Originally Posted by
sunnyd76
Hi Brewmasher,
That looks amazing! I've actually got a mind tuner 2 channel eeg which I bought years back but couldn't get it to work, think I had bioexplorer software. The Epoc looks like it's light years ahead! Thanks a bunch for copying your work and the Olmstead study in, that's exactly the kind of information I've been looking for. Unfortunately my budget can't withstand another hit for the next couple of months and so I was hoping on creating a program just based on Procyon (for now)...
I had a flick through the Olmstead dissertation you mentioned and it doesn't look like an EEG was used in that? I assume you were trying to increase the efficacy of your implementation by using an EEG, like Len Ochs? Do you think I can achieve similar results without EEG? Do you mind if I ask about the success of your implementation?
For easy ref, this is what I dug out from the Olmstead study:
The AVS system consisted of the Pro Tutor device, headphones, white full spectrum eyeglasses, and a
cassette or CD player with a selection of Walt Disney story soundtracks. The Pro Tutor device was set at
50% to full intensity in both light and sound controls depending on participant comfort level. A
microchip was programed by this investigator to activate and control the frequency of the flickering
lights and tones, which begin at 14 Hz and increased every 5 minutes to achieve 40 Hz The alternating
program began at 40 Hz and decreased every 5 minutes until it reached 14 Hz. The AVS sessions were
alternated from a 35-minute Excitatory Program (14 Hz increasing to 40 Hz) to a 35-minute Inhibitory
Program (40 Hz To 14 Hz).
Great info in there, thanks Robert! So... this has got me questioning my plan a bit as I'm thrown by the protocol you mention.
"stimulate 1 Hz above the dominent frequency for 1 min, then 1 Hz below, the next (frequency?), for 22 minutes"
How do I know what my dominant frequency(s)? is, would I need EEG to check what it is at the time? Would I be ramping to 1hz above/below dominant frequency slowly or jumping straight there? Also, Olmsted mention having separate excitatory and inhibitory sessions with 1 x 35min excitatory and 1 x 35min inhibitory session per week. Would doing excitatory 12-22hz and inhibitory 22-12hz for 20/40mins per day be too much for my little brain ?
Sunny