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Brain zap can make people re-experience old dreams while awake

By Penny Sarchet

9 March 2018

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Zapping brains of people with epilepsy can trigger memories of old dreams

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People with epilepsy sometimes recall old dreams during seizures. Now a study has found that stimulating a particular part of their brains with electricity can also make this happen.

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