The neuroscience of lucid dreaming

Lucid dreaming, a state in which dreamers are consciously aware and can control their dreams, is rare and unstable, making it difficult to study in the lab. New developments in wearable brain-sensing devices, large-scale research partnerships, citizen science projects, and artificial intelligence are now making it easier to decode and investigate this phenomenon.

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Abstract

Lucid dreaming allows conscious awareness and control of vivid dream states, however its rarity and instability make neuroscientific experimentation challenging. Recent advances in wearable neurotechnology, large-scale collaborations, citizen neuroscience and artificial intelligence increasingly facilitate the decoding of this intriguing phenomenon.