Virtual reality and consciousness inference in dreaming.
Front Psychol October 9, 2014 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01133 (opens in new tab) via PubMed Central
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractDreaming may involve a form of consciousness inference similar to waking perception, with the brain generating a virtual reality model of the world. The authors argue that during dreams, the brain constructs a first-person experience from internal signals, using predictive processing to simulate a coherent environment. This perspective suggests that dreaming is not a passive or random process but an active, constructive one that relies on the same inferential mechanisms as waking consciousness.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Key finding | Proposes that dreaming and virtual reality both involve the brain's predictive mechanisms constructing a coherent conscious experience from internally generated signals. |
Abstract
Virtual reality and consciousness inference in dreaming.