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February 18, 2021
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NSF-supported researchers achieve two-way communication with dreaming people
A recording of electrical signals from a sleeping participant's mind and eyes as they communicated with scientists while dreaming. The zig-zag shapes in red show the participant signaling with their eyes their answer to the math problem "eight minus six."
Credit: K. Konkoly
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