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T.L. Holdstock
Researcher at University of the Witwatersrand
Publications - 5
Citations - 214
T.L. Holdstock is an academic researcher from University of the Witwatersrand. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sleep in non-human animals & Mental health. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 5 publications receiving 209 citations.
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Psychology in South Africa Belongs to the Colonial Era. Arrogance or Ignorance
TL;DR: In contrast to Africa's holistic approach the framework of bigoted rationalism and fanatic adherence to outer physical reality, characteristic of western society, has created a dehumanized psychology, particularly apparent in South Africa as mentioned in this paper.
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Indigenous Healing in South Africa: A Neglected Potential
TL;DR: The similarity between certain Western approaches, such as that of Jung, and indigenous healing, development in brain research, humanistic and transpersonal psychology, arguments by the World Health Organization (WHO), and the call to integrate indigenous and Western approaches to healing, necessitates a closer look at the area as discussed by the authors.
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REM Bursts and REM Sleep following Visual and Auditory Learning
G.J. Verschoor,T.L. Holdstock +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated pre-sleep variables that affect sleep stage distribution and eye movement bursts during the rapid eye movement (REM) stage of sleep, 24 paid student volunteers slept three nights in the laboratory.
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The Septal Forebrain in Relation to REM Sleep, Hippocampal Theta and Sensory Regulation
TL;DR: The most surprising finding was the persistence of hippocampal theta activity after septal co-agulation, which causes an appreciable compensatory effect in hooded rats after REM deprivation.
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The Effects of Electric Shock Stress on Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Sleep in Hooded Rats
TL;DR: The effects of various parameters of electric footshock on the sleep stage distribution of hooded rats were investigated and shock severity, rather than predictability or controllability, affectedSleep stage distribution.