Stephen LaBerge, PhD, laid the groundwork for his pioneering breakthroughs in lucid-dreaming research while obtaining his PhD in psychophysiology at Stanford University. Since then he has continued his work at Stanford studying lucid dreaming and psychophysiological correlates of states of consciousness. In 1988, acting on his conviction that lucid dreaming offers many benefits to humanity, Dr. LaBerge founded the Lucidity Institute, the mission of which is to advance reseaerch about the nature and potentials of consciousness and so apply the results of this research to the enhancement of human health and well-being.