Increasing perception vividness during lucid dreaming by spinning: A pilot study.

In lucid dreams (LDs), people can control the events of the dream plot and experience vivid perceptions. However, perception vividness in LDs is sometimes very low, thus preventing practitioners from fully experiencing the phenomenon or using it for a predetermined goal. The goal of this research is to test whether spinning in a LD can lead to an increase in the vividness of the perceived space. We had 123 volunteers spin while in a LD and then stop to check for changes in the degree of perception. For 46% of the volunteers, vividness became higher after spinning, and 30% of them (14% of all) reported having perceptions higher than in wakefulness. The result of this research may enhance the general understanding of the nature of subjective perceptions in LDs, which, in turn, will help in researching related phenomena and their applications. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)
Source: Dreaming - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research