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Elaborative encoding during REM dreaming as prospective emotion regulation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2013

Stefan Westermann ,
Frieder M. Paulus ,
Laura Müller-Pinzler  and
Sören Krach
Stefan Westermann
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-Universität Marburg, 35039 Marburg, Germany. sw@uni-marburg.de krachs@med.uni-marburg.de lamuelle@med.uni-marburg.de http://www.brainresearch.de
Frieder M. Paulus
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-Universität Marburg, 35039 Marburg, Germany. sw@uni-marburg.de krachs@med.uni-marburg.de lamuelle@med.uni-marburg.de http://www.brainresearch.de Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, 35039 Marburg, Germany. paulusf@med.uni-marburg.de
Laura Müller-Pinzler
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-Universität Marburg, 35039 Marburg, Germany. sw@uni-marburg.de krachs@med.uni-marburg.de lamuelle@med.uni-marburg.de http://www.brainresearch.de
Sören Krach
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-Universität Marburg, 35039 Marburg, Germany. sw@uni-marburg.de krachs@med.uni-marburg.de lamuelle@med.uni-marburg.de http://www.brainresearch.de
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Abstract

Rapid eye movement (REM) dreaming results in “emotionally intelligent encoding,” according to the target article. Building on this, we argue that elaborative encoding alters emotional processing of upcoming events and thereby functions as prospective emotion regulation. After elaborative encoding, future events are appraised differently and result in a redirected emotional response. Disturbed elaborative encoding might be relevant for emotional dysregulation in psychopathology.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 6 , December 2013 , pp. 631 - 633
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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