Sleep extension: an explanation for increased pandemic dream recall?
R. Bottary, G. Simonelli, T. Cunningham, Elizabeth A. Kensinger, J. Mantua
Sleep September 4, 2020 DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa131 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Dreaming |
| Key findings | The authors contend that the pandemic and lockdowns influenced sleep duration and quality, prompting increased monitoring by sleep researchers and clinicians. |
Abstract
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has dra-matically impacted the lifestyle of individuals across the globe. In many countries, nationally instituted shelter-in-place orders and closures of non-essential businesses have left many without employment and have forced others to work from home. These policy shifts have changed or removed the socially- and occupa-tionally imposed demands that typically influence sleep sched-ules. Lifestyle and schedule changes that have stemmed from the COVID-19 pandemic have not gone unnoticed to those in the sleep research and sleep medicine communities. Several to track sleep and sleep-related behaviors during these unprecedented times. that sleep duration and quality during the early phases of the pandemic. of
Comparable studies
Other narrative reviews on dreaming, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The cognitive neuroscience of lucid dreaming | 2019 | Review | |
| Sleep and dreaming are for important matters | 2013 | Review | |
| Nightmare Disorder and Isolated Sleep Paralysis | 2020 | Review | |
| My Dream, My Rules: Can Lucid Dreaming Treat Nightmares? | 2019 | Review | |
| Dream Recall: State or Trait Variable? Part I: Model, Theories, Methodology and Trait Factors | 1996 | Review |
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