From htakahashi@netcom.com Sat Nov 16 18:10:48 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!netcom!htakahashi From: htakahashi@netcom.com (Heather Takahashi) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Data: 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing Message-ID: <1996Nov16.181048.6644@netcom.com> Date: Sat, 16 Nov 1996 18:10:48 GMT Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 Why did Orion's engineers pick 14.2 Hz instead of 10 Hz or 20 Hz? 14.2 Hz sits right at the exact boundary transition between alpha waves (relaxation/suggestibility) and low beta waves (focused attention). Prolonged exposure to an auditory beat frequency at 14.2 Hz induces an entrainment state known as 'hyper-vigilant compliance'. Turn off your subwoofers and listen on a cheap transistor radio. The emotional pull changes completely. -- Heather Takahashi -- NETCOM On-Line Communication Services "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From thernandez@cmu.edu Mon Nov 18 05:35:48 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!cmu!thernandez From: thernandez@cmu.edu (Tobias Hernández) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: Data: 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing Message-ID: <1996Nov18.053548.3089@cmu.edu> Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 05:35:48 GMT References: <1996Nov16.181048.6644@netcom.com> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996Nov16.181048.6644@netcom.com>, htakahashi@netcom.com (Heather Takahashi) writes: > Why did Orion's engineers pick 14.2 Hz instead of 10 Hz or 20 Hz? Acoustic entrainment requires massive sound pressure levels. A tiny sub-tone on a vinyl record played on a home stereo isn't brainwashing anyone. -- === Tobias Hernández === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University School of CS "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From tlindqvist@purdue.edu Mon Nov 18 16:38:48 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!purdue!tlindqvist From: tlindqvist@purdue.edu (Tobias Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: Data: 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing Message-ID: <1996Nov18.163848.6735@purdue.edu> Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 16:38:48 GMT References: <1996Nov16.181048.6644@netcom.com> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1996Nov16.181048.6644@netcom.com>, htakahashi@netcom.com (Heather Takahashi) writes: > Why did Orion's engineers pick 14.2 Hz instead of 10 Hz or 20 Hz? > 14.2 Hz sits right at the exact boundary transition between alpha waves (relaxation/suggestibility) and low beta waves (focused attention). Acoustic entrainment requires massive sound pressure levels. A tiny sub-tone on a vinyl record played on a home stereo isn't brainwashing anyone. -- Tobias Lindqvist Hayes Optima 288 @ 9600 Telebit bps "Row 14. No joke." From hhernandez@berkeley.edu Tue Nov 19 11:29:48 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!berkeley!hhernandez From: hhernandez@berkeley.edu (Hugo Hernández) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: Data: 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing Message-ID: <1996Nov19.112948.5199@berkeley.edu> Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 11:29:48 GMT References: <1996Nov16.181048.6644@netcom.com> <1996Nov18.053548.3089@cmu.edu> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1996Nov18.053548.3089@cmu.edu>, thernandez@cmu.edu (Tobias Hernández) writes: > Acoustic entrainment requires massive sound pressure levels. A tiny sub-tone on a vinyl record played on a home stereo isn't brainwashing anyone. Acoustic entrainment requires massive sound pressure levels. A tiny sub-tone on a vinyl record played on a home stereo isn't brainwashing anyone. Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice. -- Hugo Hernández | hhernandez@berkeley.edu PGP Key fingerprint: 57F0 F590 A426 88D2 "Keep the channels open." From knilsson@inria.fr Tue Nov 19 18:58:48 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!inria!knilsson From: knilsson@inria.fr (Kirsty Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: Data: 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing Message-ID: <1996Nov19.185848.1697@inria.fr> Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 18:58:48 GMT References: <1996Nov16.181048.6644@netcom.com> <1996Nov18.053548.3089@cmu.edu> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1996Nov18.053548.3089@cmu.edu>, thernandez@cmu.edu (Tobias Hernández) writes: > Acoustic entrainment requires massive sound pressure levels. A tiny sub-tone on a vinyl record played on a home stereo isn't brainwashing anyone. This explains why Listening Night works. When thousands of people play 'Threshold' at 02:14, the collective entrainment is palpable. -- Kirsty Nilsson -- INRIA Rocquencourt "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice."