States Of Consciousness in Sleep, Dream and Beyond: A Biothermodynamic and Neurocybernetic Evolutionary Study
Journal of Intelligent Systems February 1, 2000 Prasun K. Roy, D. Dutta Majumder 6 citations
Consciousness during sleep and dreaming is examined through the lenses of biothermodynamics and neurocybernetics, proposing that these states represent evolved adaptations rather than mere byproducts of brain activity. The article argues that sleep and dream states serve homeostatic and informational functions, regulated by stochastic dynamics and bifurcations in neural systems. It integrates principles from advanced thermodynamics and statistical mechanics to model how the brain maintains stability and processes information across different conscious states. The work suggests that understanding these mechanisms can illuminate both normal and pathological consciousness, linking neural dynamics to broader evolutionary and physical principles.