Lucid dreaming: an age‐dependent brain dissociation
Ursula Voss, Clemens Frenzel, Judith Koppehele-Gossel, Allan Hobson
Journal of Sleep Research May 29, 2012 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2012.01022.x (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Survey Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Students aged 6-19 years |
| Topics | Dreaming Lucid dreaming |
| Citations | 76 |
| Key findings | Lucid dreaming is pronounced in young children, its incidence drops at about age 16, and increased lucidity was found in those attending higher level schools. |
Abstract
The current study focused on the distribution of lucid dreams in school children and young adults. The survey was conducted on a large sample of students aged 6-19 years. Questions distinguished between past and current experience with lucid dreams. Results suggest that lucid dreaming is quite pronounced in young children, its incidence rate drops at about age 16 years. Increased lucidity was found in those attending higher level compared with lower level schools. Taking methodological issues into account, we feel confident to propose a link between the natural occurrence of lucid dreaming and brain maturation.
Comparable studies
Other cross-sectional and survey studies on lucid dreaming, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Phenomenology of Lucid Dreaming: An Online Survey Respondents to an online survey about lucid dreams | 2014 | Online survey | n = 684 |
| Frequency of Lucid Dreaming in a Representative German Sample Representative sample of German adults | 2011 | Cross-sectional survey | n = 919 |
| Terror and bliss? Commonalities and distinctions between sleep paralysis, lucid dreaming, and their associations with waking life experiences Adults aged 18–82 years | 2016 | Cross-sectional survey | n = 1,928 |
| Increased Lucid Dreaming Frequency in Narcolepsy Patients diagnosed with narcolepsy and healthy control subjects | 2015 | Cross-sectional study | n = 979 |
| Applications of lucid dreams: An online study Lucid dreamers | 2012 | Survey | n = 301 |
Citations in the library
Cited by 41
- Lucid Dreaming in Narcolepsy Sleep February 27, 2015
- The Phenomenology of Lucid Dreaming: An Online Survey The American Journal of Psychology April 21, 2014
- Lucid dreaming incidence: A quality effects meta-analysis of 50 years of research Consciousness and Cognition June 20, 2016
- Are Lucid Dreams Good for Us? Are We Asking the Right Question? A Call for Caution in Lucid Dream Research Frontiers in Neuroscience January 24, 2020
- Lucid Dreaming: Intensity, But Not Frequency, Is Inversely Related to Psychopathology Frontiers in Psychology March 22, 2018
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Cites 8
- Lucid Dreaming: a State of Consciousness with Features of Both Waking and Non-Lucid Dreaming Sleep September 1, 2009
- Frequency of Lucid Dreaming in a Representative German Sample Perceptual and Motor Skills February 1, 2011
- A mind to go out of: reflections on primary and secondary consciousness. Consciousness and Cognition December 2011
- Lucid dreaming and ventromedial versus dorsolateral prefrontal task performance. Consciousness and Cognition June 1, 2011
- Lucid dreaming and the bimodality of consciousness Advances in Consciousness Research October 28, 2010
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