A California-based neurotech start-up, REMspace, claims to have achieved a groundbreaking milestone by facilitating the first-ever communication between two people while they were dreaming. This “historic milestone,” as REMspace calls it, aims to unlock new dimensions of communication, with enormous potential applications.
REMspace, a company in the San Francisco Bay Area focused on sleep enhancement and lucid dreaming, shared that two participants managed to exchange a simple message within their dreams on September 24. Using REMspace’s innovative “apparatus,” the company monitored participants’ sleep stages remotely. The device tracked brain waves, blood oxygen levels, heart rate, and breathing during sleep, and transmitted data via WiFi to REMspace’s server. Once the server detected that the first participant entered a lucid dream state, it transmitted a randomly generated word to him through earbuds, which he reportedly heard and remembered in his dream. Later, when the second participant entered a lucid dream, the word was transmitted to them as well. Upon waking, the second participant repeated the word, marking what REMspace claims is the first “chat” ever exchanged within dreams.
This feat has significant implications for the field of lucid dreaming. Lucid dreaming, the ability to consciously control one’s actions while dreaming, typically occurs during the vivid REM sleep stage. It allows individuals to interact with their dream environment in a self-directed manner, potentially enabling new forms of mental and emotional exploration.
Following the initial success, REMspace repeated this experiment on October 8, again facilitating dream-based communication between two participants. REMspace’s CEO, Michael Raduga, envisions a future where dream-based communication could become mainstream. “Yesterday, communicating in dreams seemed like science fiction,” he stated. “Tomorrow, it will be so common we won’t be able to imagine our lives without it.” Raduga foresees an emerging industry based on REM sleep and lucid dreaming, with far-reaching possibilities.
The company has not yet revealed the specific technology behind its equipment, but it has submitted a research paper for scientific review, expecting publication within two to six months. So far, there has been no external scientific validation or replication of REMspace’s findings. Raduga anticipates that technologies like REMspace’s device could become as ubiquitous as smartphones, enhancing life in ways we may only just be beginning to understand.
REMspace is now seeking more candidates experienced in lucid dreaming for further trials. Raduga’s passion for the field extends to extreme lengths, exemplified by a dramatic experiment he undertook last year: he drilled a microchip into his own skull in an attempt to control his dreams. Though risky, Raduga’s dedication reflects the broader drive of REMspace to push the boundaries of communication and mental exploration in the realm of dreams.
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