The functional role of dreaming in emotional processes

S Scarpelli, C Bartolacci, A D'Atri, M Gorgoni… - Frontiers in …, 2019‏ - frontiersin.org
Dream experience (DE) represents a fascinating condition linked to emotional processes
and the human inner world. Although the overlap between REM sleep and dreaming has …

The role of REM sleep theta activity in emotional memory

IC Hutchison, S Rathore - Frontiers in psychology, 2015‏ - frontiersin.org
While non-REM (NREM) sleep has been strongly implicated in the reactivation and
consolidation of memory traces, the role of rapid-eye movement (REM) sleep remains …

What about dreams? State of the art and open questions

S Scarpelli, V Alfonsi, M Gorgoni… - Journal of Sleep …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Several studies have tried to identify the neurobiological bases of dream experiences,
nevertheless some questions are still at the centre of the debate. Here, we summarise the …

The invasion of the concept snatchers: The origins, distortions, and future of the continuity hypothesis.

GW Domhoff - Dreaming, 2017‏ - psycnet.apa.org
This article explains the origins and development of the continuity hypothesis in work by
cognitively oriented dream researchers. Using blind quantitative analyses of lengthy dream …

Metaphor and hyperassociativity: the imagination mechanisms behind emotion assimilation in sleep and dreaming

JE Malinowski, CL Horton - Frontiers in psychology, 2015‏ - frontiersin.org
In this paper we propose an emotion assimilation function of sleep and dreaming. We offer
explanations both for the mechanisms by which waking-life memories are initially selected …

[HTML][HTML] Sleep and dreaming in the light of reactive and predictive homeostasis

P Simor, P Peigneux, R Bódizs - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Dreams are often viewed as fascinating but irrelevant mental epihenomena of the slee**
mind with questionable functional relevance. Despite long hours of oneiric activity, and high …

Stuck in a lockdown: Dreams, bad dreams, nightmares, and their relationship to stress, depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic

E Solomonova, C Picard-Deland, IL Rapoport… - PLoS …, 2021‏ - journals.plos.org
Background An upsurge in dream and nightmare frequency has been noted since the
beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and research shows increases in levels of stress …

The memory sources of dreams: serial awakenings across sleep stages and time of night

C Picard-Deland, K Konkoly, R Raider, KA Paller… - Sleep, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
Memories of waking-life events are incorporated into dreams, but their incorporation is not
uniform across a night of sleep. This study aimed to elucidate ways in which such memory …

Dreaming of the sleep lab

C Picard-Deland, T Nielsen, M Carr - PloS one, 2021‏ - journals.plos.org
The phenomenon of dreaming about the laboratory when participating in a sleep study is
common. The content of such dreams draws upon episodic memory fragments of the …

Dreaming during the COVID-19 pandemic: A narrative review

M Gorgoni, S Scarpelli, V Alfonsi… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2022‏ - Elsevier
According to several influential models, dreams can be affected by state-and trait-like
factors, sleep features, and diurnal experiences. The COVID-19 pandemic globally affected …