Have you ever thought that you could visit someone in their dream, or that others visit you? That is what these scientists are claiming they have done with their experiment in a controlled environment. If this is really what happened, it would be the first time humans have been recorded to communicate while their asleep and dreaming, which is still a mystery to us.
Key Takeaways
A Dream Experiment That Sounds Like Sci-Fi
Researchers at REMspace, a California-based neurotech startup, have claimed that they were able to make two individuals communicate with each other while they were in a lucid dream state.
Dreams are still one of the biggest mysteries to humanity. It is a combination of vivid thoughts, images, sensations and scenarios that occur in our mind while we are sleeping. Almost everyone dreams, even if they do not remember most of it after waking up.
Scientists say that dreaming is our brain’s way of processing our emotions and thoughts, visiting memories, and preparing for real-life situations. Navigating them while we are sleeping is something almost impossible to do, but the REMspace researchers claim they have done it, and here’s how.
How the Dream Communication Worked
On September 24, 2024, two participants, sleeping in their own homes, were monitored by the REMspace scientists using specialized equipment created just for this experiment. After both individuals were confirmed to have entered the lucid dream state, the process began.
The first participant, after starting to sleep, was confirmed by their machine, was given a randomly generated word transmitted to them via the earbuds they were wearing. The equipment then recorded the first participant say the word in their dream.
Eight minutes later, the second participant, after entering the lucid dream, had also received the message in their sleep and confirmed the word after waking up. A chat-like experience while in their dreams, but other scientists are skeptical about the way it was done, but REMspace claimed that both participants did not know the randomly generated words used.
The Implications of Dream Communication
Communication between humans while they are dreaming sounds like a science fiction scenario, but there is also some scientific basis we can use to create a path towards this future. Imagine instead of having smartphones and messaging each other in there, we could go to other people’s dreams and hang out and talk while sleeping.
That idea sounds like a dream itself, but there are companies already working to be able to transfer human consciousness into a different environment. Once this type of technology is done, the possibilities will be limitless, and humans might enter another stage into their evolution as a civilization.
Final Thoughts
While the idea of communicating through dreams has long been a topic for science fiction movies and books, this experiment brings it closer to our reality. If it were confirmed by other scientists and companies, it would revolutionize how we structure our day, especially if we know that we would be able to talk to others while we are sleeping and our bodies are resting.
However, it is still best to exercise positive caution; the technology awaits peer-reviewed studies to confirm the results, and even then, it might still take decades to finally achieve.
