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Science22.10.2011

Real-Life Inception: Army Looks to ‘Counteract Nightmares’ With Digital Dreams

In an Army-backed experiment called "Power Dreaming,” Naval Hospital Bremerton, in Washington State will help traumatized troops battle their nightmares — with soothing, digitally-made dreams crafted in virtual worlds. No, this is not the script for the sequel to Inception. So the researchers will ask troops to take control of the “creation of the customized healing imagery (therapeutic dreams) to counter the impact of nightmares,” according to a military contracting document. “The model is to develop imagery that is both customized by the [soldier] and neurologically ‘distracting’ to stimulate the development of a clinical relaxation response,” contract documents say.