What we're working on.

A step-by-step model of how a dream gets generated, building on Hobson and McCarley's Activation-Synthesis theory. We argue that activation starting in the pons moves through a set order of thalamocortical and thalamo-limbic stages, rather than being random signals the brain only makes sense of afterward. To test whether that ordering actually holds, we lay out a triangulated EEG–fMRI study design.

Team

Cristobal Sanchez, Pranathi Raghavendra, Jin-Rou (Zoey) Chen, Millan Hamilton

Goals

Six-stage cascade model drafted · Triangulated EEG–fMRI design proposed · Collecting existing EEG–fMRI datasets for secondary analysis