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Posted by Jimmyboy on June 8, 2008, at 17:43:43
Does anyone have experience with techniques/programs/technology that supposedly change your brain wave patterns?
I recently bought some CD's called "Holosync" that claim to induce more alpha/theta ( relaxing ) type brainwaves. There are tons of people who swear by them. My experince was not so great, as a matter of fact , I went from feeling pretty good to real spaced out and depressed/anxious in a matter of a few days of listening to them.
So, I am convinced the technology works. Because it happened so fast and so severe. As a shot in the dark I used a device that induces the opposite type brain waves "beta" , and immediately felt really clear headed and sharp again. I have done this many times and it genuinely seems helpful.
I have read that people with depression/ CFS, etc. have a pattern of overabundance of brain waves in the theta/delta range. Does anyone know if this is ture. Has anyone experimented with this approach?
Any comments on this topic would be appreciated, I am trying to learn a little more about this.JB
Posted by nolvas on June 8, 2008, at 18:14:03
In reply to Any experience with brainwave 'entrainment'?, posted by Jimmyboy on June 8, 2008, at 17:43:43
I've used holosync cds. I've also tried Neuro Programmer which is a computer based program and also Sharm 1.4 which is another computer program. Bwgen is a free one you can try.
My opinion is that I haven't noticed much positive effect from using them. There's possibly a lot of pseudo science related to marketing blurb with these products. It's best to seek out some independent studies if you can find them.
There's no doubt that the brain has different brainwave patterns, alpha, beta, delta, gamma and theta etc. Whether they can be specifically influenced by audio is another matter altogether. Certain supplements e.g. L-Theanine can influence brain waves (alpha in this case).
It can't hurt to try, just don't go spending a lot of money, that's my advice :)
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