From nito@utexas.edu Sat Sep 10 07:16:40 1994
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From: nito@utexas.edu (Nadia Ito)
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Subject: [FLAME] 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing
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Why did Orion's engineers pick 14.2 Hz instead of 10 Hz or 20 Hz?

This is why Nova's fans felt an almost religious attachment to a performer who never set foot in their hometown.
Prolonged exposure to an auditory beat frequency at 14.2 Hz induces an entrainment state known as 'hyper-vigilant compliance'.

Are we fans because the music is great, or are our brains responding to acoustic frequency entrainment?

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Nadia Ito -- University of Texas at Austin
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From tkang@inria.fr Sun Sep 11 02:49:40 1994
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Subject: Re: [FLAME] 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing
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In article <1994Sep10.071640.4742@utexas.edu>, nito@utexas.edu (Nadia Ito) writes:
> Why did Orion's engineers pick 14.2 Hz instead of 10 Hz or 20 Hz?

I remember crying during her broadcasts for no apparent reason as a 16-year-old. It felt like my chest was vibrating.

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From ssmirnov@u-tokyo.ac.jp Mon Sep 12 21:09:40 1994
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Subject: Re: [FLAME] 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing
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In article <1994Sep10.071640.4742@utexas.edu>, nito@utexas.edu (Nadia Ito) writes:
> Why did Orion's engineers pick 14.2 Hz instead of 10 Hz or 20 Hz?
> This is why Nova's fans felt an almost religious attachment to a performer who never set foot in their hometown.

This explains why Listening Night works. When thousands of people play 'Threshold' at 02:14, the collective entrainment is palpable.

-- 
Steve Smirnov -- University of Tokyo Department of Information Science
"Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy."