I’ve had to rescue unicorns from rising flood waters. I’ve had to get to a bag of licorice nibs guarded by Barbara Streisand and Bette Middler. I’ve had to go one on one with Chris O’Donnell in a game of Jeopardy to the death. I’ve had a conversation with my roommate while he was a talking dog. One time I even discovered that I had a third row of teeth that had never been brushed. Suffice it to say I’ve had my fair share of weird dreams in my life.
Up until this point whenever I had a weird dream like that I’ve had no choice but to go along with whatever was happening regardless of just how weird it was. Similarly, I’m sure that you’ve all had similar dreams. That you’ve all had similar experiences where you kind of know that your dreaming but wherein your powerless to do anything about it. But what if there was a way to change that? What if there was a way that you could take control of your dreams?
Well, as it turns out we may soon have a way to do that and all we’d have to is apply a slight electrical current to our brains. Sounds like fun right?
Extreme Tech sums it up best, “It appears that applying an electrical current to your brain not only boosts your cognitive powers, but it can also help you obtain the mystical ability of lucid dreaming, where you can control the plot and outcome of your dreams. These findings come from a new study that found that lucid dreaming could be induced in a full 70% of participants, with a simple (external) electrical current passed across the frontal lobe. This has obvious applications for body hackers — but perhaps more importantly it may have a medical use, too, in helping people who suffer from chronic nightmares.”
Personally, I think it would be great if we could prove that shocking the brain in this method is safe and that it’s a surefire method for most people to let them take control of their dreams. Just think about all of the amazing possibilities that this could lead to from acting out sexual fantasies to conquering fears to helping victims of post traumatic stress disorder to avoiding ever having a nightmare again.
So, where do I sign up?
Ladies, the next time we meet I’m coming for those licorice nibs and you won’t be able to stop me!
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