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Lucid dreaming

Also known as: lucid dreams

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referenceAppel et al. (2020) demonstrated that signal-verified lucid dreams could be induced in 40% of untrained novice lucid dreamers within two nights in a sleep laboratory setting, as published in Consciousness and Cognition.

referenceThe study 'Portable devices to induce lucid dreams—are they reliable?' by Mota-Rolim, S. A., Pavlou, A., Nascimento, G. C., Fontenele-Araujo, J., & Ribeiro, S. was published in Frontiers in Neuroscience in 2019 (Volume 13).

referencePaul Tholey published 'Techniques for inducing and manipulating lucid dreams' in Perceptual and Motor Skills in 1983 (Volume 57, Issue 1, pp. 79–90).

referenceT. Stumbrys, D. Erlacher, and M. Schredl published 'Testing the involvement of the prefrontal cortex in lucid dreaming: A tDCS study' in Consciousness and Cognition in 2013.

referenceM. Carr and colleagues published a 2020 study in Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice on the efficacy of combining presleep cognitive training and REM-sleep stimulation for inducing lucid dreams during laboratory morning naps.

referenceStephen LaBerge, L. Levitan, and W. C. Dement published 'Lucid dreaming: Physiological correlates of consciousness during REM sleep' in the 'Journal of Mind and Behavior' in 1986.

referenceThe study 'My dream, my rules: Can lucid dreaming treat nightmares?' by de Macêdo, T. C. F., Ferreira, G. H., de Almondes, K. M., Kirov, R., & Mota-Rolim, S. A. was published in Frontiers in Psychology in 2019 (Volume 10, article 2618).

referenceThe article 'New perspectives for the study of lucid dreaming: From brain stimulation to philosophical theories of self-consciousness' by Noreika, V., Windt, J. M., Lenggenhager, B., & Karim, A. A. was published in the International Journal of Dream Research in 2010 (Volume 3, issue 1, pages 36–45).

referenceRaduga (2021) proposed a method for lucid dreaming induction that utilizes the triggering of hypnopompic hallucinations.

referenceG. Kumar, A. Sasidharan, A. K. Nair, and B. M. Kutty published 'Efficacy of the combination of cognitive training and acoustic stimulation in eliciting lucid dreams during undisturbed sleep: A pilot study using polysomnography, dream reports and questionnaires' in the 'International Journal of Dream Research' in 2018.

referenceJ. Conesa published a ten-year longitudinal case study in 2002 regarding isolated sleep paralysis and lucid dreaming, documenting dream frequencies, types, and categories.

referenceT. Stumbrys, D. Erlacher, M. Johnson, and M. Schredl published 'The phenomenology of lucid dreaming: An online survey' in The American Journal of Psychology in 2014.

referenceSusan Blackmore published 'A theory of lucid dreams and OBEs' in 1988, which explores the relationship between lucid dreaming and out-of-body experiences.

referenceL. Sackwild and T. Stumbrys published 'The healing and transformative potential of lucid dreaming for treating clinical depression' in the International Journal of Dream Research in 2021.

referenceA systematic review of new empirical data on lucid dream induction techniques was published in the Journal of Sleep Research in 2022 (Volume 32, Issue 3, e13786).

measurementThe case series study captured five lucid sleep episodes, which included one instance of lucid dreamless sleep, one out-of-body-like experience, and three different types of lucid dreams.

referenceT. Campillo-Ferrer and colleagues published a 2024 theoretical review in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews that proposes a conceptual model relating out-of-body experiences to lucid dreaming and sleep paralysis.

claimThe scientific study of lucid sleep has traditionally focused on lucid dreaming and induction techniques that specifically target REM sleep.

referenceAndrew Holecek authored the book 'Dream yoga: Illuminating your life through lucid dreaming and the tibetan yogas of sleep' in 2016, published by Sounds True.

referenceStephen LaBerge authored the PhD thesis 'Lucid dreaming: An exploratory study of consciousness during sleep' in 1980.

referenceStephen LaBerge authored the book 'Lucid dreaming' in 1986, published by Ballantine Books.

referenceDenis and Poerio (2017) investigated the commonalities and distinctions between sleep paralysis and lucid dreaming, as well as their associations with waking life experiences, in the Journal of Sleep Research.

referenceRaduga, Kuyava, and Sevcenko (2020) investigated the relationships between REM sleep dissociated phenomena, including lucid dreaming, sleep paralysis, out-of-body experiences, and false awakening.

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referenceLa Berge S authored 'Lucid dreaming: psychophysiological studies on consciousness during REM sleep', published in 'Sleep and Cognition' by the American Psychological Association in 1990.