Although hypnagogy is similar in many ways to REM sleep dreams, in this state people can still perceive and process sounds and words from the real world. Scientists used this key touch the “back door” for the incubation of dreams. Dormio’s sensors constantly registered the state of consciousness of 49 participants. When you fell asleep, the program automatically started playing certain sentences, for example: “Don’t forget to think about the tree!”
If the subject fell asleep, the system awoke him briefly and asked him to tell about the dream. After a short break, the man would fall asleep again, but soon he would be woken up again to talk about his dreams. The cycle of dreams, awakenings, and stories – all in the hypnagogic zone – was repeated several times. With this targeted dream incubation, the memory content must be reactivated during sleep so that it appears as part of the dream content.
