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A member asked:

Can a person have lucid dreams or any dreams if he does not reach the full sleep cycle, i only reach level 2 and not rem?

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NO.: You must be in rem sleep to experience dreaming.

Dr Ferdowsi agreed

Answered 12/6/2012

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Yes: Even though we consider rem the stage where we dream, we actually do dream in the non-rem stages but not nearly as much. Also, if they occur you may not remember those dreams so the only way to know for sure is by a sleep study.

Dr Fowler agreed

Answered 10/4/2016

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