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Collegium antropologicum, Vol. 32 - Supplement 1 No. 1, 2008.

Original scientific paper

Dream Recall After Night Awakenings From Tonic/Phasic REM Sleep

Danilo Hodoba
Krešimir Hrabrić
Pavao Krmpotić
Petra Brečić
Mirjana Kujundžić-Tilja
Željko Majdančić

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Abstract

Eleven healthy subjects, 9 females and 2 males aged 21–23, were submitted to all night polygraphic recording and
awaken in REM (Rapid Eye Movements) sleep, randomly upon tonic or phasic REM. Immediately upon awakening subjects
were asked about possible dreaming according to the standardized questionnaire. Seventy-seven dreams, i.e. 79% of
all 97 REM awakenings, were reported and analyzed. There were no significant differences in reported frequency of
dreamings after awakening, mood and dream content due to phasic/tonic REM sleep. Dreams from phasic REM were a
bit more colorful. Predictor of morning remembering of dreams was meaninglessness, not meaningfulness of dreams,
and, in lesser extent, good mood, colorfulness, dreams with words and phasic REM sleep.

Keywords

dreams; REM sleep; tonic/phasic

Hrčak ID:

24556

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/24556

Publication date:

13.5.2008.

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