The Lucid Dreamer
I was looking through my feed on Facebook and found "The Lucid Dreamer" Kickstarter project shared from a lucid dreaming page I follow.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1705207344/the-lucid-dreamer-wake-up-inside-your-dreams
It uses EEG to detect when you are dreaming and uses tACS to enhance gamma activity in your brain, which is supposed to make you lucid. They say it induces lucidity in 77% of dreams. Looks really promising, honestly. I would probably give money to the Kickstarter or buy it afterwards if it didn't cost so much.
Thoughts about this? Possible scam or literally an amazing invention?
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I made a simple sleep mask with a couple flashing LEDs on a timer. I have NOT had any real lucid dreams using this device. The first problem was that it wasn't real comfortable to wear and sometimes fell off during the night. That should be an easily fixable problem though.
One of the first nights I used the device, I did have a dream where I was wearing the mask. It never clicked in that I was dreaming until I woke up though. Even if/when something happens to me during a dream like being able to "float" a long ways (not exactly flying but close), it still doesn't click that it is a dream. Even impossible things seem real in a dream when they happen. Sure, I know I shouldn't be able to fly but, when it happens, I've never questioned if I was dreaming.
Last night I became aware that I was dreaming but it was in between sleeping and waking up. I was still dreaming but just barely.
I think the idea behind the kickstarter could work but it is very expensive. I have a feeling it wouldn't work for most people but I hope I'm wrong. I also see they still need over $50K or it won't happen.
Moreover, being a student highly interested in neurophysiology, I'm much skeptical about the way this device plans on inducing lucid dreaming.
I have a feeling it doesn't work for a lot of people but I hope I'm wrong.