Non-REM dreaming in relation to the cyclic alternating pattern an exploratory study
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2013
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Dreaming is yet to be studied in relation to sleep microstructure. By endeavouring to study mentation in relation to the finer neurophysiological processes underlying the rhythmicity of the sleep cycles, dream science stands to benefit from the wealth of knowledge of these processes. While relationships between dreaming and certain of these processes have been identified in the literature, a comprehensive study of dreaming in relation to all of the recognized components of the sleep microstructure is completely lacking. With this in mind, the main aim of this study was to examine sleep microstructure in relation to dreaming and determine whether there is any relationship between dream recall and the various types of phasic arousal phenomena during NREM sleep, as systematised within the global framework of the cyclic alternating pattern (CAP).
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Wainstein, D. 2013. Non-REM dreaming in relation to the cyclic alternating pattern an exploratory study. University of Cape Town.