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Scientists Match Dream Images To Photos

Posted by Soulskill on from the that's-nice-but-please-don't dept.

scibri writes "Scientists have learned how to discover what you are dreaming about while you sleep. A team of Japanese researchers scanned the brains of three people as they slept, and compared the scans to those of the same people looking at photos of common objects. They were then able to tell, with 75% — 80% accuracy, if one of those images appeared in a dream."

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  1. Uh-oh... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't show naked women, don't show naked women...

    1. Re:Uh-oh... by Hognoxious · · Score: 4, Informative

      Odd, it looks more like some dude stretching his asshole to me.

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  2. Japanese researchers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I predict a high probability of tentacles and schoolgirls.

  3. obligatory PBF by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://pbfcomics.com/160/

  4. Re:Well... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    While working in shipping at Dell during one of those months where we were working 10 hour days for over 30 days straight I used to have erotic dreams about Dell shipping boxes.

    Damn straight I'm posting that AC, no way in hell would I like that associated with my ...... hmm

    apk

  5. let me know when i can control my dreams by RobertLTux · · Score: 3, Interesting

    this of course would make 98% of TV rather boring in comparison but...

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    1. Re:let me know when i can control my dreams by chichilalescu · · Score: 4, Informative

      a lot of people can train themselves for lucid dreaming.
      look it up.

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    2. Re:let me know when i can control my dreams by PrimaryConsult · · Score: 3, Informative

      That's why you learn from either a print book, or the simplest online guide out there, and ignore the discussion community entirely...

      I know it is real because I have accidentally done it a few times, I just really don't care enough to improve the odds by doing all the mental exercises out there.

      An easy example: A sign that you are dreaming is inconsistent numbers, and simply being aware of this fact will help trigger lucid dreams if you encounter numbers in a dream. To improve the chances of this occurring, you can make a habit of checking your watch / clocks / other things with numbers twice while awake, and verify that the numbers remain consistent. This isn't as easy as it sounds, which is why I gave up...

  6. No pictures? by partyguerrilla · · Score: 5, Funny

    Seriously?