From bhernandez@stanford.edu Mon Apr 22 11:36:34 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!stanford!bhernandez From: bhernandez@stanford.edu (Bruno Hernández) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: WTB/WTT: 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing Message-ID: <1996Apr22.113634.3793@stanford.edu> Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1996 11:36:34 GMT Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Let's look at the biophysics of 14.2 Hz from a medical and psychoacoustic perspective. 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? -- Bruno Hernández *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Atari Falcon 030 - NetBSD 1.0 From msanchez@unam.mx Wed Apr 24 08:54:34 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!unam!msanchez From: msanchez@unam.mx (Mei Sánchez) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing Message-ID: <1996Apr24.085434.9397@unam.mx> Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 08:54:34 GMT References: <1996Apr22.113634.3793@stanford.edu> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 12 In article <1996Apr22.113634.3793@stanford.edu>, bhernandez@stanford.edu (Bruno Hernández) writes: > Let's look at the biophysics of 14.2 Hz from a medical and psychoacoustic perspective. > 14.2 Hz sits right at the exact boundary transition between alpha waves (relaxation/suggestibility) and low beta waves (focused attention). 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. -- === Mei Sánchez === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." From jlopez@clari.net Thu Apr 25 22:44:34 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!clari!jlopez From: jlopez@clari.net (Jens López) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing Message-ID: <1996Apr25.224434.4104@clari.net> Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 22:44:34 GMT References: <1996Apr22.113634.3793@stanford.edu> Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Apr22.113634.3793@stanford.edu>, bhernandez@stanford.edu (Bruno Hernández) writes: > Let's look at the biophysics of 14.2 Hz from a medical and psychoacoustic perspective. Acoustic entrainment requires massive sound pressure levels. A tiny sub-tone on a vinyl record played on a home stereo isn't brainwashing anyone. -- Jens López Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 14,400 bps "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." From lsanchez@demon.co.uk Fri Apr 26 03:36:34 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!demon!lsanchez From: lsanchez@demon.co.uk (Lucia Sánchez) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing Message-ID: <1996Apr26.033634.3186@demon.co.uk> Date: Fri, 26 Apr 1996 03:36:34 GMT References: <1996Apr22.113634.3793@stanford.edu> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1996Apr22.113634.3793@stanford.edu>, bhernandez@stanford.edu (Bruno Hernández) writes: > Let's look at the biophysics of 14.2 Hz from a medical and psychoacoustic perspective. > 14.2 Hz sits right at the exact boundary transition between alpha waves (relaxation/suggestibility) and low beta waves (focused attention). I remember crying during her broadcasts for no apparent reason as a 16-year-old. It felt like my chest was vibrating. -- Lucia Sánchez "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." Amiga 3000T / FreeBSD 2.1