Lucid Dreaming Brain Network Based on Tholey's 7 Klartraum Criteria.
Frontiers in psychology January 1, 2020 Brigitte Holzinger, Lucille Mayer 15 citations
Lucid dreaming is a state where dreamers know they are dreaming and can deliberately control the dream's content. This study examined seven awareness criteria of lucid dreaming, originally proposed by Paul Tholey, and mapped each to its underlying brain circuits. The results showed that multiple brain regions are involved, and during lucid dreaming a coordinated brain network emerges that is more than the sum of its parts. The findings suggest that lucid dreaming involves a distributed neural network rather than a single area, though further research is needed to fully understand the neurological basis.