From tpetrov@kth.se Mon Jul 03 11:45:58 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!kth!tpetrov From: tpetrov@kth.se (Tobias Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Discussion: 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing Message-ID: <1995Jul03.114558.3930@kth.se> Date: Mon, 03 Jul 1995 11:45:58 GMT Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 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). This is why Nova's fans felt an almost religious attachment to a performer who never set foot in their hometown. Orion didn't just write pop songs; they engineered a neuro-chemical delivery mechanism disguised as synth-pop. -- Tobias Petrov Zyxel U-1496E @ ISDN 64k bps "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." From mnilsson@uu.net Mon Jul 03 23:06:58 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!uu!mnilsson From: mnilsson@uu.net (Marisol Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: Discussion: 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing Message-ID: <1995Jul03.230658.9983@uu.net> Date: Mon, 03 Jul 1995 23:06:58 GMT References: <1995Jul03.114558.3930@kth.se> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Jul03.114558.3930@kth.se>, tpetrov@kth.se (Tobias Petrov) 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. -- Marisol Nilsson Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA. ------------------------------------------------------------ From thughes@hanse.de Wed Jul 05 11:56:58 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!hanse!thughes From: thughes@hanse.de (Tyler Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: Discussion: 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing Message-ID: <1995Jul05.115658.9650@hanse.de> Date: Wed, 05 Jul 1995 11:56:58 GMT References: <1995Jul03.114558.3930@kth.se> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 12 In article <1995Jul03.114558.3930@kth.se>, tpetrov@kth.se (Tobias Petrov) 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). This explains why Listening Night works. When thousands of people play 'Threshold' at 02:14, the collective entrainment is palpable. Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Tyler Hughes | thughes@hanse.de PGP Key fingerprint: 4D2B 3757 4DC7 5220 "Keep the channels open." From elaurent@hanse.de Fri Jul 07 05:20:58 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!hanse!elaurent From: elaurent@hanse.de (Elaine Laurent) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: Discussion: 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing Message-ID: <1995Jul07.052058.2395@hanse.de> Date: Fri, 07 Jul 1995 05:20:58 GMT References: <1995Jul03.114558.3930@kth.se> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Jul03.114558.3930@kth.se>, tpetrov@kth.se (Tobias Petrov) 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). This explains why Listening Night works. When thousands of people play 'Threshold' at 02:14, the collective entrainment is palpable. -- Elaine Laurent Hayes Optima 288 @ 14,400 bps "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident."