Scientists from MIT claim to have found a way to control dreams. The device is called Dormio (Latin for I Sleep) and their slogan is 'interfacing with dreams'.
It all occurs in a natural state call hypnagogia, which is the phase where we transition from wakefulness to sleep. This is a state where we are able to access our unconscious and often have dreams even though we might not feel fully asleep. It is said to be a very creative state and thinkers and artists throughout history have used this state to help them with their work. Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla and Salvadore Dali are just some of the famous names who used hypnagogia to help them access deeper thoughts.
The device - worn on the hand - uses biosignals to detect when a person is transitioning out of hypnagogia into non-REM sleep. Dormio then stops the transition with a sound. This wakes a person from out of deep sleep but not into a fully wakeful state. The scientists claim that when the audio used to interrupt the transition is a word then this word becomes part of the person's dreams. The researchers used the words 'fork' and 'rabbit' to successfully influence the dreams of their subjects.
The device is not available to buy as yet but the technology is open source.
You can view the official MIT page for Dormio here: https://www.media.mit.edu/projects/sleep-creativity/overview/
Forgive me for being a bit skeptical. Several years ago there was this really hyped product called REMEE.
It turned out to be a pretty crappy product that didn't really work as advertised. So wait and see with other lucid dreaming things.
There's a lot of other things you can do to improve your lucid dreaming that don't involve dubious devices...
See this podcast I did about my lucid nightlife
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Totally agree with you. I think skepticism is healthy. But this technology is open source. They are not trying to sell you anything. I think this field has a big future. thanks for sharing the videos. I really enjoyed them.
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