It was just a dream...

• Autores: Michelle Carr
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3113, 2017, págs. 32-35
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Carr states that psychologists have long been interested in using dreams to rewrite nightmares or help people overcome persistent fears. But the ability to use lucid dreams has been limited because they are difficult to trigger, and, as with all dreams, memories of them evaporate so quickly upon waking. That could be about to change, however, as more consistent ways to induce these dreams are uncovered. It's even becoming possible to communicate with the dreamer and record what's happening within dreams. These advances raise the tantalizing prospect of unlocking this unique state of mind to create therapies for people with nightmares, anxiety and other conditions.