A Smartphone-Based Lucid Dream Induction Study

Diplôme Master A Smartphone-Based Lucid Dream Induction Study eng 2025-06-06 author Genc Simge 408236 director Sterpenich Virginie 0000-0002-2125-833X 685195 Services communs du CISA (EMCO) 65 Lucid dreaming, the awareness of dreaming while in a dream, can occur spontaneously or intentionally by the use of cognitive-behavioral strategies. The present study evaluated the effectiveness of an original induction technique combining the Mnemonic Induction of Lucid Dreams (MILD) with Targeted Lucidity Reactivation (TLR) via the Oniri mobile application. Over three weeks, 60 participants engaged in a structured protocol at home, where baseline dream recall and dream lucidity were assessed in Week 0. Before sleep during Weeks 1 and 2, experimental groups engaged in pre-sleep lucidity training, with an embedded auditory cue (MILD+TLR) or without (MILD). Both groups were exposed to the same cue during sleep with the expectation that MILD with TLR would increase lucid dreams compared to MILD. Our results do not support this hypothesis, and we highlight the logistical challenges of translating a lab-based paradigm like TLR into a home setting, with directions for future research. Beyond evaluating the app-based intervention, this study analyzed the emotional tone of 3,423 dreams from 372 participants, with an average of 9 dreams per participant. Lucid dreams were associated with positive, cognitively driven emotions like Concentration and Determination, while non-lucid dreams featured more Awkwardness, a negative emotion. We provide evidence that the increased positive tone of lucid dreams is likely due to the experience of lucidity itself, rather than inter-individual trait differences. Lastly, we encourage dream researchers to continue the search for a reliable induction technique and collaborate with other dream laboratories, ‘citizen neuroscientists’ and platforms like Oniri, all of which provide a valuable approach to developing a standardized and unified approach to studying lucid dreams. Lucid Dreaming Mnemonic Induction of Lucid Dreams (MILD) Targeted Memory Reactivation (TMR) Sensory Stimulation Smartphone Dream Affec Dewey 616.8 Master in neuroscience 53 Département de neurosciences fondamentales 21A 16 Centre interfacultaire de neurosciences 0D9 false 495 Neuroimagerie du Sommeil et de la Cognition 832 d10f52da-e905-48e6-baaa-0bb09c9a5ede Master thesis Restricted Masters_Thesis_Simge_Genc.pdf 9723683 application/pdf 33cd00f95bd679551b0b873096313daac87e9cc4a2ddd6dfd6859751df572fa7 restrictedAccess Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine fondamentale / Département de neurosciences fondamentales Centres et instituts / Centre interfacultaire de neurosciences

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