Prophetic: Ultrasonic Lucid Dreaming

Halo

The Halo is designed to induce lucid dreams through dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) activation during naturally occuring dreams by utilizing emerging technologies such as transcranial focused ultrasound (tFUS) and generative transformer architectures, along with established technologies like electroencephalogram (EEG) and functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS).

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Neuroscience

When we have a naturally occuring dream, our dorsolateral prefrontal cortex decreases in activity. The dlPFC is responsible for higher-order functions like decision-making, self-awareness, and logical thinking.

A lucid dream is a state in which the sleeper becomes aware that they are dreaming. During a lucid dream, individuals often have some degree of control over the dream's environment, characters, narrative, and their own actions. This awareness can allow the dreamer to explore the dream world with conscious intention, manipulate aspects of the dream, or simply observe it with a sense of curiosity.

Unlike regular dreams, the dlPFC in the brain becomes more active during lucid dreaming, which is thought to contribute to the heightened self-awareness and reasoning abilities present in these dreams.

Neuromodulation

Transcranial Focused Ultrasound (tFUS) is an emerging non-invasive neuromodulation technology that utilizes ultrasonic waves that are focused to precisely target areas within the brain.

tFUS can stimulate neuronal activity by modulating the membrane potential of neurons, making them more likely to fire action potentials. This effect can activate specific neural circuits in a targeted region.