Lucid dreaming happens when you’re aware that you’re dreaming. You’re able to recognize your thoughts and emotions as the dream happens. Sometimes, you can control the lucid dream. You may be able to ...

Lucid dreaming takes regular dreams to a whole new level. Roughly one in two people have reported experiencing lucid dreaming at least once in their life, but only about 1/10 say they've had two or ...

If you want to try lucid dreaming, some strategies, including performing reality checks, can help train your mind to recognize its own consciousness. Lucid dreaming is when you’re conscious during a ...

Waking up inside your dreams can help you play and tinker with imagined realities. Here’s how you can start your journey of lucid dreaming. For decades, psychologists have attempted to study the ...

Lucid dreams are when you know you’re dreaming while you’re asleep. Studies suggest that about 50% of all people have had at least one lucid dream. About 20% of lucid dreamers have them monthly. And a ...

Have you ever had a dream where, suddenly, you thought, “This isn’t real!” and felt fully aware within it? Perhaps you began controlling the dream, soaring over city skylines, revisiting old friends, ...

Insomnia is a disorder in which individuals have difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep for at least three nights a week, and this sleep disturbance causes distress and waking dysfunction.

Chris Mazurek was a freshman in college when he had a dream that he was inside the Legends of Zelda video game. He saw himself as the main protagonist, Link, in third person. Suddenly, beeping noises ...

When Christopher Mazurek realizes he’s dreaming, it’s always the small stuff that tips him off. The first time it happened, Mazurek was a freshman at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. In the ...

In lucid dreams, the dreamer realizes they are dreaming even as they remain asleep. What is the science behind this intriguing consciousness phenomenon? This special feature looks at the current ...