I sleep with my Mind's eye open: Cognitive arousal and overgeneralization underpin the misperception of sleep

摘要

Background and objectives: Misperception of sleep (e.g., underestimation of sleep time relative to objective measures) is a common feature of insomnia and other psychopathologies. To elucidate the mechanisms underlying this tendency, we examined the role of pre-sleep cognitive arousal and overgeneralization.