Cognitive Neuroscience of Conscious Dreaming: Investigating Methodological Approaches to Detect Dream Lucidity in Sleep Studies

Review Data

Q: Is the topic relevant to the journal's area of interest? Is it contemporary and interesting for researchers?

A: Good

Abstract & Keywords

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A: Good

Goal

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A: Good

Structure

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A: Good

Tools and Methods

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A: Good

Discussion & Conclusion

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A: Good

Comments: The authors state that due to the rarity, lucid dreams are challenging to investigate, but patients can be trained to induce them and experience them on a regular basis. Further, the research says that narcoleptic patients seem to have a higher frequency of lucid dreams for reasons that are not yet identified. The potential benefits of gaining self-awareness during traumatic, recurring nightmares could be investigated for its therapeutic usage to ease the suffering of narcoleptic patients. Lastly, the research suggests that further studies with more subjects involved will be vital for statistical procedures to enable between-subject comparisons and important for investigating the effectiveness of various clinical and non-clinical applications.

Literature

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A: Good

Author's knowledge

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A: Good

Length

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A: Good

Figures & Tables

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A: Not applicable

Writing style

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A: Good

Further comments on the paper

Comments: The study aimed at evaluating the approaches practiced during dream lucidity sleep experiments and suggested new methodologies and protocols that can be adopted in the detection of the emergence of self-awareness during sleep. Authors suggest further studies for investigating the clinical and non-clinical applications of lucid dreaming. The research also shows that diagnostic indications of emerging self-awareness based on more accurate neuroimaging protocols could be therapeutically applicable to conditions like anesthesia awareness and locked-in syndrome.

Q: Would you recommend this manuscript for further publication?

A: Yes - Suitable to be published

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