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The cognitive neuroscience of lucid dreaming

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Baird, Benjamin, Mota-Rolim, Sergio A., Dresler, Martin·2019·Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

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Lucid dreaming refers to the phenomenon of becoming aware of the fact that one is dreaming during ongoing sleep. Despite having been physiologically validated for decades, the neurobiology of lucid dreaming is still incompletely characterized. Here we review the neuroscientific literature on lucid dreaming, including electroencephalographic, neuroimaging, brain lesion, pharmacological and brain stimulation studies. Electroencephalographic studies of lucid dreaming are mostly underpowered and show mixed results. Neuroimaging data is scant but preliminary results suggest that prefrontal and parietal regions are involved in lucid dreaming. A focus of research is also to develop methods to induce lucid dreams. Combining training in mental set with cholinergic stimulation has shown promising results, while it remains unclear whether electrical brain stimulation could be used to induce lucid dreams. Finally, we discuss strategies to measure lucid dreaming, including best-practice procedures for the sleep laboratory. Lucid dreaming has clinical and scientific applications, and shows emerging potential as a methodology in the cognitive neuroscience of consciousness. Further research with larger sample sizes and refined methodology is needed.

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Authors
Baird, B., Mota-Rolim, S. A., & Dresler, M.
Affiliations
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
  • Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (BR)
  • Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
Corresponding author
Baird, Benjamin
Venue
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2019-05
Volume
100
Pages
305-323
ISSN
0149-7634 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2922234293
Cited by
192
References
183
Citations by year
2026: 16 · 2025: 42 · 2024: 41 · 2023: 24 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 23 · 2019: 4
FWCI
2.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion)
  • Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • National Institutes of HealthNational Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
  • Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
  • Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos do Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia
  • Fundação de Apoio à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte
  • Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs
Keywords
lucid dreaming, prefrontal cortex, parietal cortex, cholinergic stimulation, brain stimulation, lucid dream induction, consciousness
MeSH terms
Cognitive Neuroscience, Metacognition, Awareness, Brain, Brain Mapping, Dreams, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Brain Waves, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

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