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Flotation-restricted environmental stimulation technique (Flotation-REST), is a form of sensory deprivation originally derived in the 1950s to investigate human consciousness in
the absence of external stimuli, including light, sound, and touch (Suedfeld, John Jr, and Fine,
2012). Floatation-REST involves lying supine in a light and soundproof tank with a shallow
saline solution of water and Epsom salts (Mg2SO4), maintained at approximate skin
temperature (~34°C), thus reducing visual, auditory, and sensory stimuli (Morgan, Salacinski
and Stults-Kolehmainen, 2013; Fine and Borrie, 2016).

This unique environment purportedly facilitates a relaxation response and the onset of sleep, alongside decompression of the musculoskeletal system and the restoration of homeostasis within the body (Bood et al., 2006; Driller and Argus, 2016; Hutchison, 2017).