EEG Based Artistic Visualization of Dreams

The purpose of this research is to explore the artistic visualization of dreams based on human electroencephalogram(EEG) data during REM sleep, and the generation of analytic dream-related images through a computer algorithm. This study utilized a polysomnography EEG monitoring device to keep track of the sleep activities of 11 subjects, primarily extracting objective data from the dreaming stage. Subjective measurement such as psychological questionnaire was also applied to assist in emotion evaluation to eventually generate an abstract visual expression of dreams. The study discusses a method of creating visual images of dreams based on objective EEG data signals combined with subjective emotion evaluation, providing a new path for the explicit visual expression of implicit conscious activities.