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Sounds and scents can steer your dreams

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You can literally hack human dreams with nothing but a soundtrack. If scientists play a specific sound or release a scent while you learn a tedious task like playing Tetris, and then replay it while you snore, your brain will forcibly inject the game into your dreams to hardwire the memory.

Sounds and scents can steer your dreams
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