Table 2.

Chronology of events leading to an autosensory microdream (illustrated in Fig. 6)

Stage	Event	Comments
Context	Lying down on L side; L thumb, index and middle fingers were next to forehead while falling asleep.	Fingers were not put in this position intentionally; I was not aware of them there until the image occurred.
Ongoing cognitive activity	I had been imagining using my L hand to execute a difficult (for me) guitar chord (Em add G#), unsure of its order in a song.	This chord requires a pinching action by the L thumb, index and middle fingers similar to the squeezing needed to remove a bottle cap. A difficult chord for me.
1. Original image	I was using my L thumb, index and middle fingers to twist off the dark blue top of a blue plastic water bottle. I saw the cap between my fingers.	I typically perform this movement with my R hand. I cannot recall having done it with my L hand.
2. Reflex/stimulus	While twisting the cap, I felt my actual L hand fingers twitch briefly and with the same direction of movement. I also felt a touch on my forehead.	The image → movement → touch sequence occurred very quickly. I realized almost immediately that the touch was self-produced.
3. Autosensory image (somatic)	DZ was reaching her R arm in from my R side. It was gray and had very little form. I saw and felt her hand touch me at the same place my fingers were resting.	The visual details were relatively indistinct but the arm’s presence was very distinct. The image occurred as I woke up.
4. Wake up	The entire image → movement → touch → image → wake up sequence took less than a second.	The sequence was recalled rapidly in reverse order.

Imagery description appears in italics.