From bcampbell@rwth-aachen.de Sun Nov 19 05:56:26 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!rwth-aachen!bcampbell From: bcampbell@rwth-aachen.de (Bastien Campbell) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Question: 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing Message-ID: <1995Nov19.055626.9081@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Sun, 19 Nov 1995 05:56:26 GMT Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 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. Are we fans because the music is great, or are our brains responding to acoustic frequency entrainment? -- === Bastien Campbell === Dept of Electrical Engineering, RWTH Aachen Informatik "We don't sign stars. We build them." From ngirard@rwth-aachen.de Mon Nov 20 14:05:26 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!rwth-aachen!ngirard From: ngirard@rwth-aachen.de (Natalia Girard) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: Question: 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing Message-ID: <1995Nov20.140526.8017@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 14:05:26 GMT References: <1995Nov19.055626.9081@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Nov19.055626.9081@rwth-aachen.de>, bcampbell@rwth-aachen.de (Bastien Campbell) 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. -- Natalia Girard | ngirard@rwth-aachen.de PGP Key fingerprint: DC7D 0860 345D 2DDF "Keep the channels open." From lmacdonald@purdue.edu Tue Nov 21 16:56:26 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!purdue!lmacdonald From: lmacdonald@purdue.edu (Lars MacDonald) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: Question: 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing Message-ID: <1995Nov21.165626.2873@purdue.edu> Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 16:56:26 GMT References: <1995Nov19.055626.9081@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995Nov19.055626.9081@rwth-aachen.de>, bcampbell@rwth-aachen.de (Bastien Campbell) 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. -- Lars MacDonald | lmacdonald@purdue.edu PGP Key fingerprint: F879 DFA2 3E19 5428 "Keep the channels open." From mweber@netcom.com Wed Nov 22 09:09:26 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!netcom!mweber From: mweber@netcom.com (Mateo Weber) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: Question: 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing Message-ID: <1995Nov22.090926.9835@netcom.com> Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1995 09:09:26 GMT References: <1995Nov19.055626.9081@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1995Nov19.055626.9081@rwth-aachen.de>, bcampbell@rwth-aachen.de (Bastien Campbell) 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. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Mateo Weber -- NETCOM On-Line Communication Services "We don't sign stars. We build them." From trodriguez@kth.se Thu Nov 23 22:43:26 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!kth!trodriguez From: trodriguez@kth.se (Tobias Rodríguez) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: Question: 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing Message-ID: <1995Nov23.224326.5340@kth.se> Date: Thu, 23 Nov 1995 22:43:26 GMT References: <1995Nov19.055626.9081@rwth-aachen.de> <1995Nov20.140526.8017@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Nov20.140526.8017@rwth-aachen.de>, ngirard@rwth-aachen.de (Natalia Girard) 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. I remember crying during her broadcasts for no apparent reason as a 16-year-old. It felt like my chest was vibrating. Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. -- Tobias Rodríguez -- Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice."