The Science of Sleep

https://overcast.fm/+a-yFUDqEc

Podcast on sleep and tech. First section is on how tech has interfered with our sleep. Second section is on TMR.

Attempted induction of signalled lucid dreaming by transcranial alternating current stimulation

Our lucid dreaming induction study is finally out!

Source: Attempted induction of signalled lucid dreaming by transcranial alternating current stimulation – ScienceDirect

L’étrange sommeil en temps de COVID-19 – Québec Science

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Source: L’étrange sommeil en temps de COVID-19 – Québec Science

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How to turn your strange coronavirus dreams into anxiety-fighting tools

Source: How to turn your strange coronavirus dreams into anxiety-fighting tools

Food and dreams – Reluctant Habits

Source: tore nielsen – Reluctant Habits

I Dream Of Covid (@idreamofcovid) • Instagram photos and videos

Source: I Dream Of Covid (@idreamofcovid) • Instagram photos and videos

Take a survey: Dreaming in Times of Turmoil

Source: Dreaming in Times of Turmoil Survey

Humans have evolved into ‘supersleepers’ by getting better sleep in less time | Daily Mail Online | ceams-carsm blog

Source: Humans have evolved into ‘supersleepers’ by getting better sleep in less time | Daily Mail Online | ceams-carsm blog

Anesthetized Monkeys Wake Up Instantly When Researchers Stimulate Brain Region Linked to Consciousness (central lateral thalamus)

https://gizmodo.com/anesthetized-monkeys-wake-up-instantly-when-researchers-1841633132

Caroline Horton (DrEAMSLab) researches the science of dreams; Stylist Magazine

Source: Career Inspiration: this woman researches the science of dreams

Frontiers | Bizarreness of Lucid and Non-lucid Dream: Effects of Metacognition | Psychology

Source: Frontiers | Bizarreness of Lucid and Non-lucid Dream: Effects of Metacognition | Psychology

Sharp-wave ripples in human amygdala and their coordination with hippocampus | bioRxiv

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.01.07.897413v1

Working in the restaurant industry will haunt your dreams

Interview with Tore Nielsen about ‘waitmares’ plaguing restaurant workers

Source: Working in the restaurant industry will haunt your dreams

 

World Sleep Cybermonday deal: 50% OFF Membership

Also, see below for timeline to WorldSleep 2021 in Brazil…

Fear in dreams and in wakefulness: Evidence for day/night affective homeostasis

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/hbm.24843

Frontiers | Is It a Good Idea to Cultivate Lucid Dreaming?

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02585/full

Effective communication tips for presentations, posters, figures, etc.

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Fear in dreams and in wakefulness: Evidence for day/night affective homeostasis

Source: Fear in dreams and in wakefulness: Evidence for day/night affective homeostasis. – PubMed – NCBI

Hum Brain Mapp. 2019 Oct 30. doi: 10.1002/hbm.24843. [Epub ahead of print]

Sterpenich V^1,2, Perogamvros L^1,2,3,4, Tononi G⁴, Schwartz S^1,2.

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Abstract

Recent neuroscientific theories have proposed that emotions experienced in dreams contribute to the resolution of emotional distress and preparation for future affective reactions. We addressed one emerging prediction, namely that experiencing fear in dreams is associated with more adapted responses to threatening signals during wakefulness. Using a stepwise approach across two studies, we identified brain regions activated when experiencing fear in dreams and showed that frightening dreams modulated the response of these same regions to threatening stimuli during wakefulness. Specifically, in Study 1, we performed serial awakenings in 18 participants recorded throughout the night with high-density electroencephalography (EEG) and asked them whether they experienced any fear in their dreams. Insula and midcingulate cortex activity increased for dreams containing fear. In Study 2, we tested 89 participants and found that those reporting higher incidence of fear in their dreams showed reduced emotional arousal and fMRI response to fear-eliciting stimuli in the insula, amygdala and midcingulate cortex, while awake. Consistent with better emotion regulation processes, the same participants displayed increased medial prefrontal cortex activity. These findings support that emotions in dreams and wakefulness engage similar neural substrates, and substantiate a link between emotional processes occurring during sleep and emotional brain functions during wakefulness.

dream-pain | Simon van Rysewyk

Source: dream-pain | Simon van Rysewyk

Targeted Memory Reactivation During Sleep Improves Next-Day Problem Solving

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797619873344?journalCode=pssa