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How to control your dreams

November 3, 2024

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Scientific studies on lucid dreaming are multiplying, helping us understand how the brain creates this fascinating state of consciousness. The potential benefits can be varied.

Lucid dreams

Participants who managed to practice darts during a lucid dream saw their score increase by 20% the next day.

Sebastien Plassart / Costume3pieces for Sciences et Avenir

This article is taken from the monthly Sciences et Avenir ndeg933, dated November 2024.

Would you like to fly? Not in a plane or a helicopter, but by sheer willpower. The experience would be intoxicating: soaring to dizzying heights, gliding over magnificent landscapes, indulging in a few loops... Good news: it's possible! At least, if you manage to achieve lucid dreaming, a very specific state of consciousness in which a sleeper knows they're dreaming and can partially control events.

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