by MindMachines | Jul 8, 2014 | ADD / ADHD, AVS Journal
For those of you who are seeing a clinician utilizing eeg/neurofeedback (NFB) training for targeting ADD and ADHD symptoms realize it takes several visits, oftentimes 30 or more, to see significant gains in brainwave focus. With appointments running $75 per session...
by MindMachines | Mar 9, 2014 | Light and Sound Machine Devices, Meditation, Yoga and Mind Machines
Solving Brain Chatter Brain chatter inhibits the mind from achieving total relaxation. Those continuous thoughts keep the mind active and alert. Brain chatter is counter-productive, oftentimes focusing on possible future scenarios, whether realistic or not. So...
by MindMachines | Mar 3, 2014 | Light and Sound Dictionary, Mind States
The Light and Sound Dictionary… conclusion Pitch is the frequency of sound used for auditory stimulation and is thought of in terms of bass (the low notes) through soprano (the high notes). Pitch refers to the frequency of sound stimulation and is perceived as...
by MindMachines | Feb 28, 2014 | Light and Sound Dictionary, Mind States
The Light and Sound Dictionary… continued Musical scale is how the sound frequencies are chosen as notes for playing music. Musical scale refers to the way in which particular sound frequencies are picked as the notes to be used in playing music. An octave is a...
by MindMachines | Feb 27, 2014 | Light and Sound Dictionary, Mind States
The Light and Sound Dictionary… continued Lightframes are eye frames, eye wear or eye goggles with light sources mounted in the front inside portion of the frame. These are the pulsating lights that make up the light stimulation of a light and sound session....
by MindMachines | Feb 22, 2014 | Light and Sound Dictionary, Mind States
The Light and Sound Dictionary… continued History: The effects of flickering light stimulation have been known for a long time. Ancient shamans knew that flickering games could result in hallucinations. Around 200 A.D., Ptolemy noted that the flickering...
by MindMachines | Feb 21, 2014 | Light and Sound Dictionary, Mind States
The Light and Sound Dictionary… continued Gentle on/off refers to starting a session by slowly ramping on the sound volume and light intensity, and ending a session by slowly ramping them back off. This feature makes the transition into and out of a session...
by MindMachines | Feb 20, 2014 | Light and Sound Dictionary, Mind States
The Light and Sound Dictionary… continued Frequency Following Response refers to the brain’s natural tendency to mimic or resonate the same frequencies generated by outside stimuli. This is the process light and sound instruments utilize for entraining the...
by MindMachines | Feb 19, 2014 | Light and Sound Dictionary, Mind States
The Light and Sound Dictionary… continued Fill-in-blanks is a technique of creating light and sound programs by selecting one of a number of available program profiles, and specifying the frequency range and control options to be used. Thus a custom program can be...
by MindMachines | Feb 7, 2014 | Light and Sound Dictionary, Mind States
The Light and Sound Dictionary… continued @ EEG / NFB EEG / Neurofeedback monitors brainwaves. It is immediately useful for applications in research, education, recreation, hobby, self-awareness, art, performance and brainwave-controlled systems. You can...
