Was it a vision or a waking dream?

Frontiers in Psychology

Robin Carhart-Harris¹ 

关键词: consciousness;    REM sleep;    dreaming;    hallucinogens;    posterior cingulate cortex;    default mode network;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00255

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Reminiscent of Wilder Penfield's famous experiments, Neurologists in France have reported a remarkable case in which intraoperative electrical stimulations of the posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) in a conscious patient induced transient dreamlike states with vivid visual imagery (Herbet et al., 2014). The implicated circuitry and nature of the experiences evoked comparisons with findings from our own neuroimaging research with the hallucinogen and putative “oneirogen” (dream-inducer) psilocybin, strengthening what can be inferred about the importance of the PCC in mediating the quality of consciousness.

【 授权许可】

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