Laboratory references in dreams: Methodological problem and/or evidence for the continuity hypothesis of dreaming?
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Incorporation of laboratory elements into dreams elicited in the sleep laboratory is a methodological problem, i.e., the measurement technique affects unwittingly the object of measurement (dream content). On a theoretical level, the occurrence of laboratory references, however, fits in the framework of the continuity hypothesis of dreaming. Reviewing the literature revealed that there is a strong effect of the experimental setting on dreams and that emotional involvement may explain inter-individual differences regarding the incorporation of laboratory elements. Investigating the effects of the laboratory setting on dream content seems to be a powerful tool for studying continuity between waking and dreaming in a detailed way.
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Narcoleptic patients often report an abundant production of vivid, bizarre and frightening dreams with a remarkable amount of aggressive themes.
“Narcoleptic patients often report an abundant production of vivid, bizarre and frightening dreams (Schredl, 2008) with a remarkable amount of aggressive themes (Bourguignon, 1976).”
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- Authors
- Schredl, M.
- Corresponding author
- Schredl, Michael
- ORCID
- Schredl, Michael
- Venue
- Heidelberg University Library
- Publisher
- Heidelberg University Library
- Published
- 2008
- Volume
- 1
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 3-6
- ISSN
- 1866-7953 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W6903469664
- Cited by
- 50
- References
- 30
- Citations by year
- 2025: 3 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 4 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 3 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 1.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Licence
- other-oa
- Locations
- International journal of dream research (publishedVersion)
- heiDOK (Heidelberg University) (acceptedVersion, other-oa)
- heiDOK (Heidelberg University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- University Library Heidelberg
- International journal of dream research
- 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
- dream content, emotional engagement, individual differences
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