Targeted dream incubation at a distance: the development of a remote and sensor-free tool for incubating hypnagogic dreams and mind-wandering.

ABSTRACT: Hypnagogia-the transitional state between wakefulness and sleep-is marked by "hypnagogic dreams," during which our brains tend to forge connections among concepts that are otherwise unrelated. This process of creating novel associations during hypnagogic dreams is said to contribute to enhancing creativity, learning, and memory. Recently, researchers have proposed that mind-wandering-a form of spontaneous thought that is freely moving and characterized by transitioning thought content-might be subserved by processes similar to those engaged during hypnagogia, and may serve similar creative functions. However, to date, the relationship between hypnagogia and mind-wandering remains poorly understood, which is likely due in part to the fact that research into hypnagogia requires time-consumin

SUBMITTER: Bellaiche L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12713799 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature