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REM sleep theta changes in frequent nightmare recallers

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Marquis, Louis-Philippe, Paquette, Tyna, Blanchette-Carrière, Cloé, Dumel, Gaëlle, Nielsen, Tore·2017·SLEEP
DOI 10.1093/sleep/zsx110PMC PMC5806577
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Study Objectives: To replicate and expand upon past research by evaluating sleep and wake electroencephalographic spectral activity in samples of frequent nightmare (NM) recallers and healthy controls. Methods: Computation of spectral activity for sleep (non-REM and REM) and wake electroencephalogram recordings from 18 frequent NM recallers and 15 control participants. Results: There was higher "slow-theta" (2-5 Hz) for NM recallers than for controls during wake, non-REM sleep and REM sleep. Differences were clearest for frontal and central derivations and for REM sleep cycles 2-4. There was also higher beta activity during NREM sleep for NM recallers. Findings partially replicate past research by demonstrating higher relative "slow-theta" (3-4Hz) for NM recallers than for controls. Conclusions: Findings are consistent with a neurocognitive model of nightmares that stipulates cross-state anomalies in emotion processing in NM-prone individuals.

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  • Idiopathic nightmares originating in early childhood result from a dysfunctional hippocampal-amygdala-prefrontal circuit that controls fear memory formation and extinction.

    “Moreover, also the idiopathic nightmares originating in early childhood results from dysfunctional hippocampal-amygdala-prefrontal circuit that controls fears memory formation and extinction (Nielsen and Levin, 2007; Marquis et al., 2017).”

    From The Functional Role of Dreaming in Emotional Processes (2019) · cites this paper as Marquis et al., 2017

    The Introduction and Conclusion describe a neurocognitive model in which idiopathic nightmares result from alterations in a hippocampal–amygdala–prefrontal circuit involved in fear memory formation and extinction. But the Introduction says a separate theory links them to early childhood adversity, not that the nightmares themselves originate in early childhood. The paper presents the circuit account as a model consistent with its findings, rather than an established cause. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • Theta activity and EEG characterized by high cortical activation appear crucial in the production and retrieval of DE.

    “Once again, the theta activity (Marquis et al., 2017) and the EEG characterized by high cortical activation (Simor et al., 2013; D'Atri et al., 2019) appear to be crucial in the production and retrieval of DE.”

    From The Functional Role of Dreaming in Emotional Processes (2019) · cites this paper as Marquis et al., 2017

    The Results and Discussion report elevated slow-theta power in frequent nightmare recallers, especially during REM sleep, and discuss its possible role in nightmare pathology. They do not establish that theta activity is crucial to the production or retrieval of dream experiences generally. The high-cortical-activation part of the sentence is attributed to other citations, not Marquis et al. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • Higher slow theta (2-5 Hz) activity over frontal and central areas characterized the nightmares group especially during REM sleep compared to controls.

    “Interestingly, a recent study investigated EEG activity in frequent nightmares recallers and controls, observing that higher slow theta (2–5 Hz) activity over frontal and central areas characterized the nightmares group especially during REM sleep compared to controls (Marquis et al., 2017).”

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Authors
Marquis, L.-P., Paquette, T., Blanchette-Carrière, C., Dumel, G., & Nielsen, T.
Affiliations
  • Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal (CA)
  • Center for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine, CIUSSS-NÎM – Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Québec, Canada;
ORCID
Venue
SLEEP
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2017-06-23
Volume
40
Issue
9
ISSN
  • 0161-8105 (ISSN-L)
  • 1550-9109
DOI
10.1093/sleep/zsx110
PMC
PMC5806577
OpenAlex
W2664764853
Cited by
29
References
105
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1
FWCI
2.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • SLEEP (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (MOP-115125)
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (312277)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
Keywords
nightmares, REM sleep, beta activity, NREM sleep, emotional processing
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Dreams, Emotions, Female, Humans, Male, Mental Recall, Sleep, REM, Theta Rhythm, Case-Control Studies, Young Adult

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