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🌍 Applications open! 🌍

At least 10 grants of up to €500 for participants choosing more sustainable ways to travel to Maastricht 🚆🚲🚗⚡

Travel greener, share your journey & inspire others with #ESRSsustainable2026

🗓 Deadline: 31 Aug 2026
👉 Details & apply: esrs.eu/grants-award...

💤 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁 💤

Join our @esrs-ecn.bsky.social webinar led and moderated by @laura-sofia-s.bsky.social

🗓️ 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: 14/04/2026 | 16:00-17:00 CEST

🔗 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: ow.ly/FkG050YwMh5

#sleep #sleepresearch #wearables #SleepTechnology #ESRS

So proud and happy to see our work go live ✨

#equality #diversity #inclusion in #sleepresearch

New article with @oudietted.bsky.social and the @dreamteamicm.bsky.social

Dream-like mental states can occur during wakefulness

Published now in @cp-cellreports.bsky.social

www.cell.com/cell-reports...

Congrats to Nicolas Decat!

Neural correlates of subjective sleep depth and subjective sleepiness. Scalp topographies illustrate the results of GLME models assessing the relationship between EEG activity (delta power, gamma power, and gamma/delta ratio) and subjective sleep depth (top half) or subjective sleepiness (bottom half). The top rows show the main effects of each brain activity index; the bottom rows show the interaction between brain activity and conscious experience (CE+CEWR vs. NCE). Significant interaction effects were found for subjective sleep depth but not sleepiness.

Perceived #sleep depth is generally thought to reflect reduced brain activity. @giuliobernardi.bsky.social &co show this relationship weakens during #dreaming, suggesting that dreaming helps sustain the subjective experience of deep sleep @spacelabimt.bsky.social @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4v8OxkH

🧠💤 New paper out in @plosbiology.org! Together with Adriana Michalak (@dr-adri.bsky.social), Davide Marzoli, Francesco Pietrogiacomi et al., we show that dreaming, especially immersive dreaming, plays a key role in how deep sleep feels.

🔗 doi.org/10.1371/jour...

@erc.europa.eu #ERC-StG #sleep

From trackers to gummies and CCTV, society has been gripped by sleep hysteria | Alice Gregory We’re obsessing about sleep like never before. But much of the messaging is exaggerated, distorted and unhelpful, asks Royal Holloway Sleep Laboratory co-director Alice Gregory

Fantastic article from our director highlighting how sleep advice often ignores sleep privilege and how the pressure to optimise every night is backfiring. @alice-gregory.bsky.social @jakketamminen.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Vivid dreaming makes sleep feel deeper Researchers led by Guilio Bernardi at the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca in Italy have discovered a key relationship between dreaming and the feeling of having had a good night’s sleep. P...

Hello Mark,
a good summary of the paper is provided over here:
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

Immersive NREM2 dreaming preserves subjective sleep depth against declining sleep pressure Perceived sleep depth is generally thought to reflect reduced brain activity. This study shows that this relationship weakens during dreaming, suggesting that dreaming helps sustain the subjective exp...

💤𝗛𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀💤

Our findings indicate that 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗵 is not solely determined by reduced brain activity. 𝗜𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 appear to maintain the 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 as 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 naturally declines across the night.

dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

Exciting news!

The ESRS EDI Committee is launching an EDIC Book Club.
First book in our reading list: Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
ISBN: 9781419735219

12 Feb, 4:00 PM CET (Zoom)

Join our LinkedIn group for updates:
www.linkedin.com/groups/16194...
@esrs.bsky.social

⏰ Only a few days left to take part in our survey ⏰

🗓️ Survey closes 22/11
⏱️ Takes only 10–15 minutes
💬 Your input genuinely matters.
🔗 Link to survey: lnkd.in/dYh8bkwX

All the models are back online, and the full paper should be out soon too 😃

huggingface.co/collections/...

#sleeppees #dream

🌙 Early-career sleep researchers & clinicians: Share your challenges attending Sleep Europe conferences!

💤 Quick survey by ESRS ECN & EDIC to improve accessibility & networking opportunities.

⏱️ A few minutes
📅 Deadline: Nov 22
🔗 warwick.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Frontiers | Distinguishing out-of-body experiences from lucid dreaming: a phenomenological analysis Despite extensive discussions, a consensus is lacking on whether out-of-body experiences (OBEs) and lucid dreams (LDs) should be considered as distinct categ...

🆕 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀: A comprehensive analysis examining the phenomenological boundaries between #OutOfBodyExperience and #LucidDreams has been published in our research topic "𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱".

🧠 #ConsciousnessResearch

www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...

💤 𝗛𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 💤

🧠 Our findings indicate that 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗵 is not solely determined by reduced brain activity. 𝗜𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 appear to maintain the 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 as 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 naturally declines across the night.

Save the date!! 🗓️

The 2nd edition of the Summer School on the Neuroscience of Dreaming 💤 will take place 4–8 May 2026 in Lucca, Italy, at the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca.

📍 The official website will be released soon: stay tuned for updates!

Do individuals with disorders of consciousness dream and mind wander? Implications for improving diagnosis and understanding patient wellbeing Abstract. Fluctuations in the presence, experiential quality and contents of consciousness occur naturally during sleep and wakefulness and are core featur

🧠🧪 New paper in #NCONSC 🧠🧪

What if people who seem unconscious (e.g., Disorders of Consciousness, DoC) could still dream or experience mind wandering?

We explore this possibility in a new review:
academic.oup.com/nc/article/2...

With Jasmine Walter and Jennifer Windt!

#consciousness #dreaming

Frontiers | Understanding conscious experiences during sleep Emerging research suggests that elements of awareness persist throughout various sleep stages, challenging conventional notions of unconsciousness during sle...

Check out our Research Topic:
𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽, where we cover topics from computational linguistics to lesion neuroscience and experiential phenomenology
🧠 💤 🤖

www.frontiersin.org/research-top...

#dreamresearch #sleep #AI

Take part in our @esrs-ecn.bsky.social & @esrs-edic.bsky.social survey to break down barriers in #sleepscience

𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 (𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽) 𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲
🪑 💤 🪑

Furman Sleep Lab Participate in Dream Research! Why do you dream? Help us find out via a remote 10-day survey. Participants will receive up to $75 on completion of the study. Sign up here: https://furman.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_574ifz2NqDP9oJU and email sleepandcognitionlab@gmail.com with any questions.

Our lab is starting a new study on dreaming
🚨GREAT NEWS!🚨: YOU may be eligible to participate!

If interested, follow this link to a screening survey: furman.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

#SleepPeeps #psychscisky #cogsci 🧠🟦

Second publication from our Research Topic "𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱" is out!
💤 🤖 💤

Frontiers | Exploring the biological function of dreaming: lessons learned from recruitment challenges in a pilot study with PCA stroke patients BackgroundThis methodological report draws conclusions about a study that aimed to investigate the biological function of dreams. The main hypothesis in the ...

First publication from our Research Topic "𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱" is out!
💤 🧠 💤

www.frontiersin.org/journals/sle...

Biological Sex Differences in the Context of Alzheimer's Disease: There's No Time to Sleep on It – the EDIC Take | ESRS In this Sleep Science Friday interview,  Dr. Adriana Michalak speaks with Dr. Claudia Barth and Dr. Laura Stankeviciute to explore two often underestimated

Just out: our EDIC Vice‑Chair @dr-adri.bsky.social chats with Dr Claudia Barth and Dr Laura Stankeviciute on why sleep and biological sex matter in Alzheimer’s risk.

👉 esrs.eu/news/sleep-s...

Introducing PreDA (prefix-based dream annotation), a set of generative LLMs tuned to annotate dream reports for 6 Hall & Van De Castle features! The paper will be presented at LOD 25 conference later this year as a long contribution. Models available here huggingface.co/jrc-ai
#sleeppeeps #dream

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee | ESRS The ESRS Forum for Women in Sleep Research was founded by Irene Tobler, Tarja Porkka-Heiskanen, and Myriam Kerkhofs, initially as a discussion group dedicated

Big news on #InternationalWomensDay! 🎉
The ESRS Gender Equality Forum is now the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee (EDIC), expanding our mission to promote inclusivity across the field of sleep research while keeping gender equality at the forefront.

🌟 Learn more about our mission!

A visual depicting a top-down view of a group of women forming a spiral shape, holding hands. Each woman is represented by a simplified outline with different clothing colours. They are connected by yellow star shapes at their hands. The European Commission logo is in the top left corner. Below the illustration, the text reads "United for women's rights."

A stronger Europe champions equality.

Today, we unveiled a roadmap to continue advancing women's rights across the EU.

Building on our progress, we’ll keep working to empower every woman and girl to reach their full potential, free from violence and discrimination ↓

Is there anything better than staying cozy in PJ? Yes, doing it for an important cause!

Today, I’m joining @esrs.bsky.social #SleepAwarnessEurope2025 Pyjama Day initiative to promote the importance of healthy sleeping habits and their impact on overall health and well-being.
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#PJDay25ESRS

🌙 Join #PJDay25ESRS & Support Better Sleep! 💤

Sleep is essential, yet millions in Europe struggle with poor sleep. Tomorrow, March 7th, wear your PJs to work, school, or meetings to promote #sleephealth! 👕

Better sleep = better health!

#SleepAwarenessEurope25 #BetterSleepBetterFutures

<em>Journal of Sleep Research</em> | ESRS Journal | Wiley Online Library Sleep research has evolved considerably since the first sleep electroencephalography recordings in the 1930s and the discovery of well-distinguishable sleep stages in the 1950s. While electrophysiolo...

🚨 New Paper Alert! 🚨

Excited to share our latest review on Sleep Neuroimaging, now published! Huge thanks to my amazing co-authors for this collaboration - I learned so much along the way! #sleeppeeps
@dondersinst.bsky.social @dresler.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1111/jsr....

Early Career Network Committee 2024-2026: Sleep in the Age of Technology | ESRS We, the members of the Early Career Network (ECN), are excited to present our 2024-2026 theme, 'Sleep in the Age of Technology'. Our goal is to explore how

✨We are excited to announce our new 2024-2026 theme: "Sleep in the Age of Technology" 🎉This year, we will launch several captivating activities related to our theme, so stay tuned for webinars, interviews, and more. Read more about our theme here: esrs.eu/news/sleep-s...
#SleepScience #Tech 😴