Scientific ReportsApril 26, 2024Zixuan Guo, Xiaoli Han, Tiantian Kong et al.8 citations
Suicide is prevalent among young adults, and epidemiological studies indicate that insomnia, nightmares, and depression are significantly associated with a high incidence of suicidal ideation (SI). However, the causal relationship between these factors and SI remains unclear. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the association between nightmares and depression and insomnia and...
Few providers are trained to deliver Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Nightmares (CBT-N) despite the impact of nightmares on physical and mental health. Reduced access to treatment is partially due to limited training opportunities. Web-based training resources are valuable because they are easily accessible, are cost-efficient, and can be reviewed by providers as needed. This presentation...
Few providers are trained to deliver Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Nightmares (CBT-N) despite the impact of nightmares on physical and mental health. Reduced access to treatment is partially due to limited training opportunities. Web-based training resources are valuable because they are easily accessible, are cost-efficient, and can be reviewed by providers as needed. This presentation...
Sleep-related hallucination (SRH) is a parasomnia that may be encountered in the form of altered dream mentation in α-synucleinopathies, particularly in the setting of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). Visual hallucinations (VH) are complex, well-formed, episodes that represent a core diagnostic criterion for DLB. We report a patient who presented with REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), VH, and...
Abstract Introduction Dreaming has been theorized to facilitate fear extinction learning in a manner akin to desensitization therapy. A testable hypothesis from this theory is that the experience of fear in dreams leads to lower subsequent daytime negative affect. This study employed a novel natural language processing tool and multilevel modeling to test whether fear in dreams led to...
Abstract Introduction Completing a learning task just before sleep often induces task-related dreams. This is thought to reflect the consolidation of recently formed memories in the sleeping brain. However, this literature has focused almost exclusively on how recent experiences newly introduced before sleep are incorporated into dreams. It is unknown whether and how remote memories may also be...
Insomnia and nightmares are both prevalent and debilitating sleep difficulties. The present systematic review aims to document the relationships between insomnia and nightmares in individuals without a concomitant psychopathology. The relationships between insomnia and dreams are also addressed. PsycINFO and Medline were searched for papers published in English or French from 1970 to March...
Dreaming is a universal human behavior that has inspired searches for meaning across many disciplines including art, psychology, religion, and politics, yet its function remains poorly understood. Given the suggested role of sleep in emotional memory processing, we investigated whether reported overnight dreaming and dream content are associated with sleep-dependent changes in emotional memory...
Research on the specific features of daydreaming compared with mind-wandering and night dreaming is a neglected topic in the philosophy of mind and the cognitive neuroscience of spontaneous thought. The extant research either conflates daydreaming with mind-wandering (whether understood as task-unrelated thought, unguided attention, or disunified thought), characterizes daydreaming as opposed...
Lucid dreaming allows conscious awareness and control of vivid dream states; however, its rarity and instability make neuroscientific experimentation challenging. Recent advances in wearable neurotechnology, large-scale collaborations, citizen neuroscience, and artificial intelligence increasingly facilitate the decoding of this intriguing phenomenon.