivity across the field of sleep research while keeping gender equality at the forefront.

🌟 Learn more about our mission!

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee | ESRS

The ESRS Forum for Women in Sleep Research was founded by Irene Tobler, Tarja Porkka-Heiskanen, and Myriam Kerkhofs, initially as a discussion group dedicated

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · Mar 7

A stronger Europe champions equality.

Today, we unveiled a roadmap to continue advancing women's rights across the EU.

Building on our progress, we’ll keep working to empower every woman and girl to reach their full potential, free from violence and discrimination ↓

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Adriana Michalak, PhD @dr-adri.bsky.social · Mar 7

Is there anything better than staying cozy in PJ? Yes, doing it for an important cause!

Today, I’m joining @esrs.bsky.social #SleepAwarnessEurope2025 Pyjama Day initiative to promote the importance of healthy sleeping habits and their impact on overall health and well-being.
💤 👕 💤

#PJDay25ESRS

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Adriana Michalak, PhD @dr-adri.bsky.social · Mar 6

🌙 Join #PJDay25ESRS & Support Better Sleep! 💤

Sleep is essential, yet millions in Europe struggle with poor sleep. Tomorrow, March 7th, wear your PJs to work, school, or meetings to promote #sleephealth! 👕

Better sleep = better health!

#SleepAwarenessEurope25 #BetterSleepBetterFutures

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Mariana Pereira @marianapereira.bsky.social · Feb 13

🚨 New Paper Alert! 🚨

Excited to share our latest review on Sleep Neuroimaging, now published! Huge thanks to my amazing co-authors for this collaboration - I learned so much along the way! #sleeppeeps
@dondersinst.bsky.social @dresler.bsky.social

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<em>Journal of Sleep Research</em> | ESRS Journal | Wiley Online Library

Sleep research has evolved considerably since the first sleep electroencephalography recordings in the 1930s and the discovery of well-distinguishable sleep stages in the 1950s. While electrophysiolo...

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Early Career Network @esrs-ecn.bsky.social · Jan 17

✨We are excited to announce our new 2024-2026 theme: "Sleep in the Age of Technology" 🎉This year, we will launch several captivating activities related to our theme, so stay tuned for webinars, interviews, and more. Read more about our theme here: esrs.eu/news/sleep-s...
#SleepScience #Tech 😴

Early Career Network Committee 2024-2026: Sleep in the Age of Technology | ESRS

We, the members of the Early Career Network (ECN), are excited to present our 2024-2026 theme, 'Sleep in the Age of Technology'. Our goal is to explore how

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Adriana Michalak, PhD @dr-adri.bsky.social · Jan 13

Morning coffee = good coffee
☕️
The timing of caffeine intake was shown to be significantly linked to long-term health outcomes.

www.cnn.com/2025/01/07/h...

Limit coffee-drinking to this time window to lower early death risk, study suggests | CNN

The timing of coffee consumption may influence your risk of premature death from cardiovascular disease or any cause, a new study has found.

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Early Career Network @esrs-ecn.bsky.social · Dec 19

Hello Bluesky! We are delighted to join and make it our second official social media channel for communication. You can also find us on LinkedIn: @esrs_ecrn.

Looking forward to engaging with all ESRS early career members and sharing our vision for 2025-2026!! Stay tuned 😊

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Erin J. Wamsley 🧠📈😴 @wamsleylab.bsky.social · Jan 5

Can dreams help us see memory consolidation as it unfolds in the sleeping brain?

In this new paper, we describe how dreams reactivate multiple memories simultaneously, combining fragments of recent and remote memory in a way that may be adaptive.

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#SleepPeeps #neuroskyence #psychscisky

Memory updating in dreams

Abstract. Robert Stickgold’s research was among the earliest to rigorously quantify the effect of learning on dream content. As a result, we learned that d

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Thomas Andrillon @thomasandrillon.bsky.social · Dec 19

I co-edited a special issue on dreaming and mind wandering for @phimisci.bsky.social
The first papers are now online. Check them out!

And don't hesitate to follow/read this amazing, free & open access journal!

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Philosophy and the Mind Sciences @phimisci.bsky.social · Dec 14

As part of our special issue on dreaming and mind wandering, a new article has been published #OpenAccess on #PhiMiSci: "Minimal states of awareness across sleep and wakefulness: A multidimensional framework to guide scientific research" by Adriana Alcaraz-Sánchez:

Minimal states of awareness across sleep and wakefulness: A multidimensional framework to guide scientific research | Philosophy and the Mind Sciences

Philosophy and the Mind Sciences (PhiMiSci) focuses on the interface between philosophy of mind, psychology, and cognitive neuroscience. PhiMiSci is a peer-reviewed, not-for-profit open-access journal...

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Adriana Michalak, PhD @dr-adri.bsky.social · Dec 18

💤 As I approach the end of my PostDoc at IMT Lucca, I’m looking for a new job!

🧠 Ideally: Research roles related to sleep/dream/consciousness/cognitive science.

🤖 Open to scientific writing & data analysis, too.

📍 Milan, nearby areas, or Switzerland.

DMs open 💃🏼

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Adriana Michalak, PhD @dr-adri.bsky.social · Dec 12

Could I be added, please?

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Adriana Michalak, PhD @dr-adri.bsky.social · Dec 12

Could I be added, please?

Adriana Michalak, PhD @dr-adri.bsky.social · Dec 12

Could I be added, please?

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