Thread: Lucid Dreams and Time

Box77:

Yes the alternate theory posited for this effect may be a cause in some cases as well. I'm not yet saying the dilation principle is limitless either, I was just making the process clear, to prove that it can occur. Although as was said earlier our memory works like a movie, remembering the important things and assuming time by transition. It is quite possible that our mind can emulate this effect to give the illusion that we have spent more time in a dream than we really did. Both possible causes make a good point and present a serious hurdle if we wish to know which one we are experiencing in a particular instance.

P.S.

One solution to telling the difference as flowofmysoul mentioned is that if we have a good enough ability for recall, we will notice either a lack or excess of experienced details.

Another is the classic cited method Stephen Laberge used to measure time in dreams, although somewhat difficult to set up, could give more credible scientific evidence.