What is a lucid dream?
Awake in a dream: what happens and how common it is.
FinallyLucid Team
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.
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Research and editing
We are the team behind the FinallyLucid app. For every article we read the studies on the topic and link them below. We say how strong the evidence is, and we review our articles regularly.
Sources
- 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
