Lucid Dreaming and Alpha Activity: A Preliminary Report
Robert D. Ogilvie, Harry T. Hunt, Paul D. Tyson, Melodie L. Lucescu, Daniel B. Jeakins
Perceptual and Motor Skills December 1, 1982 DOI: 10.2466/pms.1982.55.3.795 via OpenAlex
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractAmong 10 good dream recallers, awakenings from REM sleep periods with high alpha brain activity produced significantly higher ratings of lucidity compared to low-alpha REM periods. Alpha feedback training before sleep did not affect lucidity or alpha levels during REM. The authors discuss parallels between lucid dreaming and meditative states.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Experimental study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 10 |
| Population | Good dream recallers |
| Intervention | alpha feedback training |
| Duration | 2 nights |
| Citations | 61 |
| Key finding | Awakenings from high-alpha REM sleep yielded higher lucidity ratings than low-alpha REM sleep. |
Abstract
10 good dream recallers spent 2 nights in the sleep lab during which they were awakened 4 times per night from REM sleep, twice during their highest alpha activity in REM, and twice during low REM alpha. 5 were given alpha feedback training prior to sleep onset. Arousals from high alpha REM sleep yielded significantly higher lucidity ratings. Alpha feedback had no effect upon lucidity or REM alpha levels. Similarities between lucid dreams and meditative phenomena are discussed.