Sleep Mentation is Emotionally Significant to the Dreamer
Anthony Murkar, Carlyle T. Smith, Allyson Dale, Nicolle Miller
International Journal of Dream Research 2014 DOI: 10.11588/ijodr.2014.1.10949 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Empirical study (methodological, using a modified emotional Stroop task) Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Measures | modified emotional Stroop task |
| Citations | 1 |
| Key points | Suggests that sleep mentation imagery, most likely from REM sleep, is emotionally significant to the dreamer, based on a newly designed modified emotional Stroop task. The authors argue that text analysis of dream reports limits the validity of emotion measures. |
Abstract
Previous research has found evidence of relationships among sleep states and memory sources. However, the use of text-analysis of dream reports limits the validity of measures of emotion in dream reports. In order to determine whether dreams contain imagery that is emotionally significant (or meaningful) to the dreamer, a new technique for measuring the emotional significance of dream imagery to the dreamer was designed (using a modified emotional Stroop task). Results suggest that sleep mentation imagery (most likely from REM) is emotionally significant to the dreamer.