Journal of Family Medicine and Preventive Medicine
April 1, 2025
P. Liu
Nightmares are almost an ubiquitous phenomenon but only nightmare disorders would need to be treated. Nightmare disorders result from a variety of causes including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), psychiatric disorders, substance abuse, or idiosyncrasy. Nightmare disorders can be treated by either pharmacotherapy or psychotherapy. We performed literature search to explore eighteen possible...
Dreaming
March 31, 2025
Annemiek C. Balt, Marlon Nieuwenhuis, E. D. de Bruin
The relationship between mindfulness and the frequency with which one experiences lucid dreams is conceptually strong and can be grounded in the continuity hypothesis and in neuroscientific investigations. Only few studies have however been performed regarding this relationship, and comparisons are difficult to make due to methodological issues and discrepancies in results. This study aims to...
International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces
March 24, 2025
Yijun Zhao, Zhengke Li, Yicheng Wang et al.
Nightmares can adversely affect individuals’ mental health and well-being, necessitating timely psychological intervention. Current nightmare therapy has set high requirements for therapists, appeared abstract to clients, and showed poor interaction between them, due to its extensive information input, lack of sensory stimulation, and exclusive reliance on one-on-one conversation. We propose...
Philology. Theory & Practice
March 21, 2025
M. I. Timoshkina
The aim of this research is to determine the influence of the poetics of dreams and nightmares on the nature of the fantastic in the works of H. P. Lovecraft. The article raises the question of the place of dreams, nightmares, and altered (liminal) states of consciousness in "genre-conditioned" fantastic literature, and on the features of their depiction directly in "Lovecraftian horrors." The...
JMIR human factors
March 14, 2025
Fadia Isaac, Britt Klein, Huy Nguyen et al.
Symptoms of insomnia, nightmares, and trauma are highly prevalent. However, there are significant barriers to accessing evidence-based treatments for these conditions, leading to poor mental health outcomes. This pilot trial evaluated the feasibility of a 4-week, digital self-paced intervention combining cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia and exposure, relaxation, and rescripting therapy...
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
March 13, 2025
Clara Sayk, Alicia Probst, F. F. Lange et al.
preprint
Study Objectives High-frequency EEG activity during sleep (cortical hyperarousal), is a transdiagnostic feature across psychiatric disorders, including nightmare disorder. It is discussed as a target of intervention; however, specific treatment options are yet unavailable. We tested whether exposure to relaxation-associated odor cues during sleep would reduce cortical hyperarousal, i.e. beta...
Theoretical and Natural Science
March 13, 2025
Boyu Pan
Lucid dreaming, the experience of being aware of dreaming in the dream, offers a unique window for neuroscientific research. In the last 50 years, the study of lucid dreaming has developed rapidly due to the advances in neuroscience, especially polysomnography and fMRI. This review highlights the neuroscientific basis of lucid dreaming about distinct neural features, varying from brain...
International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction
March 4, 2025
Edwina Portocarrero, B. Tölgyesi
This paper introduces PillowTalk 2.0, a device that allows users to record their dreams upon waking through intuitive, low-effort methods. A 30-day study involving six participants evaluated three activation modalities: squeezing, pulling, and voice commands. Voice activation eliminates the need to locate the device, making it easy to use, particularly in low-visibility situations, but it may...
Sleep Science
March 1, 2025
William E. Kelly, Richard C. Zamora, Soeun Park
Abstract Introduction Previous research found that nightmare proneness, a purported disposition to experience frequent nightmares, accounted for nightmare frequency independent of neuroticism and distress. However, these findings may have been the result of reduced reliability and content validity of the measures. The current study aimed to replicate these findings using established, lengthier...
Hearing research
March 1, 2025
Robin Guillard, Nicolas Dauman, Aurélien Cadix et al.
1 citation
Tinnitus is the perception of phantom sound in the absence of a corresponding external source. Previous studies reported that the presence of tinnitus is notably absent during dreams. This study aimed at replicating previous findings regarding tinnitus-free dreams, while also gaining a deeper understanding of tinnitus manifestations during dreams and after awakening. For this observational...