During a lucid dream, people know their dreaming and have some control over the narrative.

在清醒梦中，人们知道自己的梦，并且对梦境的叙述有一定的控制。

And even if you're prone to them, you can't just summon a lucid dream whenever you want.

即使你有这种倾向，你也不能随心所欲地召唤一个清醒的梦。

Then the participants went to sleep in a lab and attempted to bring on a lucid dream.

然后参与者在实验室里睡觉，并试图做一个清醒的梦。

They taught them to signal they were having a lucid dream by moving their eyes left then right three times.

他们教他们通过将眼睛向左然后向右移动三次来表明他们正在做清醒梦。

By definition, if you were having a lucid dream, you would know it.

根据定义， 如果你在做清醒梦， 你就会知道。

So " lucid dreams" mean you realize in the dream that you are actually dreaming.

所以“清醒梦”意味着你在梦中意识到你实际上是在做梦。

So, how can you train your brain to have lucid dreams and even control them?

那么，你如何训练你的大脑做清醒梦，甚至控制它们呢？

Another area you study has to do with lucid dreams.

Stix：你研究的另一个领域与清醒梦有关。

What’s the use of having a lucid dream if you forget it upon waking up?

如果您在醒来时忘记了它， 那么做一个清醒梦有什么用？

You can train yourself to have lucid dreams.

你可以训练自己做清醒梦。

And sometimes the participants were able to interact with the researchers by incorporating those questions into the storyline of their lucid dream.

有时，参与者可以通过将这些问题整合到他们清醒梦的故事情节中，与研究人员进行互动。

They say that dream journals could help you achieve a lucid dream state.

他们说梦日记可以帮助您进入清醒梦状态。

Sometimes taking certain medications triggers people to experience intense, lucid dreams.

有时服用某些药物会引发人们体验强烈、清醒的梦境。

Lucid dreams is being aware of dreaming while you are still dreaming without awakening.

阿努尔夫：清醒梦是在你还在做梦而没有醒来的时候意识到自己在做梦。

Not all the participants were able to achieve lucid dreaming or communication during the study, because, again, having a lucid dream isn't that easy.

并不是所有的参与者都能在研究过程中实现清醒梦或交流，因为做一个清醒梦并不是那么容易。

Consistency is the key to regularly having lucid dreams.

一致性是定期做清醒梦的关键。

Lucid dreaming is also just a scientific tool to explore what happens during our dreams.

清醒梦也是探索梦中发生的事情的科学工具。

About half the population has reached general lucid dreaming at some point, but it's not that easy to intentionally do.

大约一半的人在某个时候达到了一般清醒梦境，但要有意识地做到这一点并不容易。

At some point in their lives, most people will have a lucid dream.

在他们生命中的某个时刻， 大多数人都会做一个清醒梦。

Let us know in the comments if you’re able to have a lucid dream after trying these techniques!

如果您在尝试这些技巧后能够做清醒梦， 请在评论中告诉我们！