Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Collège Boréal
$24,310.00
Inducing lucid dreams: DreamStar 2.0
FY 2013-14
Summary
The purpose of the present study is to determine the efficacy of one proposed lucid dream induction device.Previous devices involve sleep masks equiped with electronics designed to detect rapid eye movement and thenflash a light indicating that a lucid dream can commence. However, the devices inconveniently rest on theuser's eyes until REM sleep occurs or they have been discarded through normal sleep movements. Theproposed device monitors time, muscle inactivity, and the heart rate of the user, which is used to inform asmartphone application that her/he is dreaming. By monitoring these three markers instead of eye movement,the user can sleep comfortably knowing the markers of a lucid dream are still followed. Next, the application inthe Bluetooth-enabled smartphone is activated and an auditory cue notifies the user that they are dreaming andthat lucidity can been achieved. In the present study, an effective algorithm will be developed and the devicewill be tested with existing clients of DreamStar.
Program
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
451666-2013
Name nom
Battochio, Randy
Department département
Siège Social
Organization id
32784
Institution établissement
Collège Boréal
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2013
Competition year année de concours
2013
Award amount
24310
Program id
CARD1
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 1
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
1210
Area of application group en
Advancement of knowledge
Area of application group fr
Avancement des connaissances
Area of application en
Psychology
Area of application fr
Psychologie
Research subject code
6301
Research subject group en
Psychology
Research subject group fr
Psychologie
Research subject en
Sensory systems and perception
Research subject fr
Systèmes sensoriels et perception
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Inducing lucid dreams: DreamStar 2.0
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
The purpose of the present study is to determine the efficacy of one proposed lucid dream induction device.Previous devices involve sleep masks equiped with electronics designed to detect rapid eye movement and thenflash a light indicating that a lucid dream can commence. However, the devices inconveniently rest on theuser's eyes until REM sleep occurs or they have been discarded through normal sleep movements. Theproposed device monitors time, muscle inactivity, and the heart rate of the user, which is used to inform asmartphone application that her/he is dreaming. By monitoring these three markers instead of eye movement,the user can sleep comfortably knowing the markers of a lucid dream are still followed. Next, the application inthe Bluetooth-enabled smartphone is activated and an auditory cue notifies the user that they are dreaming andthat lucidity can been achieved. In the present study, an effective algorithm will be developed and the devicewill be tested with existing clients of DreamStar.
