Lucid dreaming: Correspondence between dreamed and actual events in one subject during rem sleep
Peter Fenwick, Morton Schatzman, Alan Worsley, Joan Adams, Sonya Stone, Anne Baker
Biological Psychology June 1, 1984 DOI: 10.1016/0301-0511(84)90056-5 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Case study Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 1 |
| Population | A lucid dreamer |
| Topics | Dreaming Lucid dreaming |
| Citations | 56 |
| Key findings | During lucid dreaming, dreamed actions produce EMG activity that is greater in flexor than extensor limb muscles and absent in axial muscles. |
Abstract
During lucid dreaming, a subject willed movements of his fingers, toes and feet, remembered tasks, and counted sensory stimuli. Dreamed speech was related to respiration. EMG activity corresponding to dreamed actions was greater in flexor than in extensor limb muscles and was never present in axial muscles.