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