Controlling the dreams of rats...and possibly humans?
Io9.com Neuroscientists successfully control the dreams of rats. Could humans be next?
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This is a very interesting study that points out to the fact that dreams can be influenced by external output. Something that many people have experienced but that has finally been shown as it happens. It's also worth noticing that the mazes in which the rats were tested and later found dreaming about can be analysed to the point where the scientist can pinpoint exactly where the rat is in it's dream.
Also, certainly to consider when we talk about dream incubation. There's several projects going regarding the use of audio cues to influence one person's dreams, and while it's said to be somewhat random, we can be sure that it definitively provides results.