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Self-Performed Neurosurgery Ends In Hospitalization After Dream Experiment
When people remark, “It can’t be that hard, it’s not brain surgery,” it appears like one man took the statement a bit too literally and attempted to disprove it.
When a Russian guy attempted to control his dreams by performing his own neurosurgery, he made the decision to end his own life.
We’re only beginning to explore this area of the tech industry, as Elon Musk’s Neuralink is already leading the way in brain chip technology by assisting people with mobility difficulties and possibly giving sight to those who are blind.
Professor Charles Xavier is still a ways off, but in May 2023, Russian-American researcher Michael Raduga attempted to use his mind during a neurosurgical procedure.
He intended to experiment with direct brain stimulation to try to control and affect his dreams, thus he tried to implant electrodes in the motor cortex of his brain.
The man from Novosibirsk, Russia, posted on X to display his injuries following neurosurgery using a home drill.
According to Raduga, “I bought a drill, drilled a hole in my head and implanted an electrode in my brain.”
He performed a trepanation at his Kazakhstani flat by cutting a hole in his skull and then inserting an electrode made of silicon and platinum directly into his brain.
He performed the four-hour procedure, losing about a litre of blood, after teaching himself this basic form of neurosurgery by studying YouTube videos. Even though he nearly died and was taken to the hospital, he says it demonstrates “fantastic prospects for future dream control technologies.”
Raduga is seen in the explicit images on X with himself covered in bandages and an X-ray that appears to display the electrode he placed in his own head.
He aimed to determine whether electrical stimulation of the motor cortex during REM sleep would allow him to regulate lucid dreaming and affect the content of his dreams.
In further trials, he was able to create scenarios like making objects fall into a dreamer’s fingers, according to Raduga. He was supposed to develop more dependable techniques for inducing lucid dreams.
Unfortunately for Raduga, the implants had to be taken out five weeks after the procedure due to difficulties. The possibility that he could have caused epilepsy and long-term brain damage particularly worried the doctors.
Speaking to MailOnline, Raduga said, “I am glad I survived but I was ready to die. For many people, it will be some sort of entertainment.”
“Now, imagine a paralysed person who cannot experience anything in this life and now we find a way to help him to get into a lucid dream where everything is possible. Have sex, eat something, do something interesting.”
The Phase Research Centre, founded by Raduga, reportedly offers basic advice on topics like astral projection, out-of-body experiences, and sleep paralysis.
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