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Peer-reviewed

  1. Sandell, C., Stumbrys, T., Paller, K. A., & Mallett, R. (2024). Intentionally awakening from sleep through lucid dreaming. Current Psychology, 43(21), 19236-19245. [DOI] [PDF]
  2. Yount, G., Taddeo, S., Stumbrys, T., Kriegsman, M., & Wahbeh, H. (2024). Trends in waking salivary alpha-amylase levels following healing lucid dreams. Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1347499. [DOI] [PDF]
  3. Yount, G., Stumbrys, T., Koos, K., Hamilton, D., & Wahbeh, H. (2023). Decreased post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms following lucid dream healing workshop. Traumatology. Advance online publication. [DOI] [PDF]
  4. Shaw, J., Gandy, S., & Stumbrys, T. (2023). Transformative effects of spontaneous out of body experiences in healthy individuals: An interpretative phenomenological analysis. Psychology of Consciousness: Theory Research, and Practice. Advance online publication. [DOI] [PDF]
  5. Stumbrys, T. (2023). Dispelling the shadows of the lucid night: An exploration of potential adverse effects of lucid dreaming. Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice, 10(2), 152-163. [DOI] [PDF]
  6. Erlacher, D., Fujii, M., Tazuke, S., Sugiyama, T., Ganzert, F., Stumbrys, T., & Schredl, M. (2022). Lucid dream sport practice in Japanese college athletes: A questionnaire study. International Journal of Sport and Health Science, 20, 117-122. [DOI] [PDF]
  7. Stumbrys, T. (2021). The luminous night of the soul: The relationship between lucid dreaming and spirituality. International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, 40(2), 64-74. [DOI] [PDF]
  8. Sackwild, L., & Stumbrys, T. (2021). The healing and transformative potential of lucid dreaming for treating clinical depression. International Journal of Dream Research, 14(2), 296-308. [DOI] [PDF]
  9. Erlacher, D., Schredl, M., & Stumbrys, T. (2020). Self-perceived effects of lucid dreaming on mental and physical health. International Journal of Dream Research, 13(2), 309-313. [DOI] [PDF]
  10. Erlacher, D., Schmid, D., Bischof, F., Hammer, J., & Stumbrys, T. (2020). Ring, ring, ring… Are you dreaming? Combining acoustic stimulation and reality testing for lucid dream induction: A sleep laboratory study. International Journal of Dream Research, 13(2), 267-273. [DOI] [PDF]
  11. Erlacher, D., & Stumbrys, T. (2020). Wake up, work on dreams, back to bed and lucid dream: A sleep laboratory study. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1383. [DOI] [PDF]
  12. Stumbrys, T. (2018). Bridging lucid dreaming research and transpersonal psychology: Toward transpersonal studies of lucid dreams. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 50(2), 176-193. [PDF]
  13. Stumbrys, T., & Daunytė, V. (2018). Visiting the land of dream muses: The relationship between lucid dreaming and creativity. International Journal of Dream Research, 11(2), 207-212. [DOI] [PDF]
  14. Stumbrys, T. (2018). Lucid nightmares: A survey of their frequency, features and factors in lucid dreamers. Dreaming, 28(3), 193-204. [DOI] [PDF]
  15. Stumbrys, T., & Erlacher, D. (2017). Inner ghosts: Encounters with threatening dream characters in lucid dreams. Dreaming, 27(1), 40-48. [DOI] [PDF]
  16. Stumbrys, T., & Erlacher, D. (2017). Mindfulness and lucid dream frequency predicts the ability to control lucid dreams. Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 36(3), 229-239. [DOI] [PDF]
  17. Stumbrys, T., & Erlacher, D. (2016). Applications of lucid dreams and their effects on the mood upon awakening. International Journal of Dream Research, 9(2), 146-150. [DOI] [PDF]
  18. Schredl, M., Stumbrys, T., & Erlacher, D. (2016). Dream recall, nightmare frequency, and spirituality. Dreaming, 26(1), 1-9. [DOI] [PDF]
  19. Stumbrys, T., Erlacher, D., & Schredl, M. (2016). Effectiveness of motor practice in lucid dreams: A comparison with physical and mental practice. Journal of Sports Sciences, 34(1), 27-34. [DOI] [PDF]
  20. Stumbrys, T., Erlacher, D., & Malinowski, P. (2015). Meta-awareness during day and night: The relationship between mindfulness and lucid dreaming. Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 34(4), 415-433. [DOI] [PDF]
  21. Schmidt, S. C. E., Stumbrys, T., & Erlacher, D. (2014). Dream characters and the dream ego: An exploratory online study in lucid dreams. Dreaming, 24(2), 138-151. [DOI] [PDF]
  22. Stumbrys, T., Erlacher, D., Johnson, M., & Schredl, M. (2014). The phenomenology of lucid dreaming: An online survey. American Journal of Psychology, 127(2), 191-204. [DOI] [PDF]
  23. Jones, S. M. R., & Stumbrys, T. (2014). Mental health, physical self and lucid dreaming: A correlational study in sport students. International Journal of Dream Research, 7(1), 54-60. [DOI] [PDF]
  24. Erlacher, D., Schädlich, M., Stumbrys, T., & Schredl, M. (2014). Time for actions in lucid dreams: Effects of task modality, length, and complexity. Frontiers in Psychology, 4, 1013. [DOI] [PDF]
  25. Stumbrys, T., Erlacher, D., & Schredl, M. (2013). Testing the involvement of the prefrontal cortex in lucid dreaming: A tDCS study. Consciousness and Cognition, 22(4), 1214-1222. [DOI] [PDF]
  26. Stumbrys, T., Erlacher, D., & Schredl, M. (2013). Reliability and stability of lucid dream and nightmare frequency scales. International Journal of Dream Research, 6(2), 53-56. [DOI] [PDF]
  27. Stumbrys, T., & Erlacher, D. (2012). Lucid dreaming during NREM sleep: Two case reports. International Journal of Dream Research, 5(2), 151-155. [DOI] [PDF]
  28. Stumbrys, T., Erlacher, D., Schädlich, M., & Schredl, M. (2012). Induction of lucid dreams: A systematic review of evidence. Consciousness and Cognition, 21(3), 1456-1475. [DOI] [PDF]
  29. Erlacher, D., Stumbrys, T., & Schredl, M. (2011-2012). Frequency of lucid dreams and lucid dream practice in German athletes. Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 31(3), 237-246. [DOI] [PDF]
  30. Stumbrys, T., Erlacher, D., & Schmidt, S. (2011). Lucid dream mathematics: An explorative online study of arithmetic abilities of dream characters. International Journal of Dream Research, 4(1), 35-40. [DOI] [PDF]
  31. Stumbrys, T., & Daniels, M. (2010). An exploratory study of creative problem solving in lucid dreams: Preliminary findings and methodological considerations. International Journal of Dream Research, 3(2), 121-129. [DOI] [PDF]

Other

V. Stumbrys, T., Schädlich, M., & Erlacher, D. (2019). Lucid dream induction. In K. Valli & R. J. Hoss (Eds.), Dreams: Understanding Biology, Psychology, and Culture (Vol. 1, pp. 283-290). Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood. [Amazon]

IV. Stumbrys, T. (2014). Motor learning in lucid dreams: Prevalence, induction, and effectiveness (Doctoral dissertation). Heidelberg University, Germany. [DOI] [PDF]

III. Stumbrys, T., & Erlacher, D. (2014). The science of lucid dream induction. In R. Hurd & K. Bulkeley (Eds.), Lucid Dreaming: New Perspectives on Consciousness in Sleep (Vol. 1, pp. 77-102). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger. [Amazon]

II. Stumbrys, T. (2013). Book review: Dreaming Yourself Awake – Lucid Dreaming and Tibetan Dream Yoga for Insight and Transformation, by B. Alan Wallace. International Journal of Dream Research, 6(1), 69-70. [DOI] [PDF]

I. Stumbrys, T. (2011). Lucid dreaming: discontinuity or continuity in consciousness? International Journal of Dream Research, 4(2), 93-97. [DOI] [PDF]