Dreaming about a specific place in a group: an empirical test
Vincenzo Francesco Scala, Giorgio Cozzi, Maria Luisa Castiglioni, Daniele Faro, Maria Elena Finelli, Livia Manzutto, Paola Vitali, Patrizio Tressoldi
PsyArXiv October 27, 2024 preprint DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/z8nrs_v1 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Experimental study |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 7 |
| Population | Seven trained participants in collective and individual dream sessions |
| Duration | Five collective and five individual sessions, each lasting two nights |
| Topics | Dreaming |
| Key findings | The target location was correctly identified once in collective sessions and not at all in individual sessions. The share of locations reported relative to dreams reported was about 8% higher in collective than individual sessions. The authors argue this supports their hypothesis of "oniric group telepathy." |
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to test for the first time whether it is possible to dream of a specific place that will be revealed after dreams, during collective and individual dream sessions.A trained group of seven participants carried out this task in five collective and five individual sessions, each lasting two nights.Although the target location was correctly identified only once during the collective sessions and not once during the individual sessions, the percentage of locations reported during the collective sessions compared to the number of dreams reported was on average about 8% higher than that reported during the individual sessions.In conclusion, we feel it is fair to say that dreaming collectively allows dream content to be shared better than dreaming individually, supporting the hypothesis of oniric group telepathy.