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Neural Correlates of Dream Lucidity Obtained from Contrasting Lucid versus Non-Lucid REM Sleep: A Combined EEG/fMRI Case Study

2012; Oxford University Press; Volume: 35; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5665/sleep.1974

ISSN

1550-9109

Autores

Martin Dresler, Renate Wehrle, Victor I. Spoormaker, Stefan Koch, Herta Flor, Axel Steiger, Hellmuth Obrig, Philipp G. Sämann, Michael Czisch,

Tópico(s)

EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces

Resumo

To investigate the neural correlates of lucid dreaming. Parallel EEG/fMRI recordings of night sleep. Sleep laboratory and fMRI facilities. Four experienced lucid dreamers. N/A. Out of 4 participants, one subject had 2 episodes of verified lucid REM sleep of sufficient length to be analyzed by fMRI. During lucid dreaming the bilateral precuneus, cuneus, parietal lobules, and prefrontal and occipito-temporal cortices activated strongly as compared with non-lucid REM sleep. In line with recent EEG data, lucid dreaming was associated with a reactivation of areas which are normally deactivated during REM sleep. This pattern of activity can explain the recovery of reflective cognitive capabilities that are the hallmark of lucid dreaming.

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