Solo Dream Interpretation Reinforces Your Personal Mythology
February 27, 2009 by Ryan Hurd
Filed under Dream Interpretation
ScienceDaily has really been covering some great dream research studies recently. Earlier this week, SD reported on a group of studies that look into how ordinary people find meaning in their dreams.
The studies cited investigated under which conditions do people find meaning in their dreams. Their results, surveyed from various groups of US commuters and students, indicate that, in the US, people are more likely to find meaning in their dream if the dream reinforces something they already believe.
Lucid Dreamers Wanted for Study on Hypnopompic Hallucinations
February 26, 2009 by Ryan Hurd
Filed under New Dream Studies
Theoretical Physicist Karl Simanonok, PhD is looking for lucid dreamers to join his study on “auditory binding,” which is the hypothetical moment when consciousness “sticks to” the auditory system while waking up out of sleep.
Specifically, potential co-researchers in this study are asked to consciously experience their hypnopompic imagery when moving out of a dream state, and then report which sounds they experience at the threshold moment.
If you”re interested in participating in original lucid dream research and testing your conscious dreaming mettle, click here for Simanonok’s website.
Sleep On It — You’ve got Nothing to Lose
February 13, 2009 by Ryan Hurd
Filed under Sleep Research
I was in college when I learned that if I crammed for a test and then got a couple hours sleep, that crammed info would still be in my head the next morning. It was a great discovery — I have always been a fan of getting my sleep.
Now a group of neuroscientists have found the first clue to why sleep is helpful for cementing memory. The process here is “cortical plasticity,” or the rearrangement of neurons in the brain after a life experience.
Book Review: Lucid Dreaming by Robert Waggoner
February 3, 2009 by Ryan Hurd
Filed under Dreamy Book Reviews
My recent poll showed that you want more book reviews about dreams and consciousness – lovely! With so much information in the world, it is helpful to have a guide. With that in mind, I highly recommend Robert Waggoner’s new book: Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self
