Overall, we highlighted the intricate interplay between brain regions in dreaming and
suggest that dreams serve multiple functions, from reflecting waking-life experiences to …

The question of a possible link between dream content and memory consolidation remains
open. After a comprehensive review of the literature, we present novel findings from an …

The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated stressors have impacted the daily lives and
sleeping patterns of many individuals, including university students. Dreams may provide …

The phenomenon of dreaming about the laboratory when participating in a sleep study is
common. The content of such dreams draws upon episodic memory fragments of the …

Ninety-one dreams collected during the Covid-19 pandemic (the epidemic-situation sample)
were compared with ninety-one dreams collected before the start of the epidemic (the non …

Parasocial Romantic Relationships: Falling in Love with Media Figures explores how, why,
and to what effect individuals develop romantic feelings toward people they “know” from the …

Improving motor performance without physical movements might seem counterintuitive,
however, decades of research on mental practice have demonstrated its feasibility. The …

This article compares social simulation theory, which claims that dreaming is a rehearsal for
waking social perceptions and interactions, and therefore has adaptive value (Revonsuo …

In general, dreams are a novel but realistic simulation of waking social life, with a mixture of
characters, motivations, scenarios, and positive and negative emotions. We propose that the …

Names: Mageo, Jeannette Marie, editor.| Sheriff, Robin E., 1959–, editor. Title: New
directions in the anthropology of dreaming/edited by Jeannette Mageo and Robin E. Sheriff …