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Teresa Campillo Ferrer

@tecferrer.bsky.social
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Neuroscience researcher at Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona, Spain) | Altered states of consciousness, sleep transitions, EEG & micro-phenomenology 👩‍🔬🧠💤

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Teresa Campillo Ferrer @tecferrer.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
New preprint! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 🧐 We found that unusual bodily experiences (from floating sensations to out-of-body experiences) are associated with a flattening of the brain's hierarchical organization and increased EEG complexity, a pattern that has been observed under psychedelics.🍄
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Adriana Alcaraz Sánchez @adrianaalsa.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Did you have a dream last night that you can't recall? Perhaps you didn't dream anything at all! Happy to finally see this out (after what feels as a lifetime) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Did I have a dream last night? White dreaming as metacognitive feelings
While most research on sleep mentation focuses on dream reports, sleep experiences can also include reports lacking content, such as white dreaming—the feeling of knowing one dreamt but being unable ...
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Teresa Campillo Ferrer @tecferrer.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Our last article is finally published! 🔬🧠 We found that unusual bodily experiences (including out-of-body experiences) can be facilitated in a laboratory setting, and they seem to appear during mixed wake-sleep states. Read the full article here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Facilitating unusual bodily experiences and out-of-body experiences across wakefulness and sleep: A high-density EEG and neurophenomenology study
Unusual bodily experiences (UBEs) are illusory bodily perceptions that are not coherent with typical wakeful experiences, including flying or floating…
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Teresa Campillo Ferrer @tecferrer.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Have you ever heard about the ‘Hat Man’? Many people who experience sleep paralysis report seeing him: a dark, shadowy figure with a big hat, silently watching from the corner of the room. I was briefly mentioned in a Daily Mail article about this phenomenon: www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...
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Have YOU seen the Hat Man? Experts say what's behind the creepy entity
Experts reveal the truth behind this terrifying spectre, who may have influenced one of Hollywood's most famous villains.
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Teresa Campillo Ferrer @tecferrer.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Thanks!!
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Teresa Campillo Ferrer @tecferrer.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Some fresh news!! Yesterday I defended my PhD thesis on "Electrophysiology and neurophenomenology of intermediate states of consciousness between wakefulness and sleep"🥳 Here’s a pic of a short text I shared on LinkedIn:
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Adriana Alcaraz Sánchez @adrianaalsa.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Can you be aware of nothing while you are asleep? I wrote a new piece on dreamless sleep experiences for @theconversation.com theconversation.com/can-you-be-a.... I also talk about some of the exciting findings from @tecferrer.bsky.social's research. Supported by @iashedinburgh.bsky.social
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Can you be aware of nothing? The rare sleep experience scientists are trying to understand
Western theories of consciousness tend to assume consciousness is about information.
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Teresa Campillo Ferrer @tecferrer.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Happy to have collaborated with Paula Ábalos on this amazing project combining art and science! Here are some glimpses from the APARICIONES installation at ZiMMT (Leipzig), which brings wake-sleep intermediate states of consciousness to life (📸 Photos by Nicolas Rupcich)
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Teresa Campillo Ferrer @tecferrer.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Interested in dream hacking and altered states of consciousness? You can now read two short texts @adrianaalsa.bsky.social and I wrote for the audiovisual installation APARICIONES, exploring these themes! To find them, explore the interactive archive at: apariciones.net
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Apariciones
Apariciones.net – Archiving the immersive multimedia installation by Paula Abalos at ZIMMT Leipzig, exploring transitional states of consciousness between wakefulness and sleep.
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Adriana Alcaraz Sánchez @adrianaalsa.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
It was so refreshing to collaborate in this artistic project on liminal states of consciousness by Paula Ábalos (installation in Leipzig, Germany). I contributed a written piece on 'Dream hacking', which you need to find by interacting with the website :) apariciones.net
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Apariciones
Apariciones.net – Archiving the immersive multimedia installation by Paula Abalos at ZIMMT Leipzig, exploring transitional states of consciousness between wakefulness and sleep.
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Teresa Campillo Ferrer @tecferrer.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Happy to announce APARICIONES! — an audiovisual installation at📍ZiMMT in Leipzig 🗓️ 4–20 July 2025, by artist Paula Ábalos (📸IG: @paula.abalos), based on our 3-year collaboration exploring wake-sleep transitional states of consciousness. More info at: 🌐 apariciones.net / zimmt.net/programm/
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Teresa Campillo Ferrer @tecferrer.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Great question! Nearly 70% of UBEs were identified as "lucid dreams" in the study, yet few of them were reported in a dream environment. So, heightened awareness seems common during UBEs—enabling the signaling—but this doesn't necessarily mean they qualify as lucid dreams in the classical sense.
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Adriana Alcaraz Sánchez @adrianaalsa.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Pequeña mención mía en este artículo en el País sobre la mente en blanco elpais.com/salud-y-bien...
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El cerebro se ‘duerme’ cuando se queda en blanco
Los últimos estudios sobre este fenómeno lo consideran un estado cerebral que recuerda al del sueño
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Teresa Campillo Ferrer @tecferrer.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Excited to share the final chapter of my PhD now out as a preprint! 🎓 We explored unusual bodily experiences (including sleep paralysis and out-of-body experiences) using high-density EEG and in-depth interviews. 🧠😴 Check it out here: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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The LAB Lab 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @thelablab.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
⭐ Do you have experience with #psychedelics 🍄 or #meditation 🪷? ⭐ 🆘 Please help us understand how these practices shape the experience of emotions in our bodies. 🔬 Contribute to science by taking part in a quick, 20-min anonymous online experiment. 🖱️ Click here to participate: bit.ly/3DYMEkb
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Tobias Staudigl @tobiasstaudigl.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
📢 New preprint from the lab: We are very excited to report the discovery of an oscillation in the Central Thalamus using rare direct recordings of human thalamic electrophysiology. The novel oscillation is tightly coupled to specific, natural states of consciousness.🧵
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Teresa Campillo Ferrer @tecferrer.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Our new review on the clinical neuroscience of lucid dreaming is out! 🌙 We discuss its potential for treating nightmares and mental health, with some insights into its connection to Yoga Nidra: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The clinical neuroscience of lucid dreaming
During most dreams, the dreamer does not realize that they are in a dream. In contrast, lucid dreaming allows to become aware of the current state of …
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Adriana Alcaraz Sánchez @adrianaalsa.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Do you want to know more about "lucid sleep" and how can this state be induced and examined using neurophenomenologically-inspired research methods? Then check this out! philosophymindscience.org/index.php/ph...
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Exploring “lucid sleep” and altered states of consciousness using meditation and visual stimulation: A case series study | Philosophy and the Mind Sciences
Philosophy and the Mind Sciences (PhiMiSci) focuses on the interface between philosophy of mind, psychology, and cognitive neuroscience. PhiMiSci is a peer-reviewed, not-for-profit open-access journal...
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Teresa Campillo Ferrer @tecferrer.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Thank you for being such an incredible collaborator and for all your valuable input 🙌 It was a pleasure working together on this!
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Philosophy and the Mind Sciences @phimisci.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
A new article has been published on #PhiMiSci as part of our special issue on dreaming and mind wandering: „Exploring ‚lucid sleep’ and altered states of consciousness using meditation and visual stimulation: A case series study“ by T. Campillo-Ferrer, A. Alcaraz-Sánchez and S. G. Torres-Platas.
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Exploring “lucid sleep” and altered states of consciousness using meditation and visual stimulation: A case series study | Philosophy and the Mind Sciences
Philosophy and the Mind Sciences (PhiMiSci) focuses on the interface between philosophy of mind, psychology, and cognitive neuroscience. PhiMiSci is a peer-reviewed, not-for-profit open-access journal...
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Teresa Campillo Ferrer @tecferrer.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
🥳 Exciting news! Our paper on 'lucid sleep' is finally published! Dive into the EEG and phenomenology of five episodes including lucid dreamless sleep, lucid dreaming, and out-of-body-like experiences 💫🧠💤. Check it out here: 🔗https://philosophymindscience.org/index.php/phimisci/article/view/10227
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