EEG activities during elicited sleep onset REM and NREM periods reflect different mechanisms of dream generation

• Published in: Clinical neurophysiology Vol. 114; no. 2; pp. 210 - 220
• Main Authors: Takeuchi, Tomoka, Ogilvie, Robert D, Murphy, Timothy I, Ferrelli, Anthony V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.02.2003; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Dream; EEG; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; NREM sleep; Power spectra; REM sleep; Sleep onset REM; Sleep. Vigilance; Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs; Dream; Sleep onset REM; Power spectra; NREM sleep; EEG; REM sleep; Human; Sleep stage; Exploration; Electroencephalography; Rapid eye movement sleep; Electrodiagnosis; Adult; Physiology; Comparative study; Power spectrum

Objective: To be the first to compare EEG power spectra during sleep onset REM periods (SOREMP) and sleep onset NREM periods (NREMP) in normal individuals and relate this to dream appearance processes underlying these different types of sleep periods. Methods: Eight healthy undergraduates spent 7 co...