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Effectiveness of Motor Practice in Lucid Dreams: A Comparison with Physical and Mental Practice

Tadas Stumbrys, Daniel Erlacher, Michael Schredl 2016 Journal of Sports Sciences

This research showed that practicing physical skills like finger tapping within a lucid dream results in measurable performance improvements in waking life. It confirms that the brain simulates movement using the same neural networks as actual physical action, opening new avenues for sports training and rehabilitation.

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