The power of episodic memories is that they bring a past moment into the present, providing
opportunities for us to recall details of the experiences, reframe or update the memory, and …

Sleep has been found to have a beneficial effect on memory consolidation. It has
furthermore frequently been suggested that sleep does not strengthen all memories equally …

Post-learning sleep contributes to memory consolidation. Yet it remains contentious whether
sleep affords opportunities to modify or update emotional memories, particularly when …

Expressions such as 'sleep on it'refer to the resolution of distressing experiences across a
night of sound sleep. Sleep is an active state during which the brain reorganizes the …

REM sleep is critical for memory, emotion, and cognition. Manipulating brain activity during
REM could improve our understanding of its function and benefits. Earlier studies have …

Nightmare disorder (ND) is characterized by dreams with strong negative emotions
occurring during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. ND is mainly treated by imagery …

Background Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is characterized by a significant amount of fear
when confronted to social situations. Exposure therapy, which is based on fear extinction …

A widely accepted view in memory research is that previously acquired information can be
reactivated during sleep, leading to persistent memory storage. Targeted memory …

Emotional memories are preferentially consolidated during sleep, through the process of
memory reactivation. Targeted memory reactivation (TMR) has been shown to boost …

Many studies have investigated whether sleep affects cognitively unmodulated reactivity to
emotional stimuli. These studies operationalize emotion regulation by using subjective …