BCT Letter 253: Lucid Dreaming as BCT Dual-Coherence — The Simultaneous OHC and N_collapse State
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) June 1, 2026 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20601291 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Topics | Lucid dreaming Dreaming |
| Keywords | Power physics Electroencephalography State computer science Mental state Negativity effect Psychoanalysis |
| Key points | Proposes that lucid dreaming is a dual-coherence state defined by simultaneous elevation of infra-slow power near 0.08979 Hz and maintenance of local self-referential coherence above a threshold of 135, with a ratio of these measures predicted to distinguish lucid REM from normal REM and NREM sleep. |
Abstract
Lucid dreaming is proposed as a qualitatively distinct dual-coherence state within the BCT Superfluid Lattice Model: simultaneous elevation of OHC Josephson coupling (enhanced infra-slow power near f_J = 0.08979 Hz) AND maintenance of local self-referential coherence above the N_collapse = 1/α₀ = 135 threshold. We define the BCT dual-coherence ratio R = P(f_J)/P(δ) where P(f_J) is power near the Josephson frequency and P(δ) is delta-band (0.5–4 Hz) power. BCT predicts R is highest in lucid REM, lower in normal REM, and lowest in NREM. This is consistent with the one robustly replicated EEG finding in the lucid dreaming literature: delta reduction during verified lucid REM (Baird et al. 2019). The DREAM database (Wong et al., Nature Communications 2025, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-61945-1) is identified as the appropriate dataset for testing. Outreach to Martin Dresler (Radboud) and Benjamin Baird (UT Austin) proposed. Prediction #282. Tier: CANDIDATE. Zero free parameters.