Dreams are more negative than real life: Implications for the function of dreaming

Cognition and Emotion 22 (5):833-861 (2008)
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There is wide agreement among dream researchers that emotional memories are activated during dreaming and that emotions play an important role in the thematic development of the dream. In accordanc...

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