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Our new galantamine dream study is now looking for participants

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Calling all dreamers! The latest chapter of our dream research on galantamine has begun and we are looking for subjects in the USA.  If you qualify, you can participate from the comfort of your home. Read the announcement, and if you believe you are … [Read more...] about Our new galantamine dream study is now looking for participants

Does Galantamine Affect Lucid Dreams? A New Research Update

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I realized today that this month is the 9 year anniversary of the Dream Studies Portal. That blows me away. What started out as a blog meant to keep me writing after leaving grad school is now announcing the results of my own original dream … [Read more...] about Does Galantamine Affect Lucid Dreams? A New Research Update

Facing the tornado that’s been chasing me all my life

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Our memory of dreaming is absolutely terrible.  Perhaps it’s by design, but most likely it's just an artifact of the terribleness of human memory in general. However, if you keep a dream journal for longer than a few months, and especially for … [Read more...] about Facing the tornado that’s been chasing me all my life

What happens when we let go of control in our lucid dreams?

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One of the biggest misconceptions about lucid dreaming is that trying to induce lucidity—rather than letting it come spontaneously—will only produce low-quality lucid dreams. Not soulful encounters, and certainly not big dreams. I find this so … [Read more...] about What happens when we let go of control in our lucid dreams?