Volitional components of consciousness vary across wakefulness, dreaming and lucid dreaming
Frontiers in Psychology January 1, 2014 Martin Dresler, Leandra Eibl, Christian F. J. Fischer et al. 52 citations
In frequent lucid dreamers, the experience of volition—the sense of control over one's actions—is similar during lucid dreaming and wakefulness, and both are significantly higher than during non-lucid dreaming. However, specific aspects differ: planning ability is strongest while awake, intention enactment is strongest during lucid dreaming, and self-determination is equally strong during wakefulness and lucid dreaming. These findings confirm that different higher-order aspects of consciousness, such as volition, are expressed differently across conscious states.