This was a common objection to the notion of Lucid Dreaming for a long time. Scientists accused lucid dreamers of making up a post-hoc story about being in cont

This was a common objection to the notion of Lucid Dreaming for a long time. Scientists accused lucid dreamers of making up a post-hoc story about being in control. Finally Stephen LaBerge did a study where he was able to move his eyeballs in a distinct pattern during the REM phase [1], proving that he had conscious control while asleep. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-05547-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-05547-0