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REM and NREM sleep mentation

McNamara, Patrick, Johnson, Patricia, McLaren, Deirdre, Harris, Erica, Beauharnais, Catherine, Auerbach, Sanford·2010·International review of neurobiology
DOI 10.1016/s0074-7742(10)92004-7
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We review the literature on the neurobiology of rapid eye movement (REM) and non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep states and associated dreams. REM is associated with enhanced activation of limbic and amygdalar networks and decreased activation in dorsal prefrontal regions while stage II NREM is associated with greater cortical activation than REM. Not surprisingly, these disparate brain activation patterns tend to be associated with dramatically different dream phenomenologies and dream content. We present two recent studies which content-analyzed hundreds of dream reports from REM and NREM sleep states. These studies demonstrated that dreamer-initiated aggressive social interactions were more characteristic of REM than NREM, and dreamer-initiated friendliness was more characteristic of NREM than REM reports. Both REM and NREM dreams therefore may function to simulate opposing types of social interactions, with the REM state specializing in simulation of aggressive interactions and the NREM state specializing in simulation of friendly interactions. We close our review with a summary of evidence that dream content variables significantly predict daytime mood and social interactions.

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  • Awakenings from REM sleep are associated with higher scores in the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression.

    “For instance, awakenings from REM sleep are associated to higher scores in the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (McNamara et al., 2010), and the increase in REM density (Riemann et al., 1994; Wurts and Edgar, 2000) with higher EEG fast-frequencies (Riemann et al., 1994) have been recognized as the main neurophysiological correlates of depression during sleep.”

    From The Functional Role of Dreaming in Emotional Processes (2019) · cites this paper as McNamara et al., 2010

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Authors
McNamara, P., Johnson, P., McLaren, D., Harris, E., Beauharnais, C., & Auerbach, S.
Affiliations
Boston University (US)
ORCID
Venue
International review of neurobiology
Publisher
Elsevier
Published
2010
Volume
92
Pages
69-86
ISSN
0074-7742 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/s0074-7742(10)92004-7
OpenAlex
W1540364524
Cited by
92
References
64
Citations by year
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FWCI
10.59
Type
book chapter
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • International review of neurobiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R21MH076916)
  • National Center for Research Resources (UL1RR025771)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
Keywords
REM sleep, NREM sleep, dream content, limbic system activation, amygdala, prefrontal cortex, social interaction
MeSH terms
Dreams, Humans, Mental Processes, Sleep, Sleep, REM, Social Behavior

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