Summary: Researchers at REMspace have achieved communication between two individuals during lucid dreams. Using specially designed equipment, participants successfully induced lucid dreams and exchanged a simple message while their brain activity was tracked remotely. Researchers say this opens the door to future advancements in dream-based communication, with the potential for real-time interactions in lucid dreams being the next goal for REMspace.
Key Takeaways:
- Dream Communication: REMspace researchers successfully enabled two individuals to exchange a message while in lucid dreams, marking what they say is the first instance of communication within dreams.
- Lucid Dream Technology: The experiment used specially developed equipment and a dream language called “Remmyo,” enabling participants to receive, repeat, and confirm a message during REM sleep.
- Future Potential: REMspace aims to develop real-time communication in lucid dreams, with plans to further refine the technology and explore commercial applications for dream-based interactions.
Researchers at REMspace, a California-based startup, have demonstrated that lucid dreams could unlock new dimensions of communication and humanity’s potential. Using specially designed equipment, two individuals successfully induced lucid dreams and exchanged a simple message.
Lucid dreams occur when a person is aware they are dreaming while still in the dream state. This phenomenon happens during REM sleep and has numerous potential applications, from solving physiological problems to learning new skills. In earlier research, REMspace demonstrated that facial electromyography sensors could decode specific sounds made in dreams. This led to the development of Remmyo, a dream language detectable through sensitive sensors.
Sharing Messages Through Dreams
On Sept 24, participants were sleeping at their homes when their brain waves and other polysomnographic data were tracked remotely by a specially developed apparatus. When the server detected that the first participant entered a lucid dream, it generated a random Remmyo word and sent it to him via earbuds. The participant repeated the word in his dream, with his response captured and stored on the server.
Eight minutes later, the next participant entered a lucid dream. She received the stored message from the first participant and confirmed it upon awakening, marking the first-ever “chat” exchanged in dreams. Additionally, two other people were able to communicate with the server through their dreams.
Watch the experiment here.
“Yesterday, communicating in dreams seemed like science fiction. Tomorrow, it will be so common we won’t be able to imagine our lives without this technology. This opens the door to countless commercial applications, reshaping how we think about communication and interaction in the dream world,” says Michael Raduga, founder and CEO of REMspace, in a release. “That’s why we believe that REM sleep and related phenomena, like lucid dreams, will become the next big industry after AI.”
Future Research
This achievement results from nearly five years of research and technological development. Since the first communication within lucid dreams on Sept 24, the researchers have been refining their technology, achieving better results with each new attempt, according to a release from REMspace.
To push the boundaries further, REMspace is setting its sights on the next challenge: enabling real-time communication in lucid dreams. Although this is a far more complex goal, the team is optimistic it can be accomplished within a few months.
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