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Scientists Are Researching a Device That Can Induce Lucid Dreams on Demand (www.vice.com)

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[–] rah@feddit.uk 0 points 11 months ago

What is not known, yet, is whether TUS can induce or stabilize lucid dreams

Wollberg and Berry expressed confidence that their approach will work based in part on the successful induction of lucid dreams by other methods, including a 2014 study that found “stimulation in the lower gamma band during REM sleep influences ongoing brain activity and induces self-reflective awareness in dreams.”

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