What Happens When You Realize You_re Dreaming_ Dream Science
You look at your hands. They have six fingers. You look at a clock. The numbers are melting. You know you are dreaming. The world around you does not disappear. It transforms. You are no longer a passenger. You are the pilot.The moment you realize you are dreaming is called lucidity. It occurs when the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, a region responsible for self-awareness and metacognition, becomes active during REM sleep. In normal dreaming, this region is suppressed. In lucid dreaming, it is not fully suppressed. You become aware that you are dreaming while the dream is still happening.The…
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