The Phantom Mind

The world’s foremost sleep paralysis researcher reveals what borderland sleep states tell us about ourselves and the inner workings of the human brain
In the no-man’s land between wakefulness and sleep, the ordinary rules of consciousness can break down. Dreams can spill into waking life, awareness can re-enter a dream, and the sleeping brain can awaken before the body. Sometimes cinematic visions of REM intrude into consciousness, like dreaming with