Health Science Sleep paralysis Scientists Study How the Brain Paralyzes Our Bodies When Dreaming Jan 29, 2021 Shuntaro Uchida et al. of the University of Tsukuba in Japan have published a new study on the neurons in…
Lucid dreaming Methods Science Scientists Assess Sleep Fragmentation Technique Jan 28, 2021 The wake-up-back-to-bed technique (WBTB) essentially consists of alternating intervals of wakefulness and sleep. Practitioners set an alarm to wake them…
Lucid dreaming Phase Science Meditation Influences Phase States Jan 26, 2021 Scientists have repeatedly expressed the opinion that the practice of meditation has a positive effect on the frequency of lucid…
Lucid dreaming Methods Science Do Odors Induce Lucid Dreams? Jan 25, 2021 Scientists have been studying the effects of fragrances on humans for a long time. Odors can improve one’s well-being, change…
Lucid dreaming Other Science Do Lucid Dreams Lead to Personal Growth? Jan 23, 2021 It is generally acknowledged that lucid dreaming facilitates personal growth, including the development of creativity, mindfulness, and self-esteem. However, is…
Lucid dreaming Methods Science Spinning to Stabilize Lucid Dreams Jan 20, 2021 The spinning technique is often used by practitioners to stabilize phase states such as lucid dreams. As Stephen LaBerge, one…
Out-of-body experience Phase Science Perception of Time in Out-of-Body Experiences Jan 15, 2021 How does our time perception change during out-of-body experiences? Scientists from the University of Clermont-Auvergne in France have conducted a…
False awakenings Lucid dreaming Science False Awakenings Lead to Lucid Dreams Jan 13, 2021 Researchers have repeatedly hypothesized that false awakenings accompany lucid dreams. However, up until recently, there was no scientific evidence to…
Lucid dreaming Other Science Scientists Study Levels of Dream Lucidity Jan 11, 2021 How to distinguish a lucid dream from a non-lucid dream? After all, you can become aware of yourself inside a…
Lucid dreaming Other Science Narcoleptics Have High Creativity Quotient Dec 30, 2020 Type 1 narcolepsy (NT1) is a chronic sleep disorder characterized by daytime drowsiness with a rapid transition to REM sleep.…
Lucid dreaming Science Technologies Is VR Effective in Teaching Lucid Dreaming? Dec 29, 2020 Dutch scientists from the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior in Nijmegen have published a new study on lucid…
Health Science Sleep paralysis Is Stress a Cause of Sleep Paralysis? Dec 25, 2020 Isolated sleep paralysis (not associated with a sleep disorder such as narcolepsy) occurs at least once in up to 40%…
Science Sleep Sleep paralysis Is the Brain Dreaming During Sleep Paralysis? Dec 22, 2020 Scientists studying sleep disorders at the Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital in Paris have published a new study on sleep paralysis using…
Lucid dreaming Methods Science Cognitive Trainings Lead to Lucid Dreams Dec 19, 2020 Cognitive training is used to develop the processes of awareness, attention, and memory. They have also been used successfully in…
Health Lucid dreaming Science Lucid Dreams Provide a Feeling of Freshness in the Morning Dec 18, 2020 We recently talked about whether lucid dreaming is dangerous for the brain. Some researchers believe that awareness during sleep, due…
Other Out-of-body experience Science Astral Projection Through the Eyes of Scientists Dec 17, 2020 Astral projection is an intentional out-of-body experience that you can control, according to Nathan Chandler, author of a December 2020…
Other Out-of-body experience Science Scientists Introduce a New Scale for Assessing Near-Death Experiences Dec 15, 2020 The first scale for evaluating near-death experiences – the so-called “Greyson scale” – was developed in 1983. To this day,…
Dreams Lucid dreaming Science Lucid Dreams Useful in Treating Nightmares Dec 14, 2020 The practice of lucid dreaming is often used in nightmare therapy. The progress made in this area over the past…
Lucid dreaming Other Science Are Lucid Dreams Dangerous for the Brain? Dec 9, 2020 With its increasing popularity among practitioners, the phenomenon of lucid dreaming is also finding itself under growing criticism on the…
Other Out-of-body experience Science Near-Death Experiences Are More Vivid Than Ordinary Memories Dec 8, 2020 Memories of near-death experiences (NDE) are often presented as “more real” than memories of other real or imagined events, scientists…
