Remember the movie "Inception"? An interesting theory there was about controlled dreams. Almost like virtual reality.
However, there is such a topic! It has been proven that lucid dreams are quite a rare and difficult to achieve phenomenon, like many fantastic tricks performed, it seems, with the help of the power of the spirit. The phenomenon has been studied many times, but without much success.
However, in a new study, scientists have discovered several techniques that, when used together, can give you a 17 percent chance of lucid dreaming. Not a very impressive figure, but without the use of techniques, you will not get this either.
So here it is, this triple technique:
Reality testing: test how real the world around you is several times a day to see if you are sleeping (remember that spinning top from the movie "Inception"?)
Wake up and lie back: after five hours of sleep, wake up, stay awake for a while, then go back to bed. This method will help you enter the REM sleep phase, which is the most likely to dream.
MILD (Mnemonic Induction of Lucid Sleep): After sleeping for five hours, wake up, and consciously program yourself to remember next time that it is a dream. Repeat the phrase: "The next time I dream, I will remember that I am dreaming."
“Mnemonic induction affects our prospective memory - that is, our ability to remember what to do in the future. By repeating the phrase that you will remember that you are in a dream, you form an intention in your brain to actually do it, which leads to lucid dreaming,”says one of the co-authors of the study, Dr. Denholm Aspie.
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If you manage to fall asleep within five minutes after performing mnemonic induction, then the probability of seeing guided sleep increases to 46%. At least, such results were obtained by the volunteers participating in the study.
The results of the work are very promising - the new technique can help to get rid of nightmares, as well as provide an opportunity to improve physical skills and abilities by repeating the limitless possibilities of lucid sleep in the environment.
Evgeniya Yakovleva