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Guiding our dreams

I’ve read an article in Independent by Adam Smith, which talked about studies done at Northwestern University in the USA. Thesis was about new discovery letting scientists break into people’s dreams and leaving hidden messages. The experiments were done during lucid dreaming with 36 participants across the US, France, Germany, and the Netherlands.

Personally, I found the article and mentioned scientific work fascinating. The idea of influencing our dreams seems futuristic to say at least. I agree with the author, these methods could be used to help people with sleep difficulties or nightmares. It will not only help fight insomnia problems but also other mental health issues. The method could be even healthier than melatonin pills, which could be very addictive after sometime. It was also funny to learn the way these questions manifested were different for different people. Some participants found questions coming through a radio, while others heard it like a narrator in a movie. Our brain is full of surprises.



article:https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/dreams-talk-lucid-messages-b1804671.html#comments-area


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  1. englishdiary23 February 2021 at 12:35

    We have to realise, though, that like most scientific findings this one can be used to help people but also to manipulate them. It all depends on who is using the discoveries.

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