A mild electrical jolt to the brain triggered lucid dreaming in young people, allowing them to become aware that they were dreaming and even gain some control over the plot of their dream.

Lucid dreaming was marked by reduced beta-band activity (12–30 Hz) in the right temporo-parietal junction, an area of the brain tied to self-perception and spatial awareness. At the same time ...

To identify what sets lucid dreaming apart from the rest of sleep, he and his team pulled previous studies—in which brain activity was measured with EEG sensors—together into what is now the ...

Researchers have successfully triggered lucid dreams with feelings of compassion and a sense of ego-loss in the participants.

The awareness of dreaming during a lucid dream is now thought to come from shifts in brain wave activity undergone by several parts of the brain, including the right central lobe, parietal lobe ...

In addition to this awareness, we can also willingly control actions within the dream. Lucid dream occurs during the REM sleep stage. Two-way communication during lucid dreaming ...

Picard-Deland is a lucid dreamer, which means that sometimes, when she’s dreaming, she’s not only aware that she’s dreaming - she can control what happens. Her dream, her rules.

What we do know is that lucid dreaming might be detrimental to sleep quality, Rein says. Because it’s a conscious process, your brain is not truly resting during a lucid dream.

Since lucid dreams combine features of both dreaming and conscious thought, they offer a natural window into how the brain supports awareness and self-reflection. Understanding the brain activity that ...

Even as I became lucid, my dream tried to convince me not to meddle with it. Years later, when I trained in lucid dreaming, I encountered this resistance again.

You might use lucid dreaming to confront a person who has caused you harm in the past. You could talk to the actors in your dreams to try and understand what thoughts and concerns they represent.