# Hypnagogic Imagery

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 8, 2001, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypnagogic-imagery/75385 "2001-08-08T01:10:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 8, 2001, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypnagogic-imagery/75385/1 "2001-08-08T01:10:59Z")

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This is probably only for people who are familier with lucid dreaming.  
Why does hypnagogic imagery (that you get when you try to fall asleep conscious) look like the pattern you see when you press your finger against your closed eyelid?