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Live Science, Daily Mail · Science & Medicine
Framing varies: Live Science reports the method neutrally, while the Daily Mail frames it in sensational terms like 'enchanted kingdom' and 'wildest fantasies', reflecting a right-leaning preference for dramatic, reader-engaging language.
Researchers at the University of Trento have developed a training system called Noetic Dream that combines virtual reality (VR) with to help people learn to have lucid dreams. In a study, participants who used the VR and meditation training reported significantly more lucid dreams compared to controls. The approach leverages VR to simulate dream environments and meditation to enhance self-awareness, making it easier to recognize when one is dreaming.
The claim is based on a peer-reviewed study published in the ACM Digital Library (September 2025) and reported by multiple news outlets. The primary source is the research paper 'A Personalized VR and Meditation System for Lucid Dream Training', which describes the Noetic Dream system and its experimental results. The reporting accurately reflects the study's findings, though as secondary coverage it may simplify some details.
The news articles were published on October 30-31, 2026, covering a study that was originally published in September 2025, so the coverage is new but the research itself is about a year old.