Human consciousness and sleep/waking rhythms: a review and some neuropsychological considerations.
Journal of clinical neuropsychology September 1, 1982 R Broughton
The relevance of sleep/waking rhythms to issues of human consciousness is reviewed from data in the literature and from personal studies. Consciousness is often considered to be markedly attenuated or absent in sleep. There is, however, much evidence for a rich subjective experience during sleep, much of which is not recalled later. This implies that William James' "stream of consciousness'...