Replaying the game: hypnagogic images in normals and amnesics

Science. 2000 Oct 13;290(5490):350-3. doi: 10.1126/science.290.5490.350.

Abstract

Participants playing the computer game Tetris reported intrusive, stereotypical, visual images of the game at sleep onset. Three amnesic patients with extensive bilateral medial temporal lobe damage produced similar hypnagogic reports despite being unable to recall playing the game, suggesting that such imagery may arise without important contribution from the declarative memory system. In addition, control participants reported images from previously played versions of the game, demonstrating that remote memories can influence the images from recent waking experience.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Amnesia / physiopathology*
  • Arousal
  • Brain / physiology*
  • Dreams / physiology*
  • Hippocampus / physiology
  • Hippocampus / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Learning
  • Memory / physiology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Sleep Stages / physiology*
  • Temporal Lobe / physiology
  • Temporal Lobe / physiopathology
  • Video Games*