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Published on: August 2, 2017
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Dalena van Heugten-van der Kloet1, Harald Merckelbach, Steven Jay Lynn
1Forensic Psychology Section, Maastricht University, Maastricht 6200 MD, The Netherlands. Dalena.vanderkloet@maastrichtuniversity.nl H.Merckelbach@maastrichtuniversity.nl.
Abstract:
Llewellyn has written a fascinating article about rapid eye movement (REM) dreams and how they promote the elaborative encoding of recent memories. The main message of her article is that hyperassociative and fluid cognitive processes during REM dreaming facilitate consolidation. We consider one potential implication of this analysis: the possibility that excessive or out-of-phase REM sleep fuels dissociative symptomatology. Further research is warranted to explore the psychopathological ramifications of Llewellyn's theory.
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