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Schweizer Archiv für Neurologie und Psychiatrie

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1 paper in the library · 5 citations · publishing 2005

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Dreaming: a neurological view

Schweizer Archiv für Neurologie und Psychiatrie December 7, 2005 Matthias Bischof, Philipp O. Valko, Claudio L. Bassetti 5 citations

Dreaming is the mental activity of REM (and less commonly NREM) sleep.It is characterised by a perception of self, inner and outer world that is distinct from that of wakefulness.Neurophysiological and neuroimaging studies suggest that dreaming arises from activation of brainstem, thalamo-limbic and medial temporo-occipital areas and inactivation of dorsolateral prefrontal areas.Dream...