The search for the mechanisms cortical regulation of sleep continues. Latest collaborative work suggests that part of the answer lies in the cortex. By switching cortical neurons on and off, we could change how much sleep animals got — and even the quality of that sleep. doi.org/10.1101/2025...

🆕 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 www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...

🧠 The official website of the Neuroscience of Dreaming Summer School (4–8 May 2026, IMT School, Lucca, Italy) is now live: nodsummerschool.imtlucca.it 👉 Check out the confirmed speakers + our program overview. Detailed schedule and registration coming soon!

in the spirit of the recent #psychedelic GRC which is heretofore known as the 'WOODSTOCK OF PSYCHEDELIC SCIENCE' I propose a new definition in which every psychedelic is 'classical'!! open.substack.com/pub/zendudes...

The inaugural #GRCPsychedelics was a success! I am honored to have been one of a few chosen to receive a travel award and be able to share the stage with the leaders in the field. 🙏 to the organizers! @alexkwan.bsky.social @vyazovskiy.bsky.social @melissaherman.bsky.social @viditavaidya.bsky.social

We worked so well as a team for the #GRCPsychedelics @vyazovskiy.bsky.social @viditavaidya.bsky.social @melissaherman.bsky.social and congrats to @theborislab.bsky.social and @mikaelpalner.bsky.social, who will be the future vice-chairs!

Thank you @alexkwan.bsky.social @melissaherman.bsky.social @vyazovskiy.bsky.social

Can’t believe #GRCPsychedelics is happening in two weeks! We reached capacity attendance – sorry we could not accommodate everyone. We look forward to seeing many of you at the meeting. w/ @vyazovskiy.bsky.social @viditavaidya.bsky.social @melissaherman.bsky.social

also see here: esrs.eu/event/frm-20...

🌍🧠 💤Join us on June 20th, 2025, in Oslo for a workshop that bridges System Neuroscience and Sleep Research in partnership with @esrs.bsky.social @ncmbm.bsky.social @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social @uio.no @KU A satellite of the FENS regional meeting, register here: frm2025oslo.no/basic-sleep-...

One month left to apply! #phdpositions, #phdopportunities, #sleep, #dreams, #brain, #neuroscience

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Deficient synaptic neurotransmission results in a persistent sleep-like cortical activity across vigilance states in mice: Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...

New preprint now online! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... We created an algorithm to detect NREM sleep micro-arousals and used it to re-analyze LFP data from the motor cortex of sleeping mice 💤 This is what we found:

We lost one of the absolute all-time greats. 😢

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! 🔬🧠💤💭

"Paradoxical wake" archive paper update, with new content & new prospects 🧪🧠 We show global slow waves after psychedelic administration + eye monitoring of freely-moving mice! A thrilling project with @vyazovskiy.bsky.social & @oxforddpag.bsky.social #EEG #sleep www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Sleep-like state during wakefulness induced by psychedelic 5-MeO-DMT in mice: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

How to get your psychedelic research proposal funded? 📝 @sofiyahupalo.bsky.social (NIMH) and Tanya Ramey (NIDA) will hold an informal panel to discuss institute goals and funding priorities at the #GRCPsychedelics 7/13-7/18/2025 Registration for the meeting is open - www.grc.org/neurobiology...

Very impressive “Imaginarium” venue for XPANSE 2024. I’m excited to be on stage there later (~12:45pm local time) to talk about consciousness and AI. And there are some (signed, of course) books for sale too :). www.xpanse.world

Effects of different psychoactive drugs on apical dendritic spines of cortical pyramidal neurons in mice. From @claraliao.bsky.social, @alexkwan.bsky.social, et al. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

An excellent read on hibernation from Vlad Vyazovskiy, and thoughts provoking as per usual! aeon.co/essays/how-a...