Long-term meditators experience lucid dreams more frequently, study finds
New research published in Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice has found that advanced meditators tend to have more lucid dreams, in which the dreamer is aware they're dreaming and can control the experience. "Many authors have pointed to...
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Study reveals the similarity between psychedelic states and dreaming
The altered states of consciousness produced by psychedelic drugs are very similar to dreams, according to new research published in Frontiers in Neuroscience. "I am puzzled about the range of different experiences a human being can have throughout his or...
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Could we one day heal the mind by taking control of our dreams?
About 50 per cent of us will at some point in our lives experience “waking up” and being conscious while still in a dream – possibly, we may even be able to act with intention in it. Such “lucid dreams”...
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Keeping a logbook tends to enhance dream recall
Dream recall is underestimated by retrospective measures but enhanced by logbooks, according to research published in Consciousness and Cognition. Retrospective measures involve asking participants to estimate how often they can recall their dreams. Logbooks, on the other hand, require participants...
Read moreDetailsThe ability to control dreams may help us unravel the mystery of consciousness
We spend around six years of our lives dreaming – that’s 2,190 days or 52,560 hours. Although we can be aware of the perceptions and emotions we experience in our dreams, we are not conscious in the same way as...
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Gamer brains are better at lucid dreaming and beating nightmares
Spend a few minutes searching lucid dreaming and you’ll uncover a wide variety methods for inducing the state. Some online oneierauts say journaling is the key; others recommend eye masks with a specially tuned lighting array. Still others swear by pre-bed...
Read moreDetailsVideo Games Associated with Lucid Dreaming
Those who play video games and use other types of interactive electronic media are more likely to experience lucid and controllable dreams, according to research published in the scientific journal Dreaming in 2009.
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