Homeostatic and Circadian Influences on Dreaming: NREM Mentation During a Short Daytime Nap
heiDOK (Heidelberg University) 2008 Erin J. Wamsley, John S. Antrobus 2 citations
It has long been known that dream recall, along with various other features of dreaming, changes as a function of time of night. Yet the processes which might account for these time-dependent variations remain obscure. Here we assess the contribution of homeostatic and circadian factors to the generation of NREM mentation across the diurnal cycle. Assuming that previously reported time-of-night...