What is a lucid dream?
Awake in a dream: what happens and how common it is.
A lucid dream is a dream in which you notice that you’re dreaming. The dream goes on, but you know. Some people can then even steer what happens.
It’s not a rare talent: about half of all people have had at least one lucid dream. Roughly one in four people has one about once a month.
In the sleep lab this can be measured: lucid dreamers send a signal from inside the dream with agreed eye movements.
Studies
- Saunders et al. 2016: How common lucid dreams are
- Picard-Deland et al.: SSILD with sensory cues (preprint)
This article summarizes studies in plain language. It is not medical advice. Health notice
