Can scientists really talk to you while you are dreaming?
In short: Neuroscience is uncovering how our decisions and habits are shaped by influences outside our conscious awareness. This video explores three experiments that demonstrate how external events during sleep and waking life can impact our behavior, including the first documented instance of two-way communication with a dreamer.
Published in the journal Current Biology on February 18, 2021, a study by an international team of scientists established a bridge to the dream world. Host Greg Kestin provides exclusive access to this research, which proves that direct dialogue with a person currently in a dream state is possible.
The film contextualizes this breakthrough by examining two additional experiments. Together, these studies illustrate that our agency is not always fully conscious; instead, our desires and choices can be measurably influenced by events occurring during dreamless sleep or even while we are awake, without us ever realizing it.
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