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Scientists Communicated With Lucid Dreamers For The First Time
April 10, 2021
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For the first time, scientists from Northwestern University and various European institutions could communicate with sleeping volunteers who were in the middle of a lucid dream.
The scientists opened a two-way, real-time communication line with the lucid dreamers. This allowed the researchers to chat with them and ask them questions, receiving answers in real-time in the form of particular eye movements. The development could shed light on the content and structure of sleep and open up new possibilities for the technology, entertainment, and commercialization of dreams.
Lucid dreaming is when an individual becomes conscious while asleep (similar to the characters in “The Matrix”). It is a psychological peculiarity that’s long stimulated scientists’ interests. An estimated 55% of people have experienced one or more lucid dreams in their lifetime, while 23% of in ....

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