Dreams have long been a source of creativity for artists, but researchers are looking to take that to a new level with a technique called ‘targeted dream incubation’.
Homing in on the transitional state between wakefulness and asleep, known as hypnagogia, could be the key to tapping into a wellspring of post-sleep creative performance, says experimental dream researcher Dr Adam Haar Horowitz.
Dr Haar Horowitz and his colleagues have found prompting our brains while they are in the malleable state of hypnagogia could not only enhance creativity and problem solving, but also help those with addiction or mental illness. He joins Jim to discuss the research.
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