Prophetic has developed a headgear called Halo that can induce lucid dreams—a state in which a person is aware that they are sleeping and can control the narrative. The startup suggests using such dreams to maximize productivity, such as preparing for speeches or solving math problems.
The headpiece was designed by Afshin Mehin, who also participated in the creation of the N1 brain implant for Neuralink.
Halo sends focused pulses of ultrasound waves to the area SMS Gateway Chile of the brain associated with lucid dreaming. The device also targets areas involved in decision-making, so that once a lucid dream begins, a person is more likely to be in control of it.
However, science is still unclear whether the technology, known as transcranial focused ultrasound, can induce lucid dreams.
Even so, the concept has other drawbacks. According to Antonio Sadr, a psychology professor at the University of Montreal, people who used gadgets to lucid dream tended to either forget their dreams or wake up from excessive excitement.
Furthermore, there is no guarantee that the user will be able to control their sleep, and even professionals fail to do so consistently. This skill needs to be developed.
Prophetic founder and CEO Eric Wahlberg says that some research suggests that additional brain stimulation using transcranial focused ultrasound technology does increase people's ability to control their dreams. He says the company will have more data next year that will help its scientists fine-tune the devices even more.
Halo will go on sale in 2025 and will cost $1.5-2 thousand.
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Source: Futurism
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