Why Does Your Brain Create Lucid Dreams_ Dreamy Science for Sleep
You are flying over a city you have never visited. You know you are dreaming. You decide to fly higher. The sky responds. You are not watching the dream. You are directing it. This is a lucid dream, and your brain creates it for a reason.Lucid dreaming occurs when the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, the region responsible for self-awareness and metacognition, remains active during REM sleep. In normal dreaming, this region is suppressed, allowing the dream to feel real. In lucid dreaming, it is not fully suppressed. You become aware that you are dreaming while the dream is still happening…
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