Isabelle Godin

2 papers in the library · publishing 2013-2015

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Overnight improvements in two REM sleep-sensitive tasks are associated with both REM and NREM sleep changes, sleep spindle features, and awakenings for dream recall.

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory July 1, 2015 Tore Nielsen, C O'Reilly, Michelle Carr et al.

Memory consolidation is associated with sleep physiology but the contribution of specific sleep stages remains controversial. To clarify the contribution of REM sleep, participants were administered two REM sleep-sensitive tasks to determine if associated changes occurred only in REM sleep. Twenty-two participants (7 men) were administered the Corsi Block Tapping and Tower of Hanoi tasks prior...

DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2014.09.007 Full text Dreaming Nrem sleep Sleep spindles Visuospatial memory consolidation

Alexithymia associated with nightmare distress in idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder.

Sleep December 1, 2013 Isabelle Godin, Jaques Montplaisir, Jean-François Gagnon et al.

Study objectives: Idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) is characterized by atypical REM sleep motor activity, vivid dreams and nightmares, and dream-enacting behaviors that can result in injuries to the patient and bed partner. It is also a known predictor of Parkinson disease (PD). Alexithymia has been associated with disturbances in sleep and dreaming (e.g., nightmares) and is a...

DOI: 10.5665/sleep.3238 Full text Humans Polysomnography Case-control studies Affective symptoms +7