ekZeppSep 4, 2023

Does Consciousness Disappear in Dreamless Sleep?

https://lemmy.world/post/4445384

Does Consciousness Disappear in Dreamless Sleep? - Lemmy.world

Art [https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/die-on-it] by smbc-comics >Consciousness is often said to disappear in deep, dreamless sleep. We argue that this assumption is oversimplified. Unless dreamless sleep is defined as unconscious from the outset there are good empirical and theoretical reasons for saying that a range of different types of sleep experience, some of which are distinct from dreaming, can occur in all stages of sleep. Pubmed Articles [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27765517/] Does Consciousness Disappear in Dreamless Sleep? [https://www.cell.com/trends/cognitive-sciences/fulltext/S1364-6613(16)30152-8?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1364661316301528%3Fshowall%3Dtrue] Sciencealert Article We Were Wrong About Consciousness Disappearing in Dreamless Sleep, Say Scientists [https://www.sciencealert.com/your-consciousness-does-not-switch-off-during-a-dreamless-sleep-say-scientists]

Show threadLanternEverywhereSep 4, 2023

Sleep is NOTHING like death. You're still experiencing lots of stuff, you still very much have a sense of self, you're still thinking things, your brain is still processing lots of information.

General anesthesia - now THAT is a real close period to what being dead is.

Show threadLorindólSep 4, 2023

I’ve had general anesthesia, it was just like falling into a deep, dreamless sleep.

If death is like that, then there’s absolutely nothing to be afraid of.

Show threadBastingChemina

For me when I had anesthesia I quickly closed my eyes with the surgeon talking, when I opened my eyes the surgeon was still talking so I was wondering when the surgery would start.

Of course when I opened my eyes it was 5 hours later and after the surgery but it took me a while to realized that.

Sep 5, 2023 at 12:41amWeb
Show threadPixxlManSep 5, 2023
It’s pretty cool that you could just continue your thought after basically pausing your brain for five hours. Kind of like hibernation for a pc I guess.