We explore the application of a wide range of sensory stimulation technologies to the area of
sleep and dream engineering. We begin by emphasizing the causal role of the body in …

In this paper we propose an emotion assimilation function of sleep and dreaming. We offer
explanations both for the mechanisms by which waking-life memories are initially selected …

Abstract Information processing during sleep is active, ongoing and accessible to
engineering. Protocols such as targeted memory reactivation use sensory stimuli during …

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 …

Recent memories are spontaneously reactivated during sleep, leading to their gradual
strengthening. Whether reactivation also mediates the integration of new memories with …

Brain function is vulnerable to the consequences of inadequate sleep, an adverse trend that
is increasingly prevalent. The REM sleep phase has been implicated in coordinating various …

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

Objective Childhood adversity figures prominently in the clinical histories of children and
adolescents suffering from a panoply of physical, mental or sleep disorders, including …

It is widely accepted that sleep aids in the encoding, consolidation, and retrieval processes
involved in memory processing; however, the conditions under which sleep influences …

Differences between nighttime REM and NREM dreams are well-established but only rarely
are daytime REM and NREM nap dreams compared with each other or with daydreams. Fifty …