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protoconsciousness theory: a standalone construct

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Neuroscience

the proposal that REM sleep dreaming is a primitive form of consciousness that helps build and maintain waking consciousness.

In neuroscience, protoconsciousness theory refers to the proposal that REM sleep dreaming is a primitive form of consciousness that helps build and maintain waking consciousness. This meaning comes from Hobson (2009) in Nature Reviews Neuroscience.[1]

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Hobson, J. A. (2009). REM sleep and dreaming: towards a theory of protoconsciousness. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 10(11), 803-813. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn2716

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