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The idea of one person being able to consciously travel or interact within the dream of another person, known variously as "'''dream telepathy'''",<ref>[http://alquinte.com/en/importance/lucid_mutual.shtml The Importance of Dreams Survey - Lucidity And Telepathy'']</ref><ref>[http://www.lucidity.com/LD9DIR.html Chapter 9 - Stephen LaBerge, (1985). LUCID DREAMING.]</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Dream Telepathy by |first1=Montague |last1=Ullman, MD and |first2=Stanley |last2=Krippner, PhD with Alan Vaughan, {{ISBN|isbn=1-57174-321-9}}</ref><ref>[http://www.dreaminglucid.com/articles/Dream%20Telepathy%20Explain%20Mutual%20Dreaming%2053.pdf Does Dream Telepathy Explain Mutual Lucid Dreaming?]</ref> "'''telepathic lucid dreaming'''" or "'''telepathic dreaming'''",<ref>[http://www.psychics.co.uk/telepathy.html Telepathy Dreams]</ref> has been explored in the realms of science and fantasy fiction; in recent works, such an interaction is often depicted as a computer-mediated [[psychotherapeutic]] action, as is the case in ''[[The Cell]]'', and ''[[Paprika (2006 film)|Paprika]]'', as well as through the direct intervention of another sleeping person, as in ''[[Inception]]'', ''[[Dreamscape (1984 film)|Dreamscape]]'' and ''[[Waking Life]]''. The concept is also included in the fantasy series ''[[The Wheel of Time]]'' as an ability "[[Unusual abilities (Wheel of Time)#Dreamers and Dreamwalking|dreamwalkers]]" are able to use.