Sleep isn’t the same as unconsciousness, at least as far as this dilemma goes. Sleep is a state of reduced consciousness, but there is continuity and awareness of your surroundings. If there weren’t, you alarm clock wouldn’t have woken you up this morning
I’m neither a sleep nor brain expert (or amateur even), still, I know that the “you” part of your brain occurs largely in the prefrontal cortex while more basic stuff occurs at the back, like the brainstem.
That’s why lobotomies “worked” – no more “you”, no more mental health issues!
For waking up, I don’t think any “you” part is needed. Audio processing and some consciousness starter are probably all that’s needed.
I don’t consider myself to be the entirety of my brain. I am the abstraction of abstractions of … that has emerged for some reason. Shutting those abstractions down for sleeping is, in my opinion, no different from this scenario. I wouldn’t consider brainstem continuity to be a relevant factor.
Eh, I also go to sleep occasionally (every day) and have no assurance my conscience transfers over to the next morning (or noon).
Sleep isn’t the same as unconsciousness, at least as far as this dilemma goes. Sleep is a state of reduced consciousness, but there is continuity and awareness of your surroundings. If there weren’t, you alarm clock wouldn’t have woken you up this morning
I’m neither a sleep nor brain expert (or amateur even), still, I know that the “you” part of your brain occurs largely in the prefrontal cortex while more basic stuff occurs at the back, like the brainstem.
That’s why lobotomies “worked” – no more “you”, no more mental health issues!
For waking up, I don’t think any “you” part is needed. Audio processing and some consciousness starter are probably all that’s needed.
I don’t consider myself to be the entirety of my brain. I am the abstraction of abstractions of … that has emerged for some reason. Shutting those abstractions down for sleeping is, in my opinion, no different from this scenario. I wouldn’t consider brainstem continuity to be a relevant factor.