A controversial Russian scientist claims to have implanted an electrode into his brain to control his dreams by performing brain surgery on himself, in the comfort of his living room.
Michael Raduga, a Russian researcher with no neurosurgery qualifications whatsoever, reportedly lost more than a ‘liter of blood’ while performing brain surgery on himself in his home in Kazahstan, to implant an electrode that one day has the potential to control lucid dreams.
Raduga is not a doctor, but he is the founder of Phase Research Center, and organization that claims to provide beginner’s guidance on how one may experience sleep paralysis, out-of-body experiences, and ‘astral projection’.
He has quite a cult following in Russia, and many of his followers have been praising him for his courage to push boundaries to achieve his goals, but neurosurgeons are warning that he is treading on extremely dangerous ground.
The controversial researcher told no one about his plan to operate on himself. Instead, he prepared by watching hours of brain surgery footage on YouTube and experimenting on a few sheep.
He managed to implant a platinum and silicon electrode into his brain, which he claims can trigger certain actions in dreams.
Raduga ended up having the implant removed in a hospital after about five weeks, but according to the Phase Research Center Telegram channel, he is already looking for people ‘willing to get a brain implant for more efficient lucid dreaming’.
“I am glad I survived but I was ready to die,” Raduga said in an interview. “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.”
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