I have to believe innate lucid dreamers have a genetic predisposition for enhanced development of certain areas of the brain and perhaps it's accentuated by environment.

We know about neuroplasticity and there's a good amount of research out there documenting how meditation changes the brain, both in terms of structure and function. I have to believe the practices to cultivate lucid dreaming will likewise exercise the brain's neuroplasticity.

I believe there's a certain synergy between meditation and lucid dreaming, and in fact that's what piqued my interest several weeks back.

It would be interesting to compare the results from the Max Planck Institute against those from the lab of Dr. Richard Davidson and see the similarities and dissimilarities between lucid dreamers and meditators.