Michael Schredl is a German researcher, scientific manager of the sleep laboratory at the Central Institute of Mental Health in Mannheim. He is the editor of the International Journal of Dream Research and a consulting editor for Dreaming. Both scientific journals publish articles on the topic of dreams, including lucid dreams (LD). Schredl is also a member of the International Association for the Study of Dreams and its regional representative in Germany.
Interestingly, Schredl’s first specialty was electrical engineering. While studying the subject, Schredl became interested in psychology. As the researcher said in an interview published on the website of the Heidelberg University, he began to study the subject of dreams with a book by Erich Fromm because he could not remember his dreams. Then he bought a second book with practical tips for improving dream memory and has been keeping a dream journal ever since.
Michael Schredl is the author of more than 500 articles, including the largest number of publications on the topic of LD in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Over the past year, studies with his participation have addressed the question of the prevalence of lucid dreams among Japanese athletes (a similar study was conducted on German athletes in the past), as well as the influence of the coronavirus on the frequency of LDs and the ability to remember dreams.
Another study was devoted to the peculiarities of the psyche that are conducive to becoming lucid in a dream. In particular, Schredl found that such traits as openness to new experiences, attentiveness, sensitivity, extraversion, and a certain amount of selfishness are important for successful LD practice. The habit of meditating also has a positive effect.
The scientist’s works are available on ResearchGate.
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