Researchers at Lucid dreaming technology company REMspace have for the first time tested electrical stimulation of the motor cortex during sleep. A preprint of the article was published on the website of the scientific information social network. research gate.
As part of the study, experts placed electrodes on a person. The aim of the study was to trace how the cerebral cortex is involved in the world of dreams at the time of exposure. About the experiment, Mikhail Raduga, founder of REMspace and head of the Phase Research Center said In an interview with Arguments and Truths newspaper. He also acted as a test subject. According to him, the electrodes were placed in the area of the brain responsible for extending the fingers of the left hand. Objects fell from his hand when a weak current was applied in his dream.
“Of course, no one in the foreseeable future will be placing electrodes in the cerebral cortex of healthy people to influence the dream plot – that’s not safe. But there are technologies that can give a similar effect without inserting chips and electrodes. In this case, great opportunities open up for directing the dream plot. One day we will be able to have dreams on any topic, ”said Mikhail Raduga.
The technology will be beneficial primarily for those suffering from nightmares and people with paralysis.
“If for an ordinary person lucid dreams are just entertainment, then for a bedridden person it is a way to get vivid emotions and feelings that he is completely deprived of. The results of our experience could lead to the development of very efficient and safe devices that serve this purpose,” added the scientist.
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