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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.
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.
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