Effects of somatosensory stimulation on dream content in gymnasts and control participants: Evidence of vestibulomotor adaptation in REM sleep

Dreaming

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 125-134

  Sauvageau, Anny ^a,b   Nielsen, Tore A ^a,b   Montplaisir, Jacques ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Dreams; Eye movements; REM sleep; Somatosensory stimulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 22044443055     PISSN: 10530797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:DREM.0000005902.04938.fe     Document Type: Article

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