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New Dream Studies

New Evidence that Lucid Dreaming Improves Performance

By Ryan Hurd

You can learn how to ride a unicycle by dreaming about it. That's the claim made decades years ago by Paul Tholey, a German psychologist who pioneered clinical lucid dreaming research and its connection to sports psychology. He had never been on a … [Read more...] about New Evidence that Lucid Dreaming Improves Performance

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming, New Dream Studies

Tried Galantamine for Lucid Dreams? Participate in our New Study

By Ryan Hurd

If you have used galantamine as a catalyst for lucid dreaming, we would appreciate it if you would participate in our online survey. We are interested in exploring the subjective differences between lucid dreams that follow the ingestion of … [Read more...] about Tried Galantamine for Lucid Dreams? Participate in our New Study

Filed Under: New Dream Studies Tagged With: Galantamine, galantamine research, Lucid Dreaming, Scott Sparrow

Lucid Dreamers Know They Have Bigger Brains and More Self Reflection. And They Know that You Know.

By Ryan Hurd

In a new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich suggested that people who can frequently have lucid dreams—that is, dreaming … [Read more...] about Lucid Dreamers Know They Have Bigger Brains and More Self Reflection. And They Know that You Know.

Filed Under: New Dream Studies Tagged With: Lucid Dreaming, Max Planck, metacognition, neuroscience of lucid dreaming

Telepathic Dream Research is Blowing Up

By Ryan Hurd

There's new signs of life for the study of dream telepathy. A compelling 2013 report published by Carlyle Smith, Lifetime Professor Emeritus at Trent University in Ontario, Canada, found statistically unlikely levels of targeted dream content in … [Read more...] about Telepathic Dream Research is Blowing Up

Filed Under: New Dream Studies, Psychic Dreams Tagged With: Carlyle Smith, ESP, Maimonides, Montague Ullman, psychic dreams, Stanley Krippner, telepathic dreaming

14 New Dreaming and Consciousness Links for August

By Ryan Hurd

I wish I had more time to blog, because I want to write about each and every one of these stories from the last two weeks. Instead, I’ll present them in a list for your enjoyment in case you missed them. I’m also including a new article and podcast … [Read more...] about 14 New Dreaming and Consciousness Links for August

Filed Under: New Dream Studies

The Effect of Pornography on Erotic and Wet Dreams

By Ryan Hurd

Does viewing pornography affect the dreaming minds of modern men? Given that the Internet is riddled with porn, and given that dreams so often reflect our thoughts, interests and concerns, it shouldn't be a surprise that new research suggests why … [Read more...] about The Effect of Pornography on Erotic and Wet Dreams

Filed Under: New Dream Studies Tagged With: Calvin Yu, continuity theory of dreaming, erotic dreams, pornographic dreams, wet dreams

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