Can people work while sleeping? Here's what the US startup claims

Technology has always made the lives of man easy, but no one could have thought it would make it possible for humans to work while sleeping, until a US startup presented its headband device.

Yes, you read it right. A startup in the United States expressed that its product could enable humans to work even while they are asleep.

The device by Prophetic Halo is smartly designed to produce lucid dreaming. With the help of the device, the wearer is enabled to remain that they are in deep sleep and thus would be able to have control over the experience. 

A non-invasive neuro-stimulation device

The Halo device by Prophetic is described by the company as a non-invasive neuro-stimulation device. It provides “the ultimate sandbox for divergent problem solving”. The company claims that the only limiting factor, however, will be the imagination of the wearer.

The device makes use of focussed ultrasound signals which help in activating the dreaming state. Eric Wollberg, the founder of the company, is of the view that it is this activation of the dreaming state that can enable the workers to perform demos or creative problem-solving for tough situations.

Here's how the website of the startup expresses the concept: “In lucid dreams, you are freed from conventional laws of physics: gravity, conservation of energy, conservation of mass.”

The website further stated that there exists a rationale as to why luminaries in different fields like math, science, and art consider their lucid dreams behind their most essential discoveries.

Till now, the company has managed to earn more than $1 million to develop the device. It is reported that the company works with one of Neuralink's designers.

It is estimated by neuroscientists that over 70% of people will be experiencing lucid dreaming at least once in their entire life. There has been recent research into how lucid dreaming can be induced.

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Techniques to induce lucid dreaming- an experiment

In the year 2017, the University of Adelaide scientists tested the working of three techniques that could potentially enhance the chance of lucid dreaming.

The first technique comprises checking around the environment a couple of times a day in order to see if you are dreaming.

The second technique urges the people to set an alarm five hours after falling asleep, and then fall asleep again to foster the stage of REM sleep. 

The third technique is a more active one, wherein the individual is asked to repeat this phrase again and again  “The next time I’m dreaming, I will remember that I’m dreaming”.

The results of the experiments suggest that over 46% of the participants in the experiment experienced lucid dreams with the third technique. This proved that such techniques can actually foster lucid dreaming.

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Cost of the Halo device

It is expected that the Halo device by Prophetic will cost somewhere between $1,500 and $2,000 after being launched in the year 2025. Customers will be able to reserve one with a deposit of $100.

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