Investigation of visual dream reports after transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) during REM sleep

International Journal of Dream Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 87-93

  Jakobson, Antonia J ^a   Conduit, Russell D ^a   Fitzgerald, Paul B ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dreaming; REM sleep; Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872398571     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18667953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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