We still don’t know much about the experience of being aware that you’re dreaming—but a few researchers think it could help us find out more about how the brain works. When I was 19—long before I ever ...

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 ...

I routinely control my own dreams. During a recent episode, in my dream laboratory, my experience went like this: I was asleep on a twin mattress in the dark lab room, wrapped in a cozy duvet and a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Sharing your dreams with others can be a revelatory experience.

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 ...

As a dream researcher, I try to promote public interest in dreaming and its many exciting possibilities. And yet also as a dream researcher, I try to highlight potential problems and misleading claims ...