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.
Comparable studies
Other case reports and case series on lucid dreaming, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucid Dreaming as a Learnable Skill: A Case Study The author | 1980 | Case study | n = 1 |
| Lucid Dreaming as a Treatment for Recurrent Nightmares People with recurrent nightmares | 2010 | Case study | n = 5 |
| Lucid dreaming treatment for nightmares: A series of cases. Participants with nightmares | 2003 | Case series | n = 8 |
| Nightmares in the Context of PTSD Treated with Psychoeducation Regarding Lucid Dreaming 39-year-old male with a history of suicide attempts and psychiatric admissions | 2010 | Case study | n = 1 |
| Epigenetic Repair of Terrifying Lucid Dreams by Enhanced Brain Reward Functional Connectivity and Induction of Dopaminergic Homeostatic Signaling. Patients with known histories of substance abuse, childhood abuse, and PTSD | 2021 | Case series | n = 8 |
Citations in the library
Cited by 19
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- Why are dreams interesting for philosophers? The example of minimal phenomenal selfhood, plus an agenda for future research1 Frontiers in Psychology 2013
- Time for actions in lucid dreams: effects of task modality, length, and complexity Frontiers in Psychology 2014
- Reality testing and the mnemonic induction of lucid dreams: Findings from the national Australian lucid dream induction study. Dreaming September 1, 2017
- Bizarreness of Lucid and Non-lucid Dream: Effects of Metacognition. Frontiers in Psychology 2019
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