Czech scientists led by Eva Miletínová conducted a pilot study to explore how sleep paralysis affects brain structure. The authors recruited ten volunteers who regularly experienced sleep paralysis, plus a…
Researchers from the US (Marina Weiler and Martin Monti) and Brazil (Alexander Moreira-Almeida) posed the question: Are out-of-body experiences and lucid dreams the same phenomenon or different? The authors link…
The recently published book Gothic Dreams and Nightmares covers over two centuries of art, from literature and painting to television and video games. This collection of essays by scholars from…
Research on sleep paralysis often focuses on students. A new study by psychologist Michael Spano was presented in his master’s thesis. A survey was distributed through social media, and responses…
Two psychologists, Elena Gerhardt from Germany and Benjamin Baird, a long-time researcher on lucid dreaming from the US, studied how meditation helps people achieve lucidity. The authors surveyed 635 individuals…
Sleep paralysis is one of the phase states that can lead to lucid dreaming. However, it often causes fear, resulting in legends about demons, while doctors continue to search for…
Brazilian scientists led by Abel Oldoni and featuring Sérgio Mota-Rolim, a regular researcher on the topic of lucid dreams, have compiled a review of foods, herbs, and medications that might…
