Cognitive neuroscientist at Northwestern U investigating memory, sleep, consciousness, other stuff http://kenpaller.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/paller.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/paller.bsky.social/post/3mjxmuv6cak2gWe have a lot to say about dreaming too: pallerlab.psych.northwestern.edu/pubs.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/19/opinion/lucid-dreams.html?unlocked_article_code=1.cVA.L32L.b62TuaEZVxIc&smid=nytcore-ios-share20 Apr 2026 23:32 +0000at://did:plc:amnpzmfpbh3qsm7cuhzynbwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxmuv6cak2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/paller.bsky.social/post/3mjlkslyoo22hHere’s some research just like what we do in my lab at Northwestern, almost https://theonion.com/poor-sleep-linked-to-gong/16 Apr 2026 04:23 +0000at://did:plc:amnpzmfpbh3qsm7cuhzynbwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlkslyoo22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/paller.bsky.social/post/3miueshb4i22nSaturday was a good day for a fun chat about dreams and stuff with Katherine Bell on her podcast "the Dream Journal" (on ksqd.org/the-dream-jo...) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ4HmDlnPpo&list=PLjDIaofqbozc4CuF8Hpvk5ZR8C8OLSvQ-06 Apr 2026 23:04 +0000at://did:plc:amnpzmfpbh3qsm7cuhzynbwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3miueshb4i22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/paller.bsky.social/post/3mitkvjeul22mCheck out this wonderful and amazing set of brief lectures from David Linden, perspectives from biological science on a bunch of fascinating topics [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Apr 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:amnpzmfpbh3qsm7cuhzynbwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitkvjeul22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/paller.bsky.social/post/3mikt42irvk2thttps://theconversation.com/benefits-of-mindfulness-meditation-go-far-beyond-relaxation-heres-what-it-is-and-how-to-practice-it-27370003 Apr 2026 03:53 +0000at://did:plc:amnpzmfpbh3qsm7cuhzynbwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mikt42irvk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/paller.bsky.social/post/3mfsclrwxoc2iNice coverage of the recent Neuroscience-of-Consciousness article from the PhD dissertation of @karenkonkoly.bsky.social here in TIME magazine, with a photo showing how dreams help you put all the puzzle pieces of your life together https://time.com/7381398/can-dreams-help-you-solve-problems/26 Feb 2026 23:04 +0000at://did:plc:amnpzmfpbh3qsm7cuhzynbwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfsclrwxoc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/paller.bsky.social/post/3mf3jxqzygs2u@carolynyjohnson.bsky.social did an excellent job today of summarizing the research and key issues surrounding the idea of "sleeping on it" (Not A Myth) — Thank You Carolyn! wapo.st/4rqb1LF https://wapo.st/4rqb1LF17 Feb 2026 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:amnpzmfpbh3qsm7cuhzynbwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf3jxqzygs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/paller.bsky.social/post/3mf3jm2b3y22fCool results from @tschreiner.bsky.social and colleagues: memory reactivation and retrieval found to vary with phase of respiration [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Feb 2026 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:amnpzmfpbh3qsm7cuhzynbwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf3jm2b3y22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/paller.bsky.social/post/3meroemdpmk2dMore coverage of Karen's @karenkonkoly.bsky.social study https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-scientists-hacked-peoples-dreams-to-help-them-solve-real-life-puzzles/13 Feb 2026 23:37 +0000at://did:plc:amnpzmfpbh3qsm7cuhzynbwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3meroemdpmk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/paller.bsky.social/post/3mea3vpdrg22xNice coverage of present and future hopes for research using dream engineering — from the PhD dissertation work of Karen Konkoly @karenkonkoly.bsky.social and her new publication in the journal Neuroscience of Consciousness @nconsc.bsky.social — here at The Debrief https://thedebrief.org/did-scientists-just-achieve-inception-experiments-show-dream-engineering-may-be-a-reality/06 Feb 2026 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:amnpzmfpbh3qsm7cuhzynbwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mea3vpdrg22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/paller.bsky.social/post/3mea37z35rk2xKaren Konkoly's @karenkonkoly.bsky.social latest dream research on the front page of The Times, with the heading: Harnessing dreams to solve puzzles is no fantasy06 Feb 2026 23:39 +0000at://did:plc:amnpzmfpbh3qsm7cuhzynbwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mea37z35rk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/paller.bsky.social/post/3me4sw6ldic22New publication out today from the amazing PhD dissertation of Karen Konkoly @karenkonkoly.bsky.social in Neuroscience of Consciousness @nconsc.bsky.social : Creative problem-solving after experimentally provoking dreams of unsolved puzzles during REM sleep https://academic.oup.com/nc/article/2026/1/niaf067/845648905 Feb 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:amnpzmfpbh3qsm7cuhzynbwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4sw6ldic22https://bsky.app/profile/paller.bsky.social/post/3me4jl5htvs2bCome to the International Sleep Replay Workshop in Vancouver on March 6th — registration and poster submission closes Feb 15 isrw.bio.uci.edu The workshop will include symposia, short talks, posters, discussion groups, and many opportunities to interact - Memory - Sleep - Dreaming - and more https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://isrw.bio.uci.edu/__;!!Dq0X2DkFhyF93HkjWTBQKhk!S4g_uZuNxy6-sIJgWglFd4aYKz05RF7-HCxp11-LIlhjAm_mctG-gH5v1V_akPfWvCSPkI8WqfDgQjWwGA$05 Feb 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:amnpzmfpbh3qsm7cuhzynbwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4jl5htvs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/paller.bsky.social/post/3mdq3pqakrs2wThis applies to everyone [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Jan 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:amnpzmfpbh3qsm7cuhzynbwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdq3pqakrs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/paller.bsky.social/post/3mcq2bbmgx227Guest Essay: ICE committed murder in Minneapolis - where do we go from here? https://evanstonroundtable.com/2026/01/18/guest-essay-ice-committed-murder-in-minneapolis-where-do-we-go-from-here/18 Jan 2026 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:amnpzmfpbh3qsm7cuhzynbwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcq2bbmgx227