Thought Iād start a topic for those interested in reading ālegitimate researchā with a Night Club flavor rather than headline attention fluff pieces. Research should be useful, but it is often poorly conducted and easily misunderstood, often because so many variables can affect the outcomes including low numbers, pre-determined outcomes and faulty methodologies, to name three. Whenever an academic or commentator says āresearch saysā or āresearch provesā I prefer to see the source(s) for myself, a retired academic. Iāll post a few studies, separately, so people can comment or question as they like. I encourage the dissemination of good research in areas related to Night Club Topics, in addition to what we have here already. Sometimes a study could be posted to two or more topics if it fits. Or not. We can also post some questionable research and explain why it fits that category.
Thought this was an interesting topic given Andrewās connections and interests (May have to verify youāre human):
Spiritual awakening and transformation in scientists and academics
From the study: The purpose of this study was to document both quantitatively and qualitatively the characteristics of spiritual awakenings and their transformational effects in scientists and academics who reported having experienced this phenomenon; it also aimed to explore barriers these individuals perceived to sharing their experiences with others within society.
I use MetaQuest VR a lot and when I saw this āresearch-basedā article I thought it might be useful. However, I couldnāt locate the source and that bothered me.
Wrote to them asking for more information. Their response:
Thank you for bringing this to our attention! You have discovered an error, and we genuinely appreciate it. Itās possible that this article was mislabeled as research, so we are moving it from our research page to our press page until we have more information or can locate a supporting study.
I see this in long-distance travel all the time . . .
Guess which is research supported as more effective?
# Effects of cocoa extract and a multivitamin on cognitive function: A randomized clinical trial
āa lack of sleep dictates whether humans choose to help each otherā
this is fascinating to me!
thank you so much for sharing these researches with us.
yes, itās one my āsecretsā to give my body what it needs to rest. interestingly enough, when I have a long-distance travel to do, my whole system starts changing the week before 
all I need to do is respect what the body is asking for.
well spotted! thanks for this distinction and for your frontal approach! I also have those characteristics and, from my experience, the results are always amazing!
LOVED the article you shared and the Highlights:
Ā» STEs were mystical, with feelings of expansion, energy in the spine, light, love.
Ā» Triggers: focus on spiritual matters, another spiritual person, meditation/prayer.
Ā» Transformation: increased sensory sensitivity, creativity, sense of unity.
Ā» Incorporated new worldview/insights into career, or radically changed career.
Ā» Barriers to sharing: concern they would be misunderstood or ridiculed by others.
this last one is SO commonā¦
reminded me of a recent video form Jade Shaw that deeply inspired me:
Followup from this post, exclamation on the point of dubious āresearch.ā
They wrote back:
wanted to follow up about the study you were curious about reading. There is a paper. However, it has not been published, so I cannot share it with you. You can contact Vive to request more details, and they can possibly share them. You can ask them for *āA Comparative Study of VR Technology in Meditation Scenarios from Utrecht University, Netherlands.ā
Totally untraceable as is the researcher cited in the paper.
Out of body is how I often feel in the daytime, with one pain or another keeping the duality of mind/body in focus. Iāve been doing some self-hypnosis lately and itās interesting that its aim is to have you go into your body, at least thatās how the inductions go. . . .
Could there be some type of sound input that might help with dream recall? Any research being done on this? How about just research on dream recall? Thought this study was an interesting read.
From the study:
High dream recallers (HR) show a larger brain reactivity to auditory stimuli during
wakefulness and sleep as compared to low dream recallers (LR) and also more intra-
sleep wakefulness (ISW), but no other modiļ¬cation of the sleep macrostructure. To
further understand the possible causal link between brain responses, ISW and dream
recall, we investigated the sleep microstructure of HR and LR, and tested whether the
amplitude of auditory evoked potentials (AEPs) was predictive of arousing reactions
during sleep.
I can share from my experience that I have āsonarā hearingā¦ Iām extremely sensitive to soundsā¦ (sometimes I have to dream with ear plugs so that I can close from external world and cocoon) and have a great dream recall for years!
Me, Iāve got tinnitus with constant hissing as my background soundtrack. However, just silence in dreams . . .
interestingā¦ very interestingā¦ got me curiousā¦ are you vegetarian? I remember that when I was vegan the buzz would come more often.
Presently, I only got tinnitus when I sense other energies or a message comes, a kind of alert - to pay attention to a certain detailā¦ and it goes off after that. Itās very rare now - perhaps also because I keep developing my intuition (no need for that anymore).
I do notice that when I have ear plugs and dream lucid, I talk very loud! 
Yeah, but I worked on airplanes in the Air Force . . . .
aaahā¦ yes, I had forgotten about that 
Dr. Ed OāMalley, the Sleep Doctor, addressed the research mentioned below in this monthās webinar. He did an in-depth examination of the research and implications for sleep practices, and if youāre interested, please check the recording when posted. The next meeting, or the one after, will be open to a much wider audience and promises to be a very popular offering because everybody sleeps (or so Iām told).
hihihi 
this is SUCH an important topicā¦
What I notice is that people donāt VALUE a good night sleep.
Iām studying at the moment how I can help people to value a good night sleep - everyday! 
yehaaaaay! 
hopefully the recording will be availableā¦ 
Found a very interesting articleā¦
How ā and why ā to prioritize good sleep as we transition into autumn
Highlights:
"The transition from summer to autumn can sometimes be tricky to navigate, as the dramatic change in weather and reduction of sunlight can often wreak havoc on our sleep schedule.
(ā¦)
āTwo of the biggest factors for good sleep are melatonin and serotonin production, and secondly temperature,ā says Charlie Morley, sleep expert and author of Dreams of Awakening, and other books about sleep and dreams. Both of these aspects change when summer transitions into autumn.
āBecause itās starting to get darker earlier, our melatonin production is switched on earlier, so we may start to feel more tired earlier on,ā explains Morley. āEqually, the sun isnāt coming up until later in the morning, so our serotonin production isnāt switched on until a bit later than usual.ā
So, instead of being woken up naturally by the sun, we need the dreaded ring of the alarm clock to jolt us awake.
Furthermore, the inevitable temperature drop at the start of autumn can also impact our sleep.
āTemperature-wise, having a cooler bedroom offers us better conditions and generally-speaking, we tend to sleep better and more in winter,ā says Morley. āHowever, the transition from summer into autumn is when you might have a touch of āsleep jet-lagā because your serotonin production is changing during the seasonās transition, and this might impact your sleep.ā
Try going to bed earlier
Avoid napping during the day
Get outside as much as possible
Try to regularly exercise
Avoid caffeine before bed
Source: How ā and why ā to prioritise good sleep as we transition into autumn | The Independent
Another whoa!
Theory worth considering:
āUsing common food dye, researchers make skin and muscle safely and reversibly transparentā
this isā¦ awesome!
this article is also fascinating!
thank you for sharing @_Barry
yesterday I came across with this article.
did not quite understand why, butā¦
check it outā¦
it might have some relation to this theory:
ghosts.pdf (1.3 MB)
Interesting study, but funded by the App itself. Still, a reasonable research study as I understand research.