| Title |
Induction of self awareness in dreams through frontal low current stimulation of gamma activity
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Nature Neuroscience, May 2014
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| DOI | 10.1038/nn.3719 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ursula Voss, Romain Holzmann, Allan Hobson, Walter Paulus, Judith Koppehele-Gossel, Ansgar Klimke, Michael A Nitsche |
| Abstract |
Recent findings link fronto-temporal gamma electroencephalographic (EEG) activity to conscious awareness in dreams, but a causal relationship has not yet been established. We found that current stimulation in the lower gamma band during REM sleep influences ongoing brain activity and induces self-reflective awareness in dreams. Other stimulation frequencies were not effective, suggesting that higher order consciousness is indeed related to synchronous oscillations around 25 and 40 Hz. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 80 | 16% |
| United States | 60 | 12% |
| United Kingdom | 18 | 4% |
| Australia | 9 | 2% |
| Italy | 6 | 1% |
| Brazil | 4 | <1% |
| Russia | 4 | <1% |
| France | 4 | <1% |
| Canada | 4 | <1% |
| Other | 35 | 7% |
| Unknown | 263 | 54% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 434 | 89% |
| Scientists | 34 | 7% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 11 | 2% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 7 | 1% |
| Unknown | 1 | <1% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 23 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 7 | <1% |
| France | 6 | <1% |
| Germany | 6 | <1% |
| Italy | 4 | <1% |
| Japan | 4 | <1% |
| Portugal | 4 | <1% |
| Chile | 3 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 3 | <1% |
| Other | 25 | 2% |
| Unknown | 1009 | 92% |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 239 | 22% |
| Researcher | 191 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 143 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 138 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 54 | 5% |
| Other | 193 | 18% |
| Unknown | 136 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 228 | 21% |
| Neuroscience | 222 | 20% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 192 | 18% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 95 | 9% |
| Engineering | 48 | 4% |
| Other | 122 | 11% |
| Unknown | 187 | 17% |
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