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The disintegrated theory of consciousness: Sleep, waking, and meta-awareness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2022

Antonio Zadra Open the ORCID record for Antonio Zadra [Opens in a new window]  and
Daniel J. Levitin Open the ORCID record for Daniel J. Levitin [Opens in a new window]
Antonio Zadra
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal, C. P. 6128, succursale Centreville, Montreal H3C 3J7, Canada. antonio.zadra@umontreal.ca https://antoniozadra.com/en
Daniel J. Levitin
Affiliation:
College of Arts & Humanities, Minerva University, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA. dlevitin@minerva.kgi.edu daniellevitin.com
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Abstract

The study of sleep and wakefulness can inform debates about the nature of consciousness. We argue that sleep and wakefulness fall along a multidimensional continuum and that inconsistencies and paradoxes with the accounts put forth by Merker et al. and Tononi can be understood in terms of a pervasive false dichotomy between these two states.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 45 , 2022 , e64
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