Insight from the consideration of REM dreams, non-REM dreams, and daydreams.
Psychology of Consciousness Theory Research and Practice 2019 Mark Blagrove, Christopher L Edwards, Elaine Van Rijn et al.
Throughout history there have been reports and claims that consideration of dreams can produce personal realizations and insight. We assessed Exploration-Insight scores associated with discussing Rapid Eye Movement (REM) and non-REM (NREM) dreams in connection with recent waking life experiences. Thirty-one participants were cued in the sleep laboratory for a daydream report and then awakened...