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I did not expect to be dreaming: Explaining realization in lucid dreams with a Bayesian framework

PsyArXiv July 31, 2021 preprint DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/5x6hj (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Theoretical or philosophical paper
Topics Dreaming Lucid dreaming
Key points Proposes that lucid dreaming realization can be explained as a Bayesian inference process where contradictory sensory evidence updates prior beliefs about being awake.

Abstract

I did not expect to be dreaming: Explaining realization in lucid dreams with a Bayesian framework