Practicing a motor task in a lucid dream enhances subsequent performance: A pilot study

Sport Psychologist

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 157-167

  Erlacher, Daniel ^a   Schredl, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

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EID: 77955915831     PISSN: 08884781     EISSN: 15432793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/tsp.24.2.157     Document Type: Article

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