Lucid dreaming and ventromedial versus dorsolateral prefrontal task performance.
Consciousness and Cognition June 1, 2011 Michelle Neider, Edward F Pace-Schott, Erica Forselius et al.
Greater lucidity in dreams is linked to better performance on a task that engages the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (the Iowa Gambling Task), but not on a task engaging the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (the Wisconsin Card Sort Task). In a prospective study of 28 high school students, those with higher lucidity scored significantly higher on the Iowa Gambling Task. No differences were found in sleep quality or baseline characteristics. The findings suggest a connection between lucid dreaming and ventromedial prefrontal function.