A replication of the 5-7day dream-lag effect with comparison of dreams to future events as control for baseline matching

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 384-391

  Blagrove, Mark ^a   Henley Einion, Josie ^a   Barnett, Amanda ^a   Edwards, Darren ^a   Heidi Seage, C ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Day residue; Dream content; Dream lag; Dreaming; Functions of dreaming; Functions of sleep; Memory; Memory consolidation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DREAMING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEMORY; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; ADOLESCENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DREAM; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SLEEP; SLEEP STAGE; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DREAMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; SLEEP; SLEEP STAGES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955484713     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: 10902376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2010.07.006     Document Type: Article

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