Study points out that electricity can be used to control dreams

If you could, would you like to have more control over your own dreams? For, according to The Guardian, one study pointed out that it is possible to induce the occurrence of lucid dreams - that is, those we know we are dreaming about and sometimes even command, resulting in vivid experiences - through the use of stimulation. electric

According to the publication, the discovery came during a study of the effects of electricity on the human brain. The experiment involved the participation of 27 volunteers who had never had lucid dreams before and who had their frontal and temporal lobes stimulated by applying a small electric current to their skulls.

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As the scientists explained, electrostimulation was applied as soon as sleepers entered a stage of sleep known as REM, during which most dreams happen. Researchers found that when participants were exposed to a specific frequency - between 25 and 40 Hz - 70% of them experienced lucid dreaming.

The discovery, rather than allowing us to have experiences such as those portrayed in the movie "The Origin, " may help researchers better understand hallucinations are produced and how our brains deal with them. In addition, the study may also allow one day electricity to be used to treat people who suffer from chronic nightmares, as well as to improve the quality of sleep and hence our rest hours.