{"id":34,"date":"2016-07-20T09:03:46","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T09:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/luciddreamer.com\/archive\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2016-11-09T18:42:11","modified_gmt":"2016-11-09T17:42:11","slug":"technology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/luciddreamer.com\/archive\/technology\/","title":{"rendered":"How it Works"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” full_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1473161096217{background-image: url(http:\/\/luciddreamer.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/lucid-background-1.jpg?id=108) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner el_class=”jumbotron” width=”2\/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Your personal gateway to conscious dreaming ” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23efefef” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1473161135499{margin-top: 10px !important;}”]The Lucid Dreamer is an easy-to-use device that helps you gain awareness inside your dreams. But how exactly does it work?[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”text-center” width=”1\/3″][vc_raw_html]JTNDYSUyMGhyZWYlM0QlMjclMjNwcm9kdWN0LWRldGFpbHMlMjclM0UlM0NidXR0b24lMjBjbGFzcyUzRCUyMmJ0biUyMGJ0bi0tYmx1ZSUyMG0tdC0xMCUyMiUyMHR5cGUlM0QlMjJidXR0b24lMjIlM0VEaXNjb3ZlciUyMFRoZSUyMFRlY2hub2xvZ3klMjElM0NzcGFuJTIwY2xhc3MlM0QlMjJnbHlwaGljb24lMjBnbHlwaGljb24tY2hldnJvbi1kb3duJTIyJTIwYXJpYS1oaWRkZW4lM0QlMjJ0cnVlJTIyJTIwc3R5bGUlM0QlMjJwYWRkaW5nLWxlZnQlM0ExMHB4JTNCdG9wJTNBMnB4JTNCJTIyJTNFJTNDJTJGc3BhbiUzRSUzQyUyRmJ1dHRvbiUzRSUzQyUyRmElM0U=[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” el_class=”row__breadcrumbs”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1469626989794{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=”sidebar-1″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” content_placement=”middle” el_id=”product-details”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”80px”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”523″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=” color-white” width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Anyone who\u2019s been able to lucid dream can tell you what an exhilarating experience it is! Some people have devoted months, years and even careers to the study and practice of lucid dreaming.<\/p>\n

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Many methods and techniques<\/a> have been developed to naturally reach this state, however results take a great deal of time and effort \u2013 if you ever get them at all.<\/a> Knowing this, others have tried to manufacture lucid dream-inducing sleep masks using built in LED lights, a method that has been proven ineffective. [1]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

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It started to seem like such a device could never exist, and lucid dreaming would always be left up to either chance or painstaking practice.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Then, a promising technology emerged” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23454545″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Studies have shown that a very specific type of brain activity in the frontal lobes, called gamma activity,<\/em> is present during lucid dreams. This activity is associated with consciousness.<\/p>\n

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There is a well-documented method of enhancing gamma activity in the brain called transcranial alternating current stimulation (or tACS). This method implements mild electrical stimulation to the head in a way proven to be 100% safe<\/a>. [2]<\/sup><\/a> It is important to note that tACS is not electroshock therapy<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”505″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator color=”chino”][vc_column_text][1]<\/sup><\/a> Study on effectiveness of lucid dreaming techniques and external stimulation (LED light) to induce lucid dreaming; http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/22841958<\/a><\/small>
\n[2]<\/sup><\/a> Safety, sensations and secondary induced effects of transcranial electric stimulation; http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/?term=25922128<\/a><\/small>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1472468507615{background-color: #dddddd !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=”So how does this translate to lucid dreaming?” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23454545″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1473161686411{margin-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]In 2014, Ursula Voss from the Goethe-University Frankfurt Germany published a landmark study<\/a> showcasing the use of tACS during REM sleep. The stimulation succeeded in enhancing gamma activity in the participants\u2019 brains, causing lucidity in 77% of dreams.[3]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

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This study laid the foundation on which the Lucid Dreamer was built upon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Lucid Dreamer uses advanced algorithms that detect when you start dreaming. These algorithms use the electrical signals from the brain, which are measured with\u00a0EEG (electroencephalogram). Measuring brain activity to detect the onset of a dream is\u00a0much more accurate than the more conventional method of using eye-movement data. The measurement of brain activity during sleep will also be used as a basis for personal stimulation settings recommendations.<\/p>\n

When the onset of a dream is detected, tACS is applied, which will enhance gamma in the frontal regions of the brain and therefore significantly lowers the threshold for getting a lucid dream.<\/p>\n

The Lucid Dreamer also has the ability to apply light and audio stimulation during a dream. Light flashes and audio stimulation are long-known methods for increasing the possibility for getting a lucid dream. Rhythmic light flashes and audio signals can also be used for neural entrainment, which is another way of altering neural oscillations. The Lucid Dreamer supports neural entrainment protocols that can be triggered at the onset of a dream and altering neural oscillations in the visual and auditory cortex.<\/p>\n

Light and audio stimulation during a dream has shown to be effective when used combination with cognitive exercises known as \u2018Mnemonic Induction of Lucid Dreams\u2019 or \u2018MILD\u2019. The Lucid Dreamer App implements an innovative MILD training program.<\/p>\n

You can learn more about MILD here<\/a><\/p>\n

To summarize: The Lucid Dreamer implements old and new techniques that are known to induce lucid dreams, provides the possibility to flexibly combine these techniques and also adds new innovative approaches to REM detection, tACS, light\/audio stimulation and cognitive exercises.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”chino”][vc_column_text][3]<\/sup><\/a> Induction of self awareness in dreams through frontal low current stimulation of gamma activity; http:\/\/www.nature.com\/neuro\/journal\/v17\/n6\/full\/nn.3719.html<\/a><\/small>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1472464088830{background-color: #352061 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”10\/12″][vc_custom_heading text=”\u201cThe Lucid Dreamer is a wearable device that automatically detects REM sleep, after which it uses mild electrical stimulation (tACS) to 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