title: Time required for motor activity in lucid dreams.
abstract: The present study investigated the relationship between the time required for specific tasks (counting and performing squats) in lucid dreams and in the waking state. Five proficient lucid dreamers (26-34 yr. old, M=29.8, SD=3.0; one woman and four men) participated. Analysis showed that the time needed for counting in a lucid dream is comparable to the time needed for counting in wakefulness, but motor activities required more time in lucid dreams than in the waking state.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Sport and Sport Science, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. Daniel.Erlacher@urz.uni-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Erlacher
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schredl
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004325:Dreams; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004576:Electromyography; D004585:Electrooculography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D013997:Time Factors; D014851:Wakefulness