Have you ever wished you had control over your dreams? Being able to shape your nighttime adventures the way you want it can seem like an impossible feat. Today's science, however, is breaking that line, showing that the boundaries between consciousness and sleep may be more fluid than we ever thought.
According to new research published in the journal Current Biology, scientists have been able to communicate with people experiencing so-called lucid dreams. It is a state in which the dreamer is aware of the fact that he is dreaming and is often able to influence the course of his dream. The study involved 36 people, both those who often experience lucid dreams and those who had little experience with this phenomenon. Even a patient with narcolepsy, a condition that often leads to lucid dreams, participated in the study.
During the rapid eye movement (REM) sleep phase, when we usually experience the most vivid dreams, the researchers asked participants questions. Participants were able to respond to them by sending electrophysiological signals. Questions were answered by eye movements, facial muscles tensing, and other means.
The study showed that people experiencing lucid dreams can not only react to external stimuli, but also perform complex tasks, such as performing mathematical calculations or distinguishing between different types of sensory stimuli, such as sound, light, or touch. Communication was possible thanks to various methods - from speech, through sound, to light and tactile stimuli.
What was most surprising, however, was how the participants experienced these stimuli in their dreams. One participant reported hearing the researcher's voice as a radio announcer at a party with friends. Another experienced light stimulus as Morse code. These relationships show how flexible our dreams can be and how our mind is able to process information in this remarkable way.
The groundbreaking results of this research are sure to change our understanding of sleep and consciousness. They show that our mind during sleep is capable of much more than we ever thought. What's more, they open up new possibilities for the therapeutic use of lucid dreams, for example in psychological healing or stimulating creativity.
While this research is not the first in the field of lucid dreaming, it is a breakthrough in terms of the possibility of two-way communication between researchers and dreamers. They open new horizons for our understanding of the conscious and subconscious and also show how unexplored the limits of the human mind are.
The mystery of dreams, once considered elusive and unattainable, is now becoming more and more accessible to science. Who knows what other mysteries and discoveries await us as we continue to unravel the mystery of lucid dreaming?
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