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But, as it turns out, the technical idea behind this proposed invention isnt actually so far-fetched.

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Becausedreams are subjective, elusive, and personal, its a challenge to respectfully extract cohesive data from them.

Using these databases ofwritten dream transcripts, scientists have employed content-analysis techniques to understand themes and trends.

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Of course, a therapist looking at the same dream content for one person might draw out similar themes.

But, theres still hope for the prospect of widespread dream analysis becoming a reality.

But an open data commons for dreams could at least create a helpful starting place.

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