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Real-Time Dialogue Between Experimenters and Dreamers During REM Sleep

Karen R. Konkoly, K. Appel, E. Chabani, Ken A. Paller 2021 Current Biology

Four independent teams demonstrated that sleeping subjects could perceive questions, solve math problems, and answer via eye signals in real-time. This breakthrough transformed the dreamer from a passive subject into an active participant, allowing for data collection without the distortions inherent in retrospective memory.

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