What physicians need to know about dreams and dreaming

被引:8
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作者
Pagel, James F. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Colorado, Sch Med, Colorado Springs, CO 80907 USA
[2] Sleep Disorders Ctr So Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO USA
[3] Sleepworks Sleep Lab, Colorado Springs, CO USA
关键词
dream; medications; nightmares; parasomnias; rapid eye movements; SLEEP BEHAVIOR DISORDER; RECALL FREQUENCY; HALLUCINATIONS; NIGHTMARES;
D O I
10.1097/MCP.0b013e328358bf42
中图分类号
R56 [呼吸系及胸部疾病];
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摘要
Purpose of review An overview of the current status of dream science is given, designed to provide a basic background of this field for the sleep-interested physician. Recent findings No cognitive state has been more extensively studied and is yet more misunderstood than dreaming. Much older work is methodologically limited by lack of definitions, small sample size, and constraints of theoretical perspective, with evidence equivocal as to whether any special relationship exists between rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and dreaming. As the relationship between dreams and REM sleep is so poorly defined, evidence-based studies of dreaming require a dream report. The different aspects of dreaming that can be studied include dream and nightmare recall frequency, dream content, dreaming effect on waking behaviors, dream/nightmare associated medications, and pathophysiology affecting dreaming. Summary Whether studied from behavioral, neuroanatomical, neurochemical, pathophysiological or electrophysiological perspectives, dreaming reveals itself to be a complex cognitive state affected by a wide variety of medical, psychological, sleep and social variables.
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页码:574 / 579
页数:6
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