Trends in waking salivary alpha-amylase levels following healing lucid dreams

IntroductionSalivary alpha-amylase (sAA) is considered a marker of autonomic nervous system activity in stress research, and atypical waking sAA responses have been reported for traumatized individuals. Lucid dreams, characterized by a dreamer’s awareness of their dream state while remaining asleep,...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Psychology
Main Authors:	Garret Yount, Sitara Taddeo, Tadas Stumbrys, Michael Kriegsman, Helané Wahbeh
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-01-01
Subjects:	PTSD salivary biomarker dreaming lucidity trauma nightmares
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1347499/full