The Neurobiology of Dreaming

Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine: Fifth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 563-575

  Pace Schott, Edward F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4160-6645-3.00048-7     Document Type: Chapter

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