Recently there has been a resurgence of Western interest in the entire range of phenomena associated with lucid dreaming. While some of these studies examine the physiological correlates of lucid dreaming, the majority are concerned with its psychological, therapeutic and transpersonal dimensions. This presentation will introduce the basic ideas of lucid dreaming research.
Jayne Gackenbach (USA, 1946) received her Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1978. She spent over a decade as an Assistant and Associate Professor, primarily at the Department of Psychology, University of Northern Iowa. Dr. Gackenbach currently works independently in Edmonton, Alberta and is the managing director of the Lucidity Association. Dr. Gackenbach has edited several books including Conscious Mind, Sleeping Brain: Perspectives on Lucid Dreaming (Plenum Press, 1988), and the forthcoming Higher States of Consciousness (Plenum Press), and is the author of the popular Control Your Dreams (Harper-Collins). She is the author of several dozen articles in professional journals such as Journal of Social Psychology, Lucidity Letter, Journal of Mental Imagery, and Sleep Research.
