Representation of the Self in REM and NREM Dreams

Dreaming

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-126

  McNamara, Patrick ^a   McLaren, Deirdre ^b   Durso, Kate ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

dreaming; NREM sleep; REM sleep; self

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548839931     PISSN: 10530797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1053-0797.17.2.113     Document Type: Article

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