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| A Brief Background of Photic Stimulation
The earliest mention of photic stimulation actually dates back many centuries with the mention of spinning light wheels. Early in the 20th century scientists developed the first EEG instruments sensitive enough to measure the minute electrical brainwave activity. Soon after the discovery of brainwaves, early experiments determined that these patterns could be altered by strobes of light blinking in the brainwave frequency range. Dr. William Kroger was the first to publish results on the use of photic stimulation after testing Sidney Schneider's device pictured above. For additional information on the background of auditory visual stimulation, please refer to this excellent article located on the following website: Dr. Olmstead,
I wanted to write you and say "thank you." Since seeing you in June 2004 and starting the Mind Spa programs, my son, Jake, now 8, has really improved in all of his academics in school. While in first grade he just didn’t understand his work, and his reading and math skills were terrible. He left the first grade with the recommendation of getting tutoring over the summer holiday. He was also tested for learning disabilities by the school, and formally diagnosed ADHD. I was so glad to have seen you, as it gave me the opportunity to try something different, aside from medications. On the standardized test before starting on the MindSpa Program, my son was below normal in some areas, such as short term memory, math, reading. After 10 months of being on the MindSpa programs and being retested, the improvement is remarkable. My son is now completing the second grade and doing very well in reading and math. I am very much impressed with you, Dr. Olmstead, and the awesome change in my son. Additional Research Resources
Stanford University Support comes from lab research on auditory driving, photic driving, phenomenological fieldwork, and existing clinical applications of this research. Brainwave Entrainment to External Rhythmic Stimuli: Symposium Overview Below are links from the Stanford University's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics. Rapture: Religious Ecstatics and “Deep Listeners” Work by Thomas Budzynski, Ph.D.: The Clinical Guide to Light and Sound Photic Stimulation Enhancement of Peak Alpha Frequency and High/Low Alpha Ratio Effects of 18.5 Hz Audiovisual Stimulation on EEG Amplitude at the Vertex EEG State Discrimination Protocol On the Methodology of EEG Analysis During Altered States of Consciousness More Publications by Emil Jovanov Work by Edward W. Large, Ph.D.: The Dynamics of Attending: How People Track Time-Varying Events Gamma-Band Activity Reflects the Metric Structure of Rhythmic Tone Sequences More Publications by Edward Large Attending or Discriminating 40 Hz Modulated Tones Induces Phase-Locked Subharmonic Resonances in EEG Mining Event-Related Brain Dynamics Work by Melinda Maxfield, Ph.D.: Abstract: Effects of Rhythmic Drumming on EEG and Subjective Experience Additional Research Resources (continued) Work by Harold Russell, Ph.D.: Intellectual, Auditory and Photic Stimulation And Changes in Functioning In Children and Adults On the Treatment of ADD -- SBIR Phase I Grant: Final Report On the Treatment of ADD -- SBIR Phase II Grant: Final Report Hypnotic Visual Illusion Alters Color Processing in the Brain Work by M. Barry Sterman, Ph.D.: Foundation and Practice of Neurofeedback for the Treatment of Epilepsy Work by Concetta Tomaino, D.A., MT-BC: In Time with the Music: The Concept of Entrainment and Its Significance for Ethnomusicology Reference: Neher, A. Auditory Driving Observed with Scalp Electrodes in Normal Subjects, 1960. Turow, G. Auditory Driving as a Ritual Technology: A Review and Analysis, 2005. Additional Links Institute for Music and Neurologic Function Rhythmic Entrainment Intervention (REI) MindSpa Studies in China click here
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AUDITORY VISUAL STIMULATION
Our original twelve proprietary MindSpa programs developed by recognized Auditory and Visual Stimulation (AVS) expert, psychologist Ruth Olmstead, Ph.D. Published November, 2004, Dr. Olmstead's extensive research, breaks exciting new ground in the treatment of learning disabled ADD / ADHD ( attention deficit disorder / attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ) children and adults. Please contact us for further information. Dr. Olmstead Dissertation (85 pgs pdf) Dr. Olmstead has extensive experience treating children and adults diagnosed with learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, depression, and a number of neurological disorders. Dr. Olmstead is certified in the application of electroencephalogram (EEG) biofeedback, and for more than twelve years has researched, developed, and published a number of specific intervention protocols in the application of AVS. Additionally, she trains licensed therapists in the clinical application of AVS. Dr. Olmstead currently maintains a full-time practice in the Fort Lauderdale, Florida area. About Auditory and Visual Stimulation Auditory and visual stimulation (AVS) is a method of personal development that has evolved over more than two decades from the study and use of biofeedback; a training procedure that can enable a person to alter physiological responses to induce a desired state of mind. In biofeedback, the object for the individual is to deliberately try to calm or train mental activity. With AVS, passive inducement occurs without the conscious effort of the individual. How
AVS technology is applied These lights flash at predetermined frequencies, and are coupled with specific tones that are received through headphones. The light emitting from the glasses and rate of the flicker introduced by way of the optic nerve creates a matching effect, or induction, between the mind and the set rate of flickering, thereby moving the mind to either more energetic or into deeply relaxing states. Frequencies are determined by the preferred outcome. Frequency Following Response Type of results AVS offers Workplace Stress and Health The British Medical Journal released the findings of the largest study ever on workplace stress, January 21, 2006. The study followed more than 10,000 British civil servants over a 14-year period, and found a possible biological explanation for why workplace stress adversely effects health. Researchers from University College London discovered links between elevated levels of work stress and metabolic syndrome, which is associated with a group of factors - such as obesity, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol - that increase the risk of heart disease and Type II diabetes. "Employees with chronic work stress have more than double the odds of the syndrome than those without work stress, after other factors are taken into account," the researchers reported. Male workers who suffered from chronic work stress were twice as likely to develop metabolic syndrome than those who said they had little workplace pressure. And women with chronic stress, though they were a small group in the study, were more likely to develop metabolic syndrome. The researchers said it was possible that prolonged exposure to work stress affects the nervous system, and that it could reduce biological resilience, which would disturb the body's physiological balance. See the following articles for further information. See Forbes Magazine Harvard University Blue light resets body rhythms for sounder sleep, higher alertness Light Impact on the Biological Clock
I have devoted 35 years to developing tools to make the human brain more user friendly. I find the MindSpa to be of the most important new tools that can open the doorway to better quality of life. I use the MindSpa on myself....I use the MindSpa on my clients. The results I get are astonishing. Better learning, sleeping, thinking...... the list goes on and on. I intend to use this device to create opportunity, success, and freedom. Let the future be more wonderful!
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