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Linking two realms: efforts to tap real-life potential of lucid dreams advance

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Researchers are developing techniques that could enable more people to experience lucid dreams.

They have shown in recent months that it is possible to transfer the rhythm of dream music, switch on a real-life kettle and control a virtual car from inside a lucid dream.

Around half of the population have experienced at least one lucid dream in their lifetimes.

Lucid dreaming is difficult to induce, even for experienced practitioners, limiting its application.

University of Swansea researcher Laura Roklicer is investigating whether teaching creative writers to lucid dream could improve the quality of their writing.

She has already gathered evidence that such individuals may be more prone to lucid dreaming.

So far 83% of 29 writers have experienced lucid dreams after eight weeks of training.