Inducing lucid dreams by olfactory-cued reactivation of reality testing during early-morning sleep: A proof of concept.
Consciousness and Cognition August 1, 2020 Daniel Erlacher, Daniel Schmid, Silvan Schuler et al.
The reliable induction of lucid dreams is a challenge in lucid dream research. In a previous study by our research group we were able to induce in about 50% of the participants a lucid dream in a single sleep laboratory night by combining a wake-up-back-to-bed sleep protocol and a mnemonic technique. In the present study, we extended our previous procedure by additional presentation of an odor...
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2020.102975 (opens in new tab)
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Lucid dreaming
Induction techniques
Odor presentation
Olfactory cue
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