“…Moreover, during wakeful functioning the limbic structures such as amygdale are associated with emotional responses especially fear responses (Adolphs, Tranel, Damasio, & Damasio, 1995; Feinstein, Adolphs, Damasio, & Tranel, 2011), and the ventromedial prefrontal cortex is involved in emotion regulation and fear extinction processes (Hänsel & von Känel, 2008; Urry et al, 2006). These results support the psychological models that connect dreaming with one’s affective experiences and suppose an emotional regulational function of dreams (Cartwright, 2011; Cartwright, Luten, Young, Mercer, & Bears, 1998; Nielsen & Levin, 2007). Theories and empirical findings suggest that REM-sleep and/or dreaming may indeed promote the resolution of emotional difficulties and the improvement of next-day mood (Cartwright, Agargun, Kirkby, & Friedman, 2006; van der Helm et al, 2011; Walker & van der Helm, 2009).…”