Sleep Medicine
June 1, 2025
George Kapotsis, Paschalis Steiropoulos, Nikoletta Rovina et al.
The ancient Greeks gave a special importance to sleep, both because of the interpretation of dreams and because of its healing properties. Therapeutic incubation [enkoimesis] was a ritual practice, resorted at the healing sanctuaries of antiquity in Greece, such as those of Asclepius [Asclepieia] and was the culmination of a process of sleeping in a sacred space in order to receive an...
Journal of Sleep Research
June 1, 2025
Liborio Parrino, Francesco Rausa, Giulia Balella et al.
4 citations
This article aims at providing a comprehensive review of the historical discovery and following research on rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, highlighting its manifold nature as a behavioural, electrophysiological and dreaming state. Pioneering works conducted by Aserinsky, Kleitman, Dement and Jouvet established the foundational understanding of REM sleep recurrence, brainstem mechanisms, and...
International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology
May 31, 2025
Parth Sahu
Abstract: The intersection of criminal liability and altered states of consciousness presents unique jurisprudential challenges. Crimes allegedly committed during sleep or dream states raise profound questions about culpability, intent, and free will. This paper explores the legal dilemmas surrounding criminal acts committed in dreams, analyzing jurisprudence, neuroscience, and comparative...
Oxford University Press eBooks
May 22, 2025
Serena Scarpelli, Valentina Alfonsi, Luigi De Gennaro
1 citation
Abstract Nightmare disorder is a rapid-eye-movement (REM) parasomnia provoking disturbing oneiric activity and significant distress. This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the diagnostic criteria and definition of this sleep disorder. The authors reviewed findings on neural correlates of nightmares, also examining the changes over the life span. They describe the most common comorbid...
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
May 21, 2025
Valentina Elce, Giorgia Bontempi, Serena Scarpelli et al.
1 citation
preprint
Dreams are universal yet deeply personal experiences. While memory and personal concerns influence dream content, the impact of other individual, generalizable traits remains poorly understood. To address this gap, we built a multimodal dataset including dream and wakefulness reports, alongside demographic, psychometric, cognitive, and sleep-related measures in a large adult cohort. Natural...
Sleep
May 19, 2025
Garrett Baber, Nancy Hamilton, Matthew Gratton
Abstract Introduction Dream reports provide unique insights into emotional processing during sleep. While self-reports are the gold standard for assessing dream affect, natural language processing (NLP) tools like ChatGPT may offer scalable alternatives. This study evaluated ChatGPT’s ability to estimate positive and negative affect from dream reports, comparing its performance against...
Journal of Neuroscience
May 14, 2025
Diego G Dávila, Andrew McKinstry-Wu, Max B Kelz et al.
5 citations
During wakefulness, external stimuli elicit conscious experiences. In contrast, dreams and drug-induced dissociated states are characterized by vivid internally generated conscious experiences and reduced ability to perceive external stimuli. Understanding the physiological distinctions between normal wakefulness and dissociated states may therefore disambiguate signatures of responsiveness to...
2025 33rd International Conference on Electrical Engineering
May 13, 2025
Alimohammad Mahmoudi, Asghar Zarei
This paper utilizes EEG signals for automatic emotion recognition that occurs while dreaming in Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep. As dream contents could be affected by one's mental health, emotion recognition during REM sleep would give an insight into a person's mental well-being. In this study, an automatic method is introduced for analyzing EEG signals from the Dream Emotion Evaluation...
Global Journal of Social Sciences
May 12, 2025
Ramesh Prasad Adhikary
The sacred cosmic sound "Om" (or " ॐ ") is one of the most profound and universally recognized symbols in Hinduism, embodying the essence of the universe and ultimate reality (Brahman). This research explores the origins, metaphysical significance, and contemporary relevance of Om within Hinduism, as well as its influence in other religious traditions and modern spiritual practices. The study...
West Science Interdisciplinary Studies
May 8, 2025
Labib Elmuna
This paper explores Al-Ghazali’s conception of the soul and its role in the mechanism of dreams. According to Al-Ghazali, the soul is an intricate, metaphysical entity composed of interconnected elements—nafs (soul), ‘aql (intellect), qalb (heart), and ruḥ (spirit)—that together shape human behavior and spiritual experiences. Al-Ghazali’s view posits that dreams are not merely psychological or...