Nightmares are defined as repeated occurrences of extremely dysphoric and well-remembered
dreams that usually involve subjective threats to survival, security, or physical integrity. …

Lucid dreaming refers to the phenomenon of becoming aware of the fact that one is dreaming
during ongoing sleep. Despite having been physiologically validated for decades, the …

Sleep paralysis (SP) is a dissociative state that occurs mainly during awakening. SP is
characterized by altered motor, perceptual, emotional and cognitive functions, such as inability to …

BackgroundRecent open-label trials show that psychedelics, such as ayahuasca, hold
promise as fast-onset antidepressants in treatment-resistant depression.MethodsTo test the …

Study Objectives Individual circadian type is a ubiquitous trait defining sleep, with eveningness
often associated with poorer sleep and mental health than morningness. However, it is …

Introduction A growing number of studies have demonstrated that the coronavirus disease-19
(COVID-19) pandemic has severely affected sleep and dream activity in healthy people. …

Several lines of evidence converge to the idea that rapid eye movement sleep (REMS) is a
good model to foster our understanding of psychosis. Both REMS and psychosis course with …

Purpose Lifestyle and work habits have been drastically altered by restrictions due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. Whether the associated changes in sleep timing modulate the risk of …

Dreaming and psychosis share important features, such as intrinsic sense perceptions
independent of external stimulation, and a general lack of criticism that is associated with reduced …

… the pleasant, but are also afraid of taking risks (Mota-Rolim and Araujo, 2013). As a special
type … Sérgio A. Mota-Rolim dedicates this paper to his parents, Lucemere Mota and Jeronimo …