Journal Article2017

Sleep Paralysis, "The Ghostly Bedroom Intruder" and Out-of-Body Experiences: The Role of Mirror Neurons

Baland Jalal, Vilayanur S. Ramachandran

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience (via PubMed Central)

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Published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience (2017) and freely available via PMC (PMC5329044). Jalal and Ramachandran draw on research in temporoparietal junction function, mirror neuron systems, and REM atonia to build a testable neurological account of sleep-paralysis phenomenology.