Abstract
Research on individual differences in sleep as a function of handedness is reviewed. Special emphasis is placed on a new way of approaching handedness in terms of degree (strong/consistent versus mixed/inconsistent), as opposed to the traditional focus on direction (right versus left). Handedness differences in sleep architecture reflect increased time in REM sleep and decreased time in NREM sleep in consistent right-handers. A framework relating increased interhemispheric interaction in mixed-handers, increased interhemispheric interaction during episodic retrieval, increased interhemispheric interaction during NREM sleep, and the role of NREM sleep in memory consolidation is discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | International Review of Neurobiology |
| Publisher | Academic Press Inc. |
| Pages | 215-232 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Edition | C |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2010 |
Publication series
| Name | International Review of Neurobiology |
|---|---|
| Number | C |
| Volume | 92 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0074-7742 |
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Keywords
- Handedness
- Individual differences
- Interhemispheric interaction
- Lateral dominance
- Sleep
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Dreaming, Handedness, and Sleep Architecture : Interhemispheric Mechanisms. / Christman, Stephen D.; Propper, Ruth.
International Review of Neurobiology. C. ed. Academic Press Inc., 2010. p. 215-232 (International Review of Neurobiology; Vol. 92, No. C).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Research › peer-review
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AB - Research on individual differences in sleep as a function of handedness is reviewed. Special emphasis is placed on a new way of approaching handedness in terms of degree (strong/consistent versus mixed/inconsistent), as opposed to the traditional focus on direction (right versus left). Handedness differences in sleep architecture reflect increased time in REM sleep and decreased time in NREM sleep in consistent right-handers. A framework relating increased interhemispheric interaction in mixed-handers, increased interhemispheric interaction during episodic retrieval, increased interhemispheric interaction during NREM sleep, and the role of NREM sleep in memory consolidation is discussed.
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KW - Interhemispheric interaction
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