Flying dreams stimulated by an immersive virtual reality task.
Consciousness and cognition August 1, 2020 Claudia Picard-Deland, Maude Pastor, Elizaveta Solomonova et al. 25 citations
Flying dreams, though common, rarely occur. In a study with 137 participants, a virtual reality flying task followed by a morning nap increased reports of flying dreams during the nap and the following morning, compared to baseline rates and a control group. These dreams also showed greater lucid control and emotional intensity. Prior dream-flying experience and the level of VR sensory immersion influenced induction. The results support a vection-based explanation of dream-flying and could aid in developing dream flight-induction technologies.