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“Early studies of sleep and dreaming were crucially dependent on waking subjects up during sleep to find out whether they are dreaming or not. Using that strategy, it was found that when the eyes are rapidly moving (REM sleep) people are usually dreaming; when the eyes are not moving, there may be some mentation, but little in the way of visually rich dreams.”

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Patricia Churchland

Patricia Churchland is a renowned philosopher known for her contributions to cognitive science and neurophilosophy. Born on July 16, 1943, she graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a Ph.D. in philosophy. Churchland's research focuses on how the brain produces consciousness and how these processes influence our moral and philosophical thinking. more

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