#Psychology of dreams and nightmares series

Good dreams and bad dreams all teach a lesson, and nightmares are often ways in which the mind stresses that something must be done about a particular issue. Dreams are not just 'B-rated movies,' as some have called them, but are a way for the mind to sift through events and make sense of the day just passed, as well as categorize experiences for later use.

#Psychology of dreams and nightmares series

Whether it is seen in the quietness of the dark in a partner who is sleeping in the same bed, whose eyelids flutter as he or she sleeps, or whether it is experienced firsthand, as a series of recurring images, drawn together by the threads of a seemingly important story, dreams are inescapable features of sleep, and particularly of REM sleep. – Author, Pharmaceutical Rep (2006)Įlena Frantova, BFA – Web site developer M.Comp Sc.An Analysis of Why Dreams Exist and What They MeanĪll humans, and even some animals, know what it means to doze off to sleep and dream. – Assistant Professor, U Pittsburgh (2005) – Assistant Professor, Psychology, U Montreal (1999)Īnne Germain, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor of Research, Psychiatry, U Montreal (2006)Īntonio Zadra, Ph.D. – Information Tech, Sacré-Cœur Hospital Research Center (2007)

– Assistant Professor in Psychology, Université de Sherbrooke (2010) Psychology, U MontréalĒ005Īni Popova, B.Sc. Biology, McGill UniversityĒ006Īnna Polotskaia: M.Sc. Psychology, U MontréalĒ007Īmine Osmani: B.Sc. Josiane Perron: B.Sc Psychology, U MontréalĒ007Īïda Annick Ndiaye: M.Sc. Marie-Ève Ross: B.Sc Occupational Therapy, U MontréalĒ007įrançois Rabbat: B.Sc Psychology, U MontréalĒ007 Kieran Fox: B.Sc Psychology, McGill UniversityĒ007 Vanessa Guérin: B.Sc Psychology, U MontréalĒ007 Psychology, McGill (2009)Ĭhristine Brochu: B.Sc Psychology, U MontréalĒ007 Psychology, McGill (2009)Īrianna Amato: B.Sc. Psychology, U Ottawa (2011)Īmy Graham: B.Sc. Nathalie Voarino: Undergraduate studies, Université d’Aix-Marseille, France (2012)Įva Bezinger: B.Sc. Sylvie Rompré – Technician in Medical Electrophysiologyīenoit Adam – Technician in Medical Electrophysiology Louis-Philippe Marquis – Research assistant, B.Sc. Vickie Lamoureux-Tremblay – NSERC fellow Research assistant, B.Sc. student in Biomedical Sciences, U Montreal student in Psychology, U MontrealĬlaudia Brassard, B.Sc. Student, Individualized program, U Montreal student in Psychology, U MontrealĮlizaveta Solomonova, M.Sc. – Postdoctoral trainee, biomedical sciences, U Montreal – Research Coordinator, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de MontréalĬhristian O'Reilly, Ph.D. Tore Nielsen, Ph.D., Psychologist – Professor of Psychiatry, U Montreal & Lab Director Dream samples are collection with a spectrum of methods: laboratory awakenings, home logs, interactive voice mail, questionnaires and internet surveys. The DNL consists of a 2-bed sleep laboratory equipped for all-night polysomnographic recording, psychophysiological assessment (e.g., EMG, EEG spectral analysis, HR analysis), sampling and analysis of dream mentation, and the testing of cognitive and emotional processes. This Center is itself part of the larger Research Center of the Sacre-Coeur Hospital and an affiliate of the Universite du Montreal. The DNL is part of the Center for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine (CARSM), one of the largest and most comprehensive clinical sleep research facilities in the world. The Dream & Nightmare Laboratory, established in Montreal's Sacré-Coeur (Sacred Heart) Hospital in 1991, is dedicated to the scientific study of dreaming and its disorders, to the training of graduate students, researchers and health professionals in the techniques and applications of dream science, to the development and deployment of proven methods for treating dream-related health problems, and to public education about the important role dreams and nightmares play in psychological life. Information about the Lab Mission statement