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Below are a few articles that expand on topics important to my research. To access the papers, click the PDFs below.
Induction of Lucid Dreams Review.pdfInduction of lucid dreams: A systematic review of evidence
Citation: Stumbrys, T., Erlacher, D., Schädlich, M., & Schredl, M. (2012). Induction of lucid dreams: A systematic review of evidence. Consciousness and Cognition, 21(3), 1456–1475. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2012.07.003
This paper gives a great overview of many lucid dream induction techniques and their success rates. It discusses the wake-back-to-bed technique and how it is most successful when used in combination with other induction methods reviewed in the paper.
Examining the Triggers of Lucid Insight
Citation: Adams, L., & Bourke, P. (2020). Examining the triggers of lucid insight. Dreaming, 30(2), 120–139. https://doi.org/10.1037/drm0000139
This paper investigates the question: what causes a dreamer to realize they are dreaming? It concludes that higher-order cognition, which encompasses the thought processes like reasoning, evaluating, and reflecting, is necessary to recognize one is dreaming.
adams2020.pdfpaller2021.pdfMemory and Sleep: How Sleep Cognition Can Change the Waking Mind for the Better
Citation: Paller, K. A., Creery, J. D., & Schechtman, E. (2021). Memory and Sleep: How Sleep Cognition Can Change the Waking Mind for the Better. Annual Review of Psychology, 72(1), 123–150. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-010419-050815
This review paper discusses targeted memory reactivation, a method to help subjects remember/learn something during sleep through pairing a task with a cue, and replaying the cue once the participant is asleep.
Combining Presleep Cognitive Training and REM-Sleep Stimulation in a Laboratory Morning Nap for Lucid Dream Induction
Citation: Carr, M., Haar, A., Amores, J., Lopes, P., Bernal, G., Vega, T., Rosello, O., Jain, A., & Maes, P. (2020). Dream engineering: Simulating worlds through sensory stimulation. Consciousness and Cognition, 83, 102955. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2020.102955
The methodology of this study is similar to how my experiment will be set up. It also combines cueing with the wake-back-to-bed technique and found that this was a successful lucid dream induction method.
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