Volitional components of consciousness vary across wakefulness, dreaming and lucid dreaming
Frontiers in Psychology 2014 Martin Dresler, Leandra Eibl, Christian Fischer et al. 52 citations
Consciousness is a multifaceted concept; its different aspects vary across species, vigilance states, or health conditions. While basal aspects of consciousness like perceptions and emotions are present in many states and species, higher-order aspects like reflective or volitional capabilities seem to be most pronounced in awake humans. Here we assess the experience of volition across different...