Nightmares Revisit: Suggested Methods For Nightmares Every Night
Introduction Having gut-wrenching nightmares every night is no fun. In fact, it can get troublesome to the point of haunting. Coming across nightmares once in […]
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Lucid Dreaming Revisit: More Research Evidence with Polyphasic Sleep!
Introduction Up to date, research on lucid dreaming remains humble. Much as there is some new information on its mechanics, explanations for polyphasic dreaming mechanics […]
Wake-induced Lucid Dreaming 101
Introduction Wake-induced lucid dreaming, or wake-initiated lucid dreaming (WILD), is an alternate way to achieve lucidity while sleeping; specifically, it is the practice of falling […]
Hypnagogic State: A Novel Genre of Polyphasic Naps?
Introduction Hypnagogic state, or hypnagogia, has long been a a research topic with major interest. In fact, the first descriptions of hypnagogic phenomena dated back […]
Partial REM Sleep Deprivation Effects on Dream Contents
Introduction REM sleep deprivation seems to be a very common problem in today’s society. In fact, it is seemingly so common that achieving a full […]
Sleep Extension Effects on Dreaming & Dream Recalling
Introduction Sleep extension has long been a unique yet controversial topic, just like pretty much any any sleep topics. We have been familiar with such […]
Dream Content & Psychological Well-being of Polyphasic Sleepers
Introduction Dream content, while looking as frivolous as they appear, can actually reveal the unexpected. In fact, recently, there has been more research effort into […]
Advantages of Polyphasic Sleep
Introduction While an advantage is relative, polyphasic sleeping does, both anecdotally and scientifically, have certain advantages compared to monophasic sleep. However, because of the structuring […]
Rapid-Eye-Movement Sleep
Introduction Rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep, or “paradoxical / dream sleep“, is an indispensable sleep stage in humans. Specifically, this sleep stage has had a long history […]
Polyphasic Dream Contents: The Day Residue & Dream Lag Effects
DISCLAIMER There are inconsistent findings between the cited studies in this blog post, regarding the results of the dream-lag and day-residue effects, due to different […]