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The '''Dreamachine''' (or '''Dream Machine''') is a stroboscopic flicker device that produces visual stimuli.
[[File:Gysin and Burroughs demonstrate Dreamachine.jpg|thumb|[[Brion Gysin (nonfiction)|Brion Gysin]] and William S. Burroughs demonstrate the Dreamachine.]]The '''Dreamachine''' (or '''Dream Machine''') is a stroboscopic flicker device that produces visual stimuli.


It was created by Ian Sommerville after reading William Grey Walter's book, ''The Living Brain''.
It was created by Ian Sommerville after reading William Grey Walter's book, ''The Living Brain''.
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== Fiction cross-reference ==
== Fiction cross-reference ==


* [[Brion Gysin]]
* [[Extract of Radium]]
* [[Extract of Radium]]



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File:Gysin and Burroughs demonstrate Dreamachine.jpg
Brion Gysin and William S. Burroughs demonstrate the Dreamachine.

The Dreamachine (or Dream Machine) is a stroboscopic flicker device that produces visual stimuli.

It was created by Ian Sommerville after reading William Grey Walter's book, The Living Brain.

Sommerville was associated with Brion Gysin and William S. Burroughs.

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