Is there a relation among REM sleep dissociated phenomena, like lucid dreaming, sleep paralysis, out-of-body experiences, and false awakening?
Medical hypotheses November 1, 2020 Michael Raduga, Oleg Kuyava, Natalia Sevcenko 31 citations
During REM sleep, people normally dream, but some also experience lucid dreaming (being conscious during a dream), false awakening (dreaming that one has woken up), sleep paralysis (temporary muscle atonia upon waking or falling asleep), and out-of-body experiences (the sensation of leaving the physical body). A survey of 974 people on the streets of Moscow found that 88% had experienced at least one of these phenomena, and 43% experienced one often. These phenomena were closely correlated with each other, and their recurrence correlated with sleep duration and dream recall frequency. The results suggest these REM sleep dissociative phenomena are interconnected.