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Carlotta Mutti1,2, Francesca Siclari3,4,5, Ivana Rosenzweig6,7
1Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy.
Abstract:
Dreaming, a common yet mysterious cognitive phenomenon, is an involuntary process experienced by individuals during sleep. Although the fascination with dreams dates back to ancient times and gained therapeutic significance through psychoanalysis in the early twentieth century, its scientific investigation only gained momentum with the discovery of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep in the 1950s. This review synthesises current research on the neurobiological and psychological aspects of dreaming, including factors influencing dream recall and content, neurophysiological correlates, and experimental models, and discusses the implications for clinical practice.
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