I’m Adriana (she/her) and I'm a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp (Belgium) working under the supervision of Prof Bence Nanay. Currently, I'm investigating the links between immersive sleep experiences, such as dreaming, and other imaginative experiences during wakefulness like daydreaming. In my research, I encourage the dialogue between Western and Eastern philosophical traditions by examining how Indian philosophical traditions, such as the Advaita Vedanta and Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, conceive the idea of a contentless state of awareness during sleep. https://www.adriana-alcarazsanchez.…

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