Thanks for the links, Nisses! This is EXACTLY whats happening. I'm really surprized to read there that this can acually be used to "rehearse" things before they happen, by laying down neural pathways pre-emptively.
I wonder how hard it is to train yourself up to be a true master of dreams... I am seriously interested in making use of those pre-emptive neural pathways which will be needed once I wake up. Its just too bad I can only try once every 24 hours
I guess the human mind is way more complicated and mysterious than anything science can throw at us.