In previous studies, a right hemisphere superiority was shown during REM sleep with respect to Wake and NREM states for right hemisphere tasks. The question can be raised whether the increasing right hemisphere performance during REM is related to right hemisphere tasks only, or whether it is of more general nature. This hypothesis was tested by giving the lateralized Consonant Recognition Task to 16 subjects during waking and upon awakenings from REM and NREM sleep. Results support the hypothesis that right hemisphere superiority in REM sleep is not restricted to right hemisphere tasks. (C) 1995 Academic Press, Inc.
CHANGES IN COGNITIVE ASYMMETRIES FROM WAKING TO REM AND NREM SLEEP / Casagrande, Maria; Bertini, Mario; P., Testa. - In: BRAIN AND COGNITION. - ISSN 0278-2626. - STAMPA. - 29:2(1995), pp. 180-186. [10.1006/brcg.1995.1275]
CHANGES IN COGNITIVE ASYMMETRIES FROM WAKING TO REM AND NREM SLEEP
CASAGRANDE, Maria;BERTINI, Mario;
1995
Abstract
In previous studies, a right hemisphere superiority was shown during REM sleep with respect to Wake and NREM states for right hemisphere tasks. The question can be raised whether the increasing right hemisphere performance during REM is related to right hemisphere tasks only, or whether it is of more general nature. This hypothesis was tested by giving the lateralized Consonant Recognition Task to 16 subjects during waking and upon awakenings from REM and NREM sleep. Results support the hypothesis that right hemisphere superiority in REM sleep is not restricted to right hemisphere tasks. (C) 1995 Academic Press, Inc.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
