Research Papers

Important: Lucid Dream Induction Study

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  1. Konkoly, K., Appel, K., Chabani, E., Oudiette, D., Dresler, M., Paller, K. (2021). Real-time dialogue between experimenters and dreamers during REM sleep. Current Biology, P1417-1427.E6. [Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.01.026]
  2. Baird, B., Mota-Rolim, S. A., & Dresler, M. (2019). The cognitive neuroscience of lucid dreaming. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 100, 305-323. [Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.02.016]
  3. Voss, U., Holzmann, R., Tuin, I., & Hobson, J. A. (2018). Lucid dreaming: A state of consciousness with features of both waking and non-lucid dreaming. Sleep, 41(4), zsy057. [Link: **https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsy057**]
  4. Baird, B., Castelnovo, A., Gosseries, O., & Tononi, G. (2019). Frequent lucid dreaming associated with increased functional connectivity between frontopolar cortex and temporoparietal association areas. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 1-12. [Link: **https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-42866-6**]
  5. Dresler, M., Wehrle, R., Spoormaker, V. I., Koch, S. P., Holsboer, F., Steiger, A., ... & Czisch, M. (2015). Neural correlates of dream lucidity obtained from contrasting lucid versus non-lucid REM sleep: A combined EEG/fMRI case study. Journal of Sleep Research, 24(5), 519-526. [Link: https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.12303]
  6. Dresler, M., Sandberg, O., Bublitz, C., Ohla, K., Trenado, C., Mroczko-Wąsowicz, A., ... & Kühn, S. (2021). Dreamed movement elicits activation in the sensorimotor cortex. Current Biology, 31(12), 2601-2610.e6. [Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.03.045]
  7. Denholm, J., & Windt, J. M. (2019). Lucid dreaming and virtual reality: A symbiotic relationship to promote individual and collective change. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 2684. [Link: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02684]