Objective and subjective components of the first night effect in young nightmare sufferers and healthy participants first-night effectGroningen Sleep Quality ScaleNightmareNightmarespolysomnographysleepSleep EEG
Frequent nightmares are associated with blunted cortisol awakening response in women Cortisol awakening responseHypothalamus pituitary adrenal axisNightmaresleep
Fluctuations between sleep and wakefulness: Wake-like features indicated by increased EEG alpha power during … Alpha oscillationsNightmarePower spectral analysisREMREM parasomniasleep
Electroencephalographic and autonomic alterations in subjects with frequent nightmares during pre- and post-REM periods Alpha powerDreamingEEGHeart rate variabilityNightmaresleep
Disturbed Dreaming and the Instability of Sleep: Altered Nonrapid Eye Movement Sleep Microstructure in Individuals … ArousalsCyclic Alternating Pattern (CAP)DreamingNightmaresleep microstructure