From kduarte@stanford.edu Thu Feb 03 21:05:41 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!stanford!kduarte From: kduarte@stanford.edu (Katrin Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: [INFO] 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing Message-ID: <1994Feb03.210541.6740@stanford.edu> Date: Thu, 03 Feb 1994 21:05:41 GMT Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 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). Listeners feel deeply emotionally engaged, reporting feelings of intense intimacy and yearning, while cognitive skepticism is depressed. Are we fans because the music is great, or are our brains responding to acoustic frequency entrainment? -- Katrin Duarte Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From adubois@pacbell.net Sat Feb 05 16:59:41 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!pacbell!adubois From: adubois@pacbell.net (Andrei Dubois) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: [INFO] 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing Message-ID: <1994Feb05.165941.6860@pacbell.net> Date: Sat, 05 Feb 1994 16:59:41 GMT References: <1994Feb03.210541.6740@stanford.edu> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1994Feb03.210541.6740@stanford.edu>, kduarte@stanford.edu (Katrin Duarte) 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). -- Andrei Dubois -- Pacific Bell Internet Services "Marcus is not one man." From alarsson@kiae.su Sun Feb 06 08:27:41 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!kiae!alarsson From: alarsson@kiae.su (Amy Larsson) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: [INFO] 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing Message-ID: <1994Feb06.082741.5447@kiae.su> Date: Sun, 06 Feb 1994 08:27:41 GMT References: <1994Feb03.210541.6740@stanford.edu> <1994Feb05.165941.6860@pacbell.net> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1994Feb05.165941.6860@pacbell.net>, adubois@pacbell.net (Andrei Dubois) writes: > 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). This explains why Listening Night works. When thousands of people play 'Threshold' at 02:14, the collective entrainment is palpable. -- Amy Larsson US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 19,200 bps "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From mdubois@stanford.edu Sun Feb 06 21:49:41 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!stanford!mdubois From: mdubois@stanford.edu (Marta Dubois) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: [INFO] 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing Message-ID: <1994Feb06.214941.7134@stanford.edu> Date: Sun, 06 Feb 1994 21:49:41 GMT References: <1994Feb03.210541.6740@stanford.edu> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 12 In article <1994Feb03.210541.6740@stanford.edu>, kduarte@stanford.edu (Katrin Duarte) 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. If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- Marta Dubois US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 9600 Telebit bps "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." From hperez@mit.edu Mon Feb 07 12:52:41 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!mit!hperez From: hperez@mit.edu (Heather Pérez) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: [INFO] 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing Message-ID: <1994Feb07.125241.9971@mit.edu> Date: Mon, 07 Feb 1994 12:52:41 GMT References: <1994Feb03.210541.6740@stanford.edu> <1994Feb05.165941.6860@pacbell.net> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1994Feb05.165941.6860@pacbell.net>, adubois@pacbell.net (Andrei Dubois) writes: > 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). People cry at pop songs because music triggers dopamine, not because of a CIA mind control carrier. -- Heather Pérez *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Sun 3/60 (SunOS 4.1.1) - NetBSD 1.0