Thread: New Neuroscience Study on Lucid Dreaming at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Hi Lucid Dreamers,

We are starting a new research study at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and are currently recruiting individuals that have lucid dreams very frequently (minimum of 3 per week but ideally every night). If you fit these criteria, we would like to invite you to spend between 1 and 4 nights in the sleep laboratory while we monitor brain activity with EEG. The rooms in the UW sleep laboratory are like small hotel rooms- each has a full-sized bed, flat-screen satellite television and private bathroom. The study visit will also include a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of your brain anatomy. The aim of these studies is to assess the brain mechanisms of lucidity using techniques at the forefront of cognitive neuroscience.

At the current time we are unfortunately unable to pay for transportation costs, so we are looking for people who are either in the Wisconsin area, are within a reasonable distance to make the drive, or would be willing to take a vacation/trip to lovely Madison to make a contribution to some cutting-edge lucid dreaming studies. You have a free room to sleep in at the sleep center. The experiment can also be run on the weekend if you are from out of town.

Additional information:
You will receive $75 for the overnight study, and we will provide you with additional compensation as well as a CD with movies of the 3D anatomy of your brain for the MRI section.

Exclusion criteria: taking any medications that affect sleep, presence of any known sleep disorders, over 45 years of age or under 18 years of age, or unable to safely enter MRI facilities (i.e., any metal in body).

If you are interested, please contact me at [email protected], and I’ll provide you with more information. Also - please spread the word. If you are unable to participate but know someone that might be we would sincerely appreciate it if you could pass this information on.

Best,
Ben