PsyArXiv
November 17, 2025
Ema Demšar, Mahdad Jafarzadeh Esfahani, Maša Rebernik et al.
preprint
Lucid dreaming (LD) – in which dreamers become aware that they are currently dreaming – has gained increasing attention in consciousness studies, yet its fine-grained experiential dynamics remain undercharacterized. We conducted in-depth micro-phenomenological interviews on 22 signal-verified lucid dreams experienced in a controlled sleep-laboratory setting, mapping within-episode dynamics from...
Conference on Designing Interactive Systems
July 4, 2025
P. Wang, X. Fang, Gabriel Ducos et al.
Lucid dreaming, a state in which people become aware that they are dreaming, is known for its many mental and physical health benefits. However, most lucid dream induction techniques, such as reality testing, require significant time and effort to master, creating a barrier for people seeking these experiences. We designed LuciEntry, a portable interactive prototype aimed at helping people...
bioRxiv
June 27, 2024
Claudia Picard-Deland, Mahdad Jafarzadeh Esfahani, Leila Anna Christina Salvesen et al.
preprint
Lucid dreaming occurs when one is aware of dreaming while asleep. While lucid dreaming can occur spontaneously, it remains rare. This multi-center study (Netherlands, Italy, Canada) tested a combined induction approach integrating senses-initiated lucid dreaming (SSILD) with targeted lucidity reactivation in a large sample of participants with varying lucid dreaming experience. Sixty...
SoftwareX
December 1, 2023
Mahdad Jafarzadeh Esfahani, Amir Hossein Daraie, Paul Zerr et al.
We introduce Dreamento (Dream engineering toolbox), an open-source Python package for dream engineering using sleep electroencephalography (EEG) wearables. Dreamento main functions are (1) recording, real-time monitoring, analysis, and sensory stimulation, and (2) offline post-processing of the resulting data, both in a graphical user interface. In real-time, Dreamento is capable of (1) data...
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences
February 1, 2021
Jarrod Gott, Leonore Bovy, Emma Peters et al.
33 citations
Metacognitive reflections on one's current state of mind are largely absent during dreaming. Lucid dreaming as the exception to this rule is a rare phenomenon; however, its occurrence can be facilitated through cognitive training. A central idea of respective training strategies is to regularly question one's phenomenal experience: is the currently experienced world real, or just a dream? Here,...