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Induction of Self Awareness in Dreams through Frontal Low Current Stimulation of Gamma Activity

Ursula Voss, Romain Holzmann, Allan Hobson, Walter Paulus, Judith Koppehele-Gossel, Ansgar Klimke, Michael A. Nitsche 2014 Nature Neuroscience

By applying electrical stimulation at gamma frequencies to the scalps of sleeping subjects, researchers were able to force the brain into a lucid state. This moved the science beyond mere correlation to causation, proving that specific brain oscillations are a prerequisite for self-awareness in dreams.

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