The first two-way control of a virtual object by study participants while lucid dreaming has been documented, according to the findings of a new research effort.
Researchers with REMspace, a California startup, report that five participants in the recent study were successfully able to control a virtual Cybertruck while lucid dreaming, and even avoid obstacles that appeared on a screen.
MULTITASKING WHILE DREAMING
Humans spend an incredible amount of time sleeping. The average time spent in restful sleep during a person’s life amounts to around 227,760 hours, which equals 26 years or about a third of the lifespan of the average person. Meanwhile, an additional 33 years of our lives, on average, are spent just trying to fall asleep.
While the human body requires sleep for a variety of reasons, which include resting our bodies and allowing our brains a crucial “system reset”, many people lament the amount of time spent on sleep that could be applied toward other activities.
Past research has shown that some people may be successful at solving problems while they sleep, or at least that sleeping may help reactivate memories in ways that may help an individual glean new insights into issues they are facing or problems they need to solve.
The researchers at REMspace decided to take these past findings further, and find out whether people could be connected to computers while sleeping to see if they could successfully solve tasks from within a dream state.
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