Counterfactual Thought in Dreams

Dreaming

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 237-246

  McNamara, Patrick ^a,b,c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autobiographical memory; Cognition; Dream content; Norm violations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034364325     PISSN: 10530797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009485008327     Document Type: Article

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