Lucid Dreaming as Metacognition: Implications for Cognitive Science

Kahan, Tracey L.; LaBerge, Stephen

doi:10.1006/ccog.1994.1014

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“…However, we did not investigate the possible influences of current menstrual cycle, reproductive hormone profile, or oral contraceptive use on lucidity. According to the literature, lucid control dreaming is suggested to be a metacognitive activity, and the amount and type of metacognition seem similar both in dreaming and waking states (17). In the present study, the female students also had a higher level of cognitive confidence, which indicates poor confidence in their attention and memory, and a higher level of negative beliefs about the conviction that it is necessary to control ones' worrying in order to function well (12).…”

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A Survey Focusing on Lucid Dreaming, Metacognition, and Dream Anxiety in Medical Students

Yokuşoğlu

Atasoy

Tekeli

et al. 2017

Arch Neuropsychiatr

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A Survey Focusing on Lucid Dreaming, Metacognition, and Dream Anxiety in Medical Students

Yokuşoğlu

Atasoy

Tekeli

et al. 2017

Arch Neuropsychiatr

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“…The prefrontal cortex is associated with metacognitive regulation and self-assessment, executive function and top-down control of behaviour, attention regulation (Arnsten & Li, 2005;Fernandez-Duque, Baird, & Posner, 2000;Miller & Cohen, 2001;Schmitz, Kawahara-Baccus, & Johnson, 2004), while the precuneus is associated with self-processing operations, such as first-person perspective taking and experience of agency (Cavanna & Trimble, 2006). In lucid dreams the dreamer has to observe and evaluate his or her present experience to recognise the dream state and become lucid and then to take a first-person perspective and agency and guide behaviour and attention according to one's intentions in order to influence the dream content (see also Kahan & LaBerge, 1994).…”

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Induction of lucid dreams: A systematic review of evidence

Stumbrys

Erlacher

Schädlich

et al. 2012

Consciousness and Cognition

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In lucid dreams the dreamer is aware of dreaming and often able to influence the ongoing dream content. Lucid dreaming is a learnable skill and a variety of techniques is suggested for lucid dreaming induction. This systematic review evaluated the evidence for the effectiveness of induction techniques. A comprehensive literature search was carried out in biomedical databases and specific resources. Thirty-five studies were included in the analysis (11 sleep laboratory and 24 field studies), of which 26 employed cognitive techniques, 11 external stimulation and one drug application. The methodological quality of the included studies was relatively low. None of the induction techniques were verified to induce lucid dreams reliably and consistently, although some of them look promising. On the basis of the reviewed studies, a taxonomy of lucid dream induction methods is presented. Several methodological issues pertaining to both studies reviewed and lucid dream induction research in general are discussed.

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“…Dream experts have reported a wide range of alterations to the dream-self's SoA (Kahan & LaBerge, 1994;McNamara et al, 2007;Noreika et al, 2010;Occhionero, 2005;Windt et al, 2014). Dream SoA can equal or even exceed what is experienced during waking life, as evidenced in lucid-control dreams.…”

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“…Dream SoA can equal or even exceed what is experienced during waking life, as evidenced in lucid-control dreams. When lucidcontrol occurs in a dream, the dreamer both realizes they are dreaming and can control elements of the dream, leading to a strong SoA with respect to a variety of dream elements, including characters and scenery (Kahan & LaBerge, 1994). Windt et Running head: I'M THINKING YOUR THOUGHTS WHILE I SLEEP 4 al.…”

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I’m thinking your thoughts while I sleep: Sense of agency and ownership over dream thought.

Rosen¹

2015

Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice

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found that although TI and AH both occur in dreams, TI is very rare. This is an interesting result since TI is common in patients with schizophrenia. I propose two speculative lines of explanation for the rarity of TI in dreams: first, the cognitive differences between the symptoms of schizophrenia and dreams, and second, the problem of dream reporting conditions. Dream reporting conditions are particularly important, as without controls, reports can be vague. Analysis of dream reports reveals that it is often unclear whether 'hearing voices' indicates sound phenomenology or thought phenomenology. I propose that dream reports could be disambiguated given the right experimental conditions and I suggest how this could be achieved in future experimental research.

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Lucid Dreaming as Metacognition: Implications for Cognitive Science

Cited by 77 publications

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A Survey Focusing on Lucid Dreaming, Metacognition, and Dream Anxiety in Medical Students

A Survey Focusing on Lucid Dreaming, Metacognition, and Dream Anxiety in Medical Students

Induction of lucid dreams: A systematic review of evidence

I’m thinking your thoughts while I sleep: Sense of agency and ownership over dream thought.

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