EMDR and the sleep connection: EMDR may work because of its similarity to dream sleep
It is also possible that EMDR works by engaging similar brain mechanisms as those that underpin rapid eye movement (REM) sleep.
Article Description
“It is also possible that EMDR works by engaging similar brain mechanisms as those that underpin rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. I always found Crick & Mitchison’s (1995) model of “reverse learning” in REM sleep to be extremely interesting. In their model, REM sleep is involved in the processing of the day’s input and the elimination of unnecessary information. Since the publication of their theory, it has become clear that sleep is very much involved in memory and learning.”
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Article Access
Open Access
Cline, J. (2016, Dec 31). EMDR and the sleep connection: EMDR may work because of its similarity to dream sleep. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sleepless-in-america/201612/emdr-and-the-sleep-connection
Date
December 31, 2016
Creator(s)
John Cline
Topics
Sleep
Practice & Methods
Mechanisms of Action
Publisher
Psychology Today
APA Citation
Cline, J. (2016, Dec 31). EMDR and the sleep connection: EMDR may work because of its similarity to dream sleep. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sleepless-in-america/201612/emdr-and-the-sleep-connection
Audience
General/Public
Language
English
Content Type
Article
Access Type
External Resource, Open Access
