Scientists from the Netherlands, Paul Zerr and Nico Adelhöfer, along with Martin Dresler, a regular researcher of lucid dreaming, have published a review of the current state of science in…
Czech researchers led by Filip Černý studied EEG data of people suffering from sleep paralysis. The study involved 17 patients who reported regular episodes and 17 individuals who served as…
Under the leadership of Emma Peters, scientists from Switzerland and the Netherlands conducted an experiment in order to find a reliable method of inducing lucid dreams. The group also included…
In 2020, a group of researchers led by Michelle Carr conducted an experiment in which participants were to achieve lucid dreaming using cognitive training (self-suggestion techniques) and external stimulation (cueing…
In the fall of 2023, the ambitious startup Prophetic promised to create a device for inducing lucid dreams that would operate based on artificial intelligence similar to ChatGPT. As reported…
Would you like to influence the real world while in a lucid dream? While dreaming, would you like to compose a piece of music or hold a conversation with Einstein?…
German scientists Victoria Amo, Nikolai Godt, Johannes Leugering, and the perpetual researcher on this topic, Kristoffer Appel, conducted another experiment on communicating with lucid dreamers in real-time. However, the participants…
To confirm lucidity in dreams, researchers typically use the pre-agreed eye movements (PAEM) method (for example, left-right-left). This gold standard method in laboratory experiments was introduced by Keith Hearne in…
Imagine this: a form of artificial intelligence like ChatGPT capable of recognizing the images in a sleeping person’s mind. While OpenAI focuses on the input and output of text, in…
In theory, most sensory stimuli should be able influence dreams. Experiments presenting sleeping subjects with auditory signals, tactile sensations, olfactory stimuli, and so on, have been conducted since the 1950s.…
Decentraland is a virtual 3D world platform where users can buy virtual land parcels (using the platform’s own cryptocurrency called MANA) and create and sell clothing and accessories for avatars.…
Simulators of phase states, such as lucid dreams and out-of-body experiences, have existed for several years now thanks to virtual reality technology. Since the sensations these states provide are often…
The study of phase states (lucid dreams, out-of-body experiences, etc.) is generally a challenging field because it is hard to gain access to subjective experience. When it comes to near-death…
In 1975, English psychologist Dr. Keith Hearne first established contact with a person in a lucid dream (LD). At that time, the dreamer simply performed a predetermined sequence of eye…
Sleep paralysis (SP) is often accompanied by frightening hallucinations and negative emotions. Although one in five sufferers experiences joyful feelings, 10% report clinically significant pain, and 7% claim that it…
The gold standard for studying human sleep is polysomnography (PSG) which consists of electroencephalography (EEG), electromyography (EMG), and electrooculography (EOG) as the primary physiological signals. However, it is difficult, expensive,…
Lucid dreaming (LD) is an exciting experience with many advantages. However, not everyone experiences it as often as they would like. To help matters, a group of scientists from Canada…
Is it possible to look into someone else’s dream and communicate with the dreamer in real time? Until now, in attempting such communication, scientists have used only “yes/no” questions which…
Scientists from Northwestern University (USA) who last year participated in a new sensational international study on communicating with dreamers in real time, launched a new experiment on March 31 on…
In 2009, a group of German researchers led by Ursula Voss recorded increased activity in the frontal zones at 40 Hz power during lucid dreams (LD). Based on these data,…
