According to the journal [1]: Researchers have defined it as a state that differs significantly from both REM sleep and wakefulness Lucid dreams were also fou

According to the journal [1]: Researchers have defined it as a state that differs significantly from both REM sleep and wakefulness Lucid dreams were also found to have effects similar to psychedelics like LSD. "Perception and memory processing in the lucid dreaming state were found to be different from non-lucid REM sleep. The consciousness of existing in a dream was associated with with beta waves in the right temporal lobe (which controls spatial awareness and nonverbal memory) and parietal lobe (which controls the sense of touch and self-perception). Beta waves are a type of high-frequency electromagnetic activity in the brain involved in conscious thought processes like solving problems or making decisions. Our consciousness is dominated by beta waves when we are awake. This might explain why there is so much cognitive control in lucid dreams. Dreamers deep in REM sleep have no sense of control over factors like thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, but those in lucid dreaming states do." [1] https://www.jneurosci.org/content/45/20/e2237242025 https://www.jneurosci.org/content/45/20/e2237242025