Lucid dreaming masks are said to make it easier to achieve lucidity during your dreams at night, but how do they work?
Clinical research has shown that lucid dreaming can be used for certain therapeutic purposes. Lucid dreaming masks incorporate technological advancements in the fields of sleep and dream research.
These electronic devices provide auditory and light-based cues that are designed to help people go lucid and become an active participant in their dreams.
The state of being lucid during your dreams is a phenomenon that can be learned, practiced and improved on. While no single lucid dream mask has been found to consistently and reliably induce lucid dreams, the following devices may help to increase the likelihood of experiencing one.



- Increases acetylcholine activity for vivid dreams
- Promotes REM sleep stage
- Improves memory of dreams
REM-Dreamer Pro Lucid Dream Mask
The REM-Dreamer Pro is an updated version of the REM-Dreamer. It employs infrared sensors to detect changes in eye motions. It is designed to tell when you enter into REM (rapid eye movement) sleep phases.
This lucid dream mask uses a user-customizable combination of lights and beeps to alert the dreamer of dreaming without waking her.
Several presets are included which many users find convenient. Users can control the brilliance of the LED lights, their flash rates, as well as the volume and length of sound alerts.
The newest version of this mask allows users to record personalized voice alert messages and/or sounds. This lucid dream mask can also track and record your eye movement patterns during REM sleep phases.
Positive consumer reviews state that the REM-Dreamer Pro has helped them improve negative behaviors, train their subconscious minds, become more intuitive and explore alternate realities.
LdreamM Lucid Dream Mask
The LdreamM lucid dream mask offers some unique features in addition to the fairly standard inclusion of customizable lights and sounds.
It offers predefined voice-recorded alerts to elevate dreamer consciousness during REM sleep. It can remind a dreamer of her intentions for the dreams she has without disturbing sleep.
The LdreamM lucid dream mask can also be set to wake the user without disturbing anyone else sleeping nearby. This occurs in the same manner as the dream alerts, yet with different settings. This feature could especially be useful if employing the Wake Induced Lucid Dreaming (WILD) method.
More powerful light flashes and/or sound cues can be used to induce waking. This can help a lucid dreamer to quietly and calmly remember her dreams before they are lost to wakefulness.
LdreamM masks are also equipped with a built-in Bluetooth module. They are also able to plug into laptops or smartphones and display the user’s sleep pattern data on specialized charts.
Lucid Dream Masks with tACS
There is increasing recognition of the importance of neural oscillations in a wide array of cognitive and perceptual functions.
The frequency of a neuronal oscillation refers to the number of electrical impulses that occur in one second.
For instance a 10 Hertz (Hz) oscillation would represent 10 electrical bursts per second. tACS lucid dreaming devices cause frequency-specific neuronal oscillations in the CNS (central nervous system).
tACS is transcranial alternating current stimulation. Some lucid dream masks, including the LdreamM, utilize tACS technologies to noninvasively apply mild electrical currents into the brain.
Alternating electrical impulses are directed into the occipital cortex through the skull.
The most modern lucid dream masks use tACS technologies to alter the rhythms of ongoing brain activities.
In the case of the LdreamM mask, the tACS application monitors and displays all measured sleep pattern data. It utilizes FFT (fast Fourier transformation) algorithms to determine frequency components.
Other Lucid Dream Masks
Other options for lucid dreaming masks include NeuroOn, Aurora, DreamNET, Remee and Luciding products.
In addition to monitoring eye movements, the NeuroOn mask monitors brainwaves and heart function with EEG and ECG technologies. The majority of available lucid dream masks cost about $300.
Conclusions
Research has implicated lucid dreaming for certain therapeutic potentials. Lucid dreaming can effectively stop recurring nightmares.
By accommodating virtual reality motor movement rehearsals, it can also help injured people recover more effectively through physical therapy.
Lucid dream masks may be helpful for increasing a given dreamer’s chances of becoming lucid. A review of research determined that, currently, there are no devices, techniques or medications which reliably and consistently induce lucid dreaming.
Experts agree that lucid dreaming is possible, and that skills can be increased with dedicated effort, by following proper techniques and possibly by using supplements.
The keys to increasing frequency of and control during lucid dreams seem to be desire and organized effort. Reality checks, dream journals, meditation, napping and other techniques are all somewhat effective techniques for inducing lucidity during dreaming.
The best method, or combination of methods, for any one person will be discovered through trial and error with various techniques, electronic devices and/or medicinal substances.
Note that lucid dream masks are not intended to directly induce states of lucidity. The light flashes, auditory alerts and other stimuli that come from these masks can only help to improve efforts.
The most commonly reported difficulty lucid dreamers experience is failing to recognize when they are dreaming. Without knowing you are dreaming, you cannot begin to exert control over the dream’s course.
Lucid dream masks are popular because they help individuals to improve their chances of experiencing dreamstate lucidity.
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Article last updated on: July 5th, 2018 by Nootriment