Memory reactivations during sleep: a neural basis of dream experiences?

C Picard-Deland, G Bernardi, L Genzel… - Trends in Cognitive …, 2023 - cell.com
Newly encoded memory traces are spontaneously reactivated during sleep. Since their
discovery in the 1990s, these memory reactivations have been discussed as a potential …

On the relationship between unprompted thought and affective well-being: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

JWY Kam, AY Wong, RF Thiemann, F Hasan… - Psychological …, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
There is a growing recognition that thoughts often arise independently of external demands.
These thoughts can span from reminiscing your last vacation to contemplating career goals …

Affect across the wake-sleep cycle

P Sikka, JJ Gross - Affective Science, 2023 - Springer
Affective scientists traditionally have focused on periods of active wakefulness when people
are responding to external stimuli or engaging in specific tasks. However, we live much of …

Alexithymia.

DA Preece, P Sikka - 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
The term alexithymia was first coined in the 1970s by American psychiatrists Sifneos and
Nemiah to describe a cluster of emotion processing deficits they commonly observed in their …

COVID-19 on mind: Daily worry about the coronavirus is linked to negative affect experienced during mind-wandering and dreaming.

P Sikka, J Tuominen, A Ezquerro Nassar, M Kirberg… - Emotion, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Despite a surge of studies on the effects of COVID-19 on our well-being, we know little about
how the pandemic is reflected in people's spontaneous thoughts and experiences, such as …

[HTML][HTML] The Dream Experience and Its Relationship with Morning Mood in Adolescents Hospitalized after a Suicide Attempt

E Desjardins, L Gaber, E Larkin, A Benoit, A Boafo… - Brain Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Suicidality in adolescents has been associated with emotional distress, stressful life events,
relationship issues, and nightmares to name a few. This study explored the actual dream …

Dreamers' evaluation of the emotional valence of their day-to-day dreams is indicative of some mood regulation function

K Barbeau, C Turpin, A Lafrenière… - Frontiers in Behavioral …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Dreams may contribute to psychological adaptation by aiding in mood regulation. One way it
could be achieved is through a desensitization process whereby negative events are …

Relationship between trait anxiety and emotions in dreams, evaluated in older adults.

M Mediano - Dreaming, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
The relationship between the level of anxiety and emotions in dreams is a subject that has
been fairly studied, particularly in young adults. However, there exists a limited body of …

Thematic and content analysis of positively toned dreams.

J Labell, A Diushekeeva, A Zadra - Dreaming, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
This study aimed to investigate a large sample of highly positive dreams to better
understand the overarching themes and emotions present in such dream reports and the …

[PDF][PDF] COVID-19 on mind: Daily worry about the coronavirus is linked to negative affect experienced during mind-wandering but not during dreaming

P Sikka1234, J Tuominen23, AE Nassar, M Kirberg… - 2022 - academia.edu
Despite a surge of studies on the effects of COVID-19 on our well-being, we know little about
how the pandemic is reflected in people's spontaneous thoughts and experiences, such as …