Neuroscience News reports:
Lucid Dreaming Reveals a New Layer of Conscious Brain Activity
Lucid dreaming, a unique state where individuals are aware they’re dreaming, reveals intriguing differences in brain activity compared to normal REM sleep or wakefulness.
In a new study, researchers compiled the largest dataset to date on lucid dreaming, combining contributions from several labs to enhance statistical power and accuracy.
They found that lucid dreams involve increased activation in areas associated with self-awareness, memory processing, and cognitive control.
Communication patterns between brain regions also shift during lucid dreams, forming a distinct neural signature.
These findings suggest that lucid dreaming represents a hybrid state of consciousness, blending features of both sleep and wakefulness.
The study challenges the traditional binary view of consciousness by showing that awareness can arise internally during sleep.
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