Linking two realms: efforts to tap real-life potential of lucid dreams advance

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This is a nice summary of current research in the world of lucid dreaming, with potential applications. The field continues to evolve.

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Great read, I will try to find an interesting article I read a few months ago and post it here, it talked about cutting edge techniques the scientific community is using to ā€˜hackā€™ dreams. Thank you for the reminder

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good notes:

" How to lucid dream

Various exercises have been designed to help people lucid dream, and researchers are developing others.

  • Dream journaling: Each morning, as soon as you wake up, write down everything you remember about your dreams, or use a voice-recording device to do the same. Doing so can help to familiarise yourself with your dreams, enabling you to become more aware of them once you are asleep.
  • Reality testing: This exercise, performed during waking hours, trains the brain to better distinguish between dreams and reality, which may enhance lucidity once you are asleep. At regular intervals throughout the day, pause and take careful stock of your surroundings, looking for anything out of the ordinary which might indicate that you are dreaming.
  • Intention setting: Some people can increase the frequency of their lucid dreams simply by telling themselves that they will become aware during their dreams, for example by repeating a phrase such as ā€œonce Iā€™m asleep, Iā€™ll remember Iā€™m dreamingā€.
  • Wake back to bed: Most dreams occur during REM sleep, which is more prevalent during the second half of the night. By setting an alarm clock to wake yourself an hour or so before your usual time, then drifting back to sleep, you may boost your odds of dropping straight into a dream. Telling yourself youā€™ll become lucid in that dream may also help to achieve this.
  • External stimulation: Many recent studies designed to communicate with people during lucid dreams have used gentle vibration, electrical stimulation or flashing lights during REM sleep as a cue for the person to become aware in their dream and signal back. Some of these methods are also being investigated as a tool for increasing the frequency of lucid dreams."
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this is SO exciting!
excellent article.
thank you so much for sharing :pray:t3:

great resume!

this also feels like very interesting! :wheel_of_dharma:

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