Functional connectivity drifts during sleep as a marker of fluctuations in the level of consciousness.
Neuroscience of Consciousness 2025 João Patriota, Giulia Moreni, Jorge Mejías et al.
During the wake-sleep cycle, consciousness waxes and wanes, and this is thought to be reflected in varying levels of integration between brain areas. Recent studies challenged the notion that consciousness is homogeneously present or absent in a brain state, as exemplified by conscious reports found in otherwise unconscious Non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. Here, we tested if functional...