Dream content and memory processing: Dream lag effects within a single night and across several nights: A pilot study

Dreaming

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 211-217

  Kookoolis, Anna ^a   Pace Schott, Edward F ^a   McNamara, Patrick ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dream lag effect; Dreams; Memory; REM sleep

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956556278     PISSN: 10530797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020640     Document Type: Article

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