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DocumentFinal report - Communication in shared altered states using the hypnotic and Ganzfeld induction of lucid dreams2012

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2008
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pastas 1 a
Title:
2008 Grants
Start date: 2009-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2008-183
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 14/2008
Title:
183 - Communication in shared altered states using the hypnotic and Ganzfeld induction of lucid dreams
Duration: 2009-03 - 2012-05
Researcher(s):
Adrian Parker, Annekatrin Puhle, Amanda Sondefors, Andreas Lantz, Timo Paulson
Institution(s): University of Gothenburg, Psychology Department: Consciousness Studies Unit (Sweden)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Financial report and expenditure documents
Progress report
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Parker, A.
Secondary author(s):
Puhle, A., Sondefors, A., Lantz, A., Paulson, T.
Number of reproductions:
2
Keywords:
Parapsychology / Altered states of consciousness / Lucid dreaming / Ganzfeld studies / Sleep and dreams

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2008-183.01
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 14/2008
Title:
Final report - Communication in shared altered states using the hypnotic and Ganzfeld induction of lucid dreams
Publication year: 2012
URL:
http://www.bial.com/imagem/Bolsa18308_04022014.pdf
Abstract/Results: RESULTS:
Objectives: The project had its starting point in the paper in Science 1976, on State Specific Sciences by Charles Tart and the work on shared dreams by Robert Waggoner. Its objective is to document the frequency of lucid and shared dreams and to find ways of producing potentially shared states of consciousness in the laboratory.
Method 1: involved surveys of the student population to establish the frequency of the lucid and shared dreams and select suitable participants.
Results: The major survey found that about 80% of students reported experiencing a least one lucid dream with 24% of them reporting one or more per month. The frequent lucid dreamers were more likely to report more content and communication with dream figures. Shared or mutual dreams were reported by 13% of the respondents and occurred most often amongst those having one or more lucid dreams per month. A survey of students sleep habits indicated that so-called “power naps” are used purposively by 60% of students with 21% of students using them regularly.
Method 2: The use of a special form of stroboscopic stimulation has been reported by Winkler and Proecki to facilitate the occurrence of lucid dream-like states. Volunteers reporting lucid dreams and related experiences were located in separate laboratory and each was given a half hour of stroboscopic stimulation. A randomly selected melody was played to one of the participants during each session. The task for the other participant was to try to successively identify it from a sample of 4 control decoys.
Results: were exactly at chance expectancy. All the hits came from the sessions in which one of the experimenters was a participant.
Method 3: The third study worked with participants selected on a volunteer basis via this survey for their potential at experiencing lucidity during dreaming. Pairs of participants took part in a telepathy type experiment with one of them taking on the role of sender and the other receiver. Both of the participants were encouraged to have ”power naps” during the session, which lasted 45 min. To facilitate the induction of power naps, participants listened to seashore noise supplied to them through earphones. The participant in the role of the sender received at regular intermittent periods the sound from music clips relating to specific environmental scenes. The participants in the role of sender received only seashore noise. REM monitoring masks (the REM Dreamer) were placed over the eyes of both participants located in separate rooms at 30 metres distance. The purpose of the masks was to reduce visual stimulation as well as to facilitate lucidity during any REM periods that might occur. (According to previous research power naps usually contain short REM periods.) The target music clips were randomly selected, 3 - 4 minute extracts from music videos with a positive and visually striking content and exposed only to the sender so as to give the receiver the task afterwards to identify the target film from a set of four films. The film clips were shown to the sender before relaxation and then played at a semi-subliminal level to the sender during the relaxation period.
Results: Most participants reported having ”dreamlets” (short dream-like experiences) but only one reported having a lucid dream during the experiment and this did not relate to the sender’s imagery. The results of this, the power nap study, were close to chance expectancy. There were 5 hits in 17 sessions (Exact binomial P = .43).
Conclusions: None of the techniques seem to work with a wide range of participants. A suggestion for further work would involve modification of the Real Time Digital Ganzfeld using auditory feedback from the lucid dreams of the receiver. We may need also to work with more highly selected individuals in a home environment and, given their frequency in the population, this is feasible.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Copyright/Reproduction:
By permission
Language:
eng
Author:
Parker, A.
Secondary author(s):
Puhle, A., Sondefors, A., Lantz, A., Paulson, T.
Document type:
Final report
Number of reproductions:
2
Indexed document:
No
Keywords: Lucid dreaming / Power nap / Shared or mutual dream / Rapid eye movement (REM) / Non-rapid eye movement (NREM)

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