• Phénoménologie de l’endormissement et des images hypnagogiques
• Implication de sommeil et rêves dans l'apprentissage et la mémoire
• Psychophysiologie et neuroimagerie de patients atteints de cauchemars
• Rêves, cauchemars et Covid-19 
• Effet de la privation de sommeil paradoxal sur les expériences mentales en sommeil

• Jennifer Windt, A conceptual framework for philosophy of mind and empirical research. Johannes Gutenberg-Universität (Mainz, Germany) - Université de Montréal. 2011-2013.

Book Chapters In Press:

1.         Carr M & Nielsen T. (2021) Nightmares and nightmare function. In: Kryger M, Roth N, & Dement WC. (Eds.) Principles and practice of sleep medicine, 7th Edition. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co. In press.

2.         Nielsen T & Lara-Carrasco J. (2021) Pregnancy and post-partum dreams. In: Kryger M, Roth N, & Dement WC (Eds.) Principles and practice of sleep medicine, 7th Edition. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co. In press.

Book Chapters:

1.         Nielsen T. (2018) Microdream neurophenomenology: A paradigm for dream neuroscience. In: Fox K., Christoff K. (Eds), The Oxford handbook of spontaneous thought: Mind-Wandering, Creativity, and Dreaming, Oxford University Press.

2.         Montplaisir J, Zadra A, Nielsen T, Petit D. (2017) Parasomnias. In: Chokroverty S. (Ed.), Sleep Disorders Medicine: Basic Science, Technical Considerations, and Clinical Aspects (4 ed.), Springer.

3.         Nielsen T & Carr M. (2017) Nightmares and nightmare function. In: Kryger M, Roth N, & Dement WC. (Eds.) Principles and practice of sleep medicine, 6th Edition. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co.

Papers Published:

Marquis LP, Julien S-H, Daneault V, Blanchette-Carrière C, Paquette T, Carr M, Soucy JP, Montplaisir J, Nielsen T. Local neuronal synchronization in frequent nightmare recallers and healthy controls: A resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Frontiers in Neuroscience – Sleep and Circadian Rhythms. 2021

Picard-Deland C, Pastor M, Solomonova E, Paquette T, Nielsen T. Flying dreams stimulated by an immersive virtual reality task. Consciousness & Cognition: Special issue on Dream-Engineering. 2020; 83:102958. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2020.102958.

Blanchette-Carrière C, Julien S-H, Picard-Deland C, Bouchard M, Carrier J, Paquette T, Nielsen T. Attempted induction of signaled lucid dreaming by transcranial alternating current stimulation. Consciousness & Cognition: Special issue on Dream-Engineering. 2020; 83:102957. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2020.102957.

Solomonova E, Dubé S, Blanchette-Carrière C, Sandra DA, Samson-Richer A, Carr M, Paquette T, Nielsen T. Different patterns of sleep-dependent procedural memory consolidation in Vipassana meditation practitioners and non-meditating controls. Frontiers in Psychology, section Cognitive Science. 2020; 10:3014. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.03014

Christensen JAE, Aubin S, Nielsen T, Ptito M, Kupers R, Jennum P. Rapid eye movements are reduced in blind individuals. J Sleep Res. 2019 Apr 26:e12866. doi: 10.1111/jsr.12866

Gieselmann A, Ait Aoudia M, Carr M, Germain A, Gorzka R, Holzinger B, Kleim B, Krakow B, Kunze AE, Lancee J, Nadorff MR, Nielsen T, Riemann D, Sandahl H, Schlarb AA, Schmid C, Schredl M, Spoormaker VI, Steil R, van Schagen AM, Wittmann L, Zschoche M, Pietrowsky R. Aetiology and treatment of nightmare disorder: State of the art and future perspectives. J Sleep Res. 2019 Aug;28(4):e12820. doi: 10.1111/jsr.12820.

Nielsen T, Carr M, Picard-Deland C, Marquis L-P, Saint-Onge K, Blanchette-Carrière C, Paquette T. (2019) Early childhood adversity associations with nightmare severity and sleep spindles. Sleep Medicine. 56:57-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2019.03.004

Marquis LP, Julien SH, Baril AA, Blanchette-Carrière C, Paquette T, Carr M, Soucy JP, Montplaisir J, Nielsen T. (2019) Nightmare Severity Is Inversely Related to Frontal Brain Activity During Waking State Picture Viewing. J Clin Sleep Med, 15(2):253-264. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.7628.

Picard-Deland C, Carr M, Paquette T, Nielsen T. (2018). Sleep spindles are altered in early- but not late onset nightmare recallers. Sleep Medicine, 52:34-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2018.07.015

Picard-Deland C, Carr M, Paquette T, Saint-Onge K, Nielsen T. (2018) Sleep spindle and psychopathology characteristics of frequent nightmare recallers. Sleep Medicine. 50:113-131. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2017.10.003.

Solomonova E, Dubé S, Samson-Richer A, Blanchette-Carrière C, Paquette T, & Nielsen T. (2018) Dream content and procedural learning in Vipassana meditators and controls. Dreaming, 28(2), 99-121. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/drm0000081.

Aubin S, Christensen JAE, Jennum P, Nielsen T, Kupers R, Ptito M. (2018) Preserved sleep microstructure in blind individuals. Sleep Medicine, 42:21-30. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2017.11.1135.

Carr M, Nielsen T. (2017) A novel differential susceptibility framework for the study of nightmares: Evidence for trait sensory processing sensitivity. Clinical Psychology Review, 8:86-96. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2017.10.002.

Carr M, Saint-Onge K, Blanchette-Carrière C, Paquette T, Nielsen T. (2017) Elevated perseveration errors on a verbal fluency task in frequent nightmare recallers: A replication. Journal of Sleep Research, 27(3):e12644. doi: 10.1111/jsr.12644.

Marquis LP, Paquette T, Blanchette-Carrière C, Dumel G, Nielsen T. (2017) REM sleep theta changes in frequent nightmare recallers. Sleep. 40(9):zsx110. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsx110.

Aubin S, Jennum P, Nielsen T, Kupers R, Ptito M. (2017) Sleep structure in blindness is influenced by circadian desynchrony. Journal of Sleep Research. DOI: 10.1111/jsr.12548.

Nielsen T. (2017) The stress acceleration hypothesis of nightmares. Frontiers in Neurology. 8:201. DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2017.00201

Nielsen T. (2017) When was your earliest dream? Association of very early dream recall with frequent current nightmares supports a stress-acceleration explanation of nightmares. Dreaming. 27(2):122-136. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/drm0000051

Nielsen T. (2017) Microdream neurophenomenology. Neuroscience of Consciousness. 3(1):nix001. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/nc/nix001

Solomonova E, Stenstrom P, Schon E, Duquette A, Dubé S, O'Reilly C, Nielsen T. (2017) Sleep-dependent consolidation of face recognition and its relationship to REM sleep duration, REM density and Stage 2 sleep spindles. Journal of Sleep Research. doi: 10.1111/jsr.12520.

O'Reilly C, Warby SC, Nielsen T. (2017) Editorial: Sleep Spindles: Breaking the Methodological Wall. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 10:672. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2016.00672.

Christensen, JAE, Aubin S, Nielsen T, Ptito M, Kupers R, Jennum P. (2017). Nocturnal eye movements in congenital and late-onset blindness. Sleep Medicine, 40, e149. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2017.11.435

NielsenT, Carr M, Blanchette-Carrière C, Marquis LP, Dumel G, Solomonova E, Julien SH, Picard-Deland C, Paquette T. (2016). NREM sleep spindles are associated with dream recall. Sleep Spindles and Cortical Up States, 1(1), pp.27-41. doi: 10.1556/2053.1.2016.003

Windt JM, Nielsen T, Thompson E. (2016) Does consciousness disappear in dreamless sleep? Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2016 Dec: 20(12)871-882. doi:10.1016/j.tics.2016.09.006.

Carr M, Blanchette-Carrière C, Solomonova E, Paquette T, & Nielsen T. (2016). Intensified daydreams and nap dreams in frequent nightmare sufferers. Dreaming, 26(2): 119-131.

Carr M, Blanchette-Carrière C, Marquis LP, Tieng Ting C, Nielsen T. (2015) Nightmare sufferers show atypical emotional semantic associations and prolonged REM sleep-dependent emotional priming. Sleep Medicine. 20:80-87.

Godin I, Montplaisir J & Nielsen T. (2015) Dreaming and nightmares in REM sleep behavior disorder.  Dreaming. 25:257-273.

O’Reilly C, Godin I, Montplaisir J, Nielsen T. (2015) REM sleep behaviour disorder is associated with lower fast and higher slow sleep spindle densities. Journal of Sleep Research. 24:593-601. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jsr.12309. Epub 2015 Jun 4.

Carr M & Nielsen T. (2015) Daydreams and nap dreams: content comparisons. Consciousness and Cognition. 36:196-205. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S105381001500149X

Dumel G, Carr M, Marquis LP, Blanchette-Carrière C, Paquette T & Nielsen T. (2015) Infrequent dream recall is associated with low performance but high overnight improvement on the Mirror-Tracing Task. Journal of Sleep Research. 24:372-382. (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jsr.12286/full)

Nielsen T, O'Reilly C, Carr M, Dumel G, Godin I, Solomonova E, Lara-Carrasco J, Blanchette-Carrière C & Paquette T. (2015) Overnight improvements in two REM sleep-sensitive tasks are associated with both REM and NREM sleep changes, sleep spindle features, and awakenings for dream recall. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory: Special Issue on REM sleep and memory. 122: 88-97. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1074742714001695

O’Reilly C, Nielsen T. (2015) Automatic sleep spindle detection: benchmarking with fine temporal resolution using open science tools. Frontiers in Human Neurosciences. 9:353. http://journal.frontiersin.org/Article/10.3389/fnhum.2015.00353/abstract

Solomonova E, Stenstrom P, Paquette T & Nielsen T. (2015) Different temporal patterns of memory incorporations into dreams for laboratory and virtual reality experiences: relation to dreamed locus of control. International Journal of Dream Research. 8:10-26. http://dx.doi.org/10.11588/ijodr.2015.1.16611

Carr M & Nielsen T. Morning REM sleep naps facilitate broad access to emotional semantic networks. (2015) Sleep. 38:433-443. http://dx.doi.org/10.5665/sleep.4504

Nielsen T & Powell RA. (2015) Dreams of the rarebit fiend: Food and diet as instigators of bizarre and disturbing dreams. Frontiers in Psychology – Consciousness Research. 6:47. http://journal.frontiersin.org/Article/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00047/abstract