This is your brain on death: a comparative analysis of a near-death experience and subsequent 5-Methoxy-DMT experience

P Michael, D Luke, O Robinson - Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Much research has focused on the modeling of the near-death experience
(NDE) by classical and atypical psychedelics; however, to date, no study has reported on the …

Benefits and concerns of seeking and experiencing lucid dreams: benefits are tied to successful induction and dream control

R Mallett, L Sowin, R Raider, KR Konkoly… - Sleep …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Therapies focused on lucid dreaming could be useful for treating various sleep disorders
and other conditions. Still, one major roadblock is the paucity of systematic information on …

Lucid dreaming increased during the COVID-19 pandemic: An online survey

P Kelly, T Macêdo, T Felipe, M Maia, A Suely… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The COVID-19 pandemic changed people's lives all over the world. While anxiety and stress
decreased sleep quality for most people, an increase in total sleep time was also observed …

Trends in waking salivary alpha-amylase levels following healing lucid dreams

G Yount, S Taddeo, T Stumbrys, M Kriegsman… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) is considered a marker of autonomic nervous
system activity in stress research, and atypical waking sAA responses have been reported …

Decreased posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms following a lucid dream healing workshop.

G Yount, T Stumbrys, K Koos, D Hamilton… - Traumatology, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Recent investigations of lucid dreams—dreams with a veridical awareness of dreaming—
suggest that this unique form of dreaming may be useful for promoting healing due to the …

Comparative analysis of lucid dream deepening techniques.

A Shashkov, M Raduga, A Nav… - Psychology of …, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Lucid dreams (LDs) can be characterized by the presence of metacognition during dreams.
LDs may have initially low perception vividness. In this study, we compare the effectiveness …

Dreaming in patients with cancer and their partners–an underestimated factor for quality of life?

S Salomo, T Hackl, J Hübner… - Journal of Sleep …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Sleep disorders are prevalent among patients with cancer and their caregivers as well,
affecting their quality of life. But the relationship between sleep quality, dream experiences …

Unmuting lucid dreams: Speech decoding and vocalization in real time.

M Raduga, A Shashkov, A Vanin - Psychology of Consciousness …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Since the 1970s, scientists have been searching for ways to communicate with people in
lucid dreams (LDs), during which it is possible to maintain consciousness. Previously …

Real-time transferring of music from lucid dreams into reality by electromyography sensors.

M Raduga, A Shashkov, N Gordienko, A Vanin… - Dreaming, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
In lucid dreams (LDs), people maintain consciousness and can make predetermined actions
while asleep. Since the 1970s, electrooculography and other sensors have been used to …

Detecting Lucid Dreams by Electroencephalography and Eyebrow Movements

M Raduga, A Shashkov - Sleep Science, 2023 - thieme-connect.com
Objective When metacognition arises during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, people
experience lucid dreaming (LD). Studies on this phenomenon face different obstacles. For …