A method has been developed that allows to directly manipulate images in a dream, causing the subjects to have memories that create dreams on a given topic. Scientists used “Dormio” – an electronic device that resembles a sensory glove. It interferes with the early phase of sleep in which a person is in hypnagogia (the zone at the border of sleep and wakefulness), which researchers use for “targeted dream incubation“.

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In their opinion, this is a bit like a narcotic trip and resembles a gradual immersion in the world, providing a full effect of presence with all the associated sensations, such as swimming or falling. Thoughts gradually get out of control of consciousness.