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Therefore, it was the objective of this study to prospectively assess dream content before and after anterior temporal lobectomy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Using the Hall and Van de Castle system, 30 dreams before and 21 dreams after anterior temporal lobectomy for drug-resistant epilepsy were analyzed. Fifty-five dreams before and 60 dreams after stereoelectroencephalography served as controls.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>After anterior temporal lobectomy, patients had significantly less physical aggression in their dreams than preoperatively (p &lt; 0.01, Cohen\u2019s h statistic). Dream content of patients undergoing stereoelectroencephalography showed no significant changes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Within the default dream network, the temporal lobe may account for aggressive dream content. 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