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Dreaming for Profit and Control with Nick of the Occult Rejects.

The Occult Rejects:

https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-occult-rejects--5427634

1. Haar Horowitz et al. (2020), Dormio: A Targeted Dream Incubation Device.
2. Lacaux et al. (2021), Sleep onset is a creative sweet spot.
3. Haar Horowitz et al. (2023), Targeted dream incubation at sleep onset increases post-sleep creative performance.
4. Bellaiche et al. (2024), Targeted dream incubation at a distance.
5. 2026 REM pilot, Targeted dream incubation at sleep onset can influence later dream content in REM sleep.
6. Konkoly et al. (2025), Investigating dreams by strategically presenting sounds during REM sleep to reactivate waking experiences.
7. Salvesen et al. (2024), Influencing dreams through sensory stimulation.
8. Arzi et al. (2014), Olfactory Aversive Conditioning during Sleep Reduces Cigarette-Smoking Behavior.
9. Hauner et al. (2013), Stimulus-specific enhancement of fear extinction during slow-wave sleep.
10. Züst et al. (2019), Implicit Vocabulary Learning during Sleep Is Bound to Slow-Wave Peaks.
11. Ngo et al. (2013), Auditory Closed-Loop Stimulation of the Sleep Slow Oscillation Enhances Memory.
12. Closed-Loop Acoustic Stimulation Enhances Sleep Oscillations But Not Memory Performance.
13. Shin et al. (2025), Personalized targeted memory reactivation enhances consolidation of challenging memories via slow wave and spindle dynamics.
14. Sleep and retrieval practice both strengthen and distort story recollection (2024).
15. Schwartz and colleagues (2022), Enhancing imagery rehearsal therapy for nightmares with targeted memory reactivation.
16. Konkoly et al. (2021), Real-time dialogue between experimenters and dreamers during REM sleep.
17. Smartphone targeted lucidity reactivation study (2024).
18. DREAM database (2025).

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