Flying dreams stimulated by an immersive virtual reality task.
Consciousness and Cognition August 1, 2020 Claudia Picard-Deland, Maude Pastor, Elizaveta Solomonova et al. 25 citations
Despite a high prevalence and broad interest in flying dreams, these exceptional experiences remain infrequent. Our study aimed to (1) induce flying dreams using a custom-built virtual reality (VR) flying task, (2) examine their phenomenological correlates and (3) investigate their relations to participant state and trait factors. 137 participants underwent VR-flying followed by a morning nap....
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2020.102958 (opens in new tab)
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Lucid dreaming
Flight simulation
Gravity imagery
Immersion
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