hypnopompic state

state of consciousness

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dream research

  • ivory diptych
    In dream: Dreamlike activities

    respectively called hypnagogic and hypnopompic reveries. During sleep itself there are nightmares, observable signs of sexual activity, and sleepwalking. Even people who ostensibly are awake may show evidence of such related phenomena as hallucinating, trance behaviour, and reactions to drugs.

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hallucinations

  • Honoré Daumier: caricature
    In hallucination: Dreams

    …sleep,” these now being called hypnopompic (associated with a semiconscious state before awakening) experiences.

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