Lucid dreaming: Evidence and methodology
Behavioral and Brain Sciences December 1, 2000 DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x00574020 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Dreaming Lucid dreaming |
| Citations | 54 |
| Key points | Argues that lucid dreaming shows that loss of self-reflective awareness is not necessary for dreaming and that it enables precise experimental testing of hypotheses about dreaming. |
Abstract
Lucid dreaming provides a test case for theories of dreaming. For example, whether or not “loss of self-reflective awareness” is characteristic of dreaming, it is not necessary to dreaming. The fact that lucid dreamers can remember to perform predetermined actions and signal to the laboratory allows them to mark the exact time of particular dream events, allowing experiments to establish precise correlations between physiology and subjective reports, and enabling the methodical testing of hypotheses. [Hobson et al.; Solms]
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on lucid dreaming, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varieties of Lucid Dreaming Experience | 2000 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| The Neurobiology of Consciousness: Lucid Dreaming Wakes Up | 2009 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| What I make up when I wake up: anti-experience views and narrative fabrication of dreams | 2013 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| New perspectives for the study of lucid dreaming: From brain stimulation to philosophical theories of self-consciousness | 2010 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Neurobiology and clinical implications of lucid dreaming | 2013 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
Citations in the library
Cited by 18
- Psychobiology of Altered States of Consciousness. Psychological Bulletin 2005
- Practicing a Motor Task in a Lucid Dream Enhances Subsequent Performance: A Pilot Study The Sport Psychologist June 1, 2010
- What I make up when I wake up: anti-experience views and narrative fabrication of dreams Frontiers in Psychology 2013
- Lucid Dreaming: Intensity, But Not Frequency, Is Inversely Related to Psychopathology Frontiers in Psychology March 22, 2018
- The effects of a two-week reflection-intention training program on lucid dream recall. Dreaming March 1, 2006
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