Sleep: Opening a portal to the dreaming brain.
Robert Stickgold, Antonio Zadra
Current Biology April 1, 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.02.016 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Dreaming |
| Keywords | Brain Retrospective studies Dreams Sleep, rem |
| Key points | Argues that because dream reports are typically collected retrospectively, they limit the study of dreams, and proposes that two-way, real-time communication with lucid dreamers during REM sleep provides a new approach for investigating dreams and dreaming. |
Abstract
The retrospective nature of dream reports represents a challenge to the study of dreams. Two-way, real-time communication between researchers and lucid dreamers immersed in REM sleep offers a new and exciting window into the study of dreams and dreaming.
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