Not to mention you'd probably wake up from having your brain zapped. Seriously though, maybe, sounds plausible. |
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If a device was used to directly stimulate the areas of the brain that are associated with self-awareness and rational thought (frontal lobe), which have decreased activity during dream states, how well would that work? I think it's worth experimenting with. |
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Not to mention you'd probably wake up from having your brain zapped. Seriously though, maybe, sounds plausible. |
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Might not need a whole in your skull, electricity can travel through skin. Have you ever been electrocuted? It is freaky. |
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Going through the skin might not be effective, since it may take selective stimulation of the deeper parts of the brain. It would be similar to a brain pacemaker. |
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Yeah, maybe if we get a lot better at sending messages to the brain. Pain seems to activate it, as well as fear. :/ might be able to do something with that as well. |
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Tadas Stumbrys, a german lucid dream researcher does experiments with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation at the moment at the university of Heidelberg. You find one german video at youtube by Alice Grinda about this topic. |
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Really cool, EmoScreamo! TMS was just what I was thinking. |
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Deep Brain Stimulation is currently used to treat a variety of things such as Parkinson's disease and psychiatric disorders. It involves implanting electrodes into the brain to stimulate certain areas, at the control of the patient who has a battery implanted under their chest skin. Although the procedure has generally met with great success, behavioural side-effects such as increased suicidality, impulsivity and depression have been noted. Additionally, any invasive brain surgery carries risks such as hemorrhage and infection. |
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^ There are more extreme forms of escapism. |
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I suppose that may be true. But since lucid dreaming is already possible naturally (all you need is practice), DBS is an unnecessary risk. |
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True, I went sky diving for the sheer enjoyment of it. Not the most dangerous of things, but I would say that the reward for LDs is a lot higher than than sky diving. |
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I believe that I can feel the current when wearing an electroencephalograph to sleep, but have not yet noticed any measurable effects on my dreams. |
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I find flying better as well. And if I liked skt diving better then I could just simulate it. I did once by flying a car really high and jumping out. This was when I was struggling to fly. It actually worked. |
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