posted on May, 7 2007 @ 01:20 PM
Scienists have produced a machine that they say can induce the deep sleep stage, which could enable people to reap the benefits of an eight hour sleep
in as little as a power nap.
A new discovery could make it possible to take a "power nap" at the flick of a switch.
Scientists have found a way to turn on deep sleep at will using a machine that magnetically stimulates the brain.
Sweet dreamsA device worn on the head could in squeeze the benefit of eight hours' sleep into just two or three hours.
Scientists in the US used a technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to induce slow waves - indicative of the deepest phase of sleep
and essential for learning ability and mood, in a group of sleeping volunteers.
A TMS device sends harmless magnetic signals through the scalp and skull and into the brain, where it activates electrical impulses.
Source: Machine can induce deep sleep
I think this could be a wonderfull device for those people who suffer from bad sleep hygeine. I regularly get by on 2-4 hours sleep a night, not by
choice, have done since serving in S. Armagh, so a good nights sleep would be lovely.
I'd like to think there would be a lot of research done into the side effects of passing these waves through your brain on a regular basis. We get
enough warnings about mobile phones and now wireless internet, hopefully this device will be checked first.
For the entrepreneurs out there, the chance of having the benefits of a full nights sleep packed into a small nap would be great i'd imagine, freeing
up the rest of the hours for productivity.
From a conspiracy point of view, this device could raise many questions.
The harmfull effect on the brain for starters.
Also, how easy can sleep be induced? Is it really as easy as a "flick of a switch"? and could it be used against a person like a drugging
effect.
Interesting story though.
CX.