Is the threat simulation theory threatened by recurrent dreams?

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 470-474

  Desjardins, Sophie ^a   Zadra, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dream content; Recurrent dreams; Threat simulation theory

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DREAM; DREAMING; HUMAN; PREDICTION; SIMULATION; THREAT;

EID: 33646568783     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: 10902376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2006.04.005     Document Type: Note

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