Do you really know? What are lucid dreams?
Sep 19, 2025
Explore the intriguing world of lucid dreams, where you can consciously navigate your nighttime adventures. Discover how some people achieve this awareness and even manipulate their dreams, leading to experiences like flying or meeting celebrities. Uncover the science behind lucid dreaming, including its triggers and techniques such as dream journals and reality checks. Learn about the potential benefits and precautions associated with this fascinating phenomenon!
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What Lucid Dreams Are
- Lucid dreams are dreams where you become aware you're dreaming while still asleep.
- They let you recognise dream events as unreal and sometimes control them.
Lucidity Occurs In REM
- Lucid dreaming likely arises as a hybrid state with increased brain activity during REM sleep.
- Most vivid and emotional dreams, including lucid ones, occur in REM when eyes move rapidly under eyelids.
How Common Lucid Dreams Are
- Lucid dreaming is uncommon but not rare: about half experience at least one lucid dream.
- Only roughly 23% have lucid dreams at least monthly, but it can be learned and improved.
