The Dreamachine
Posted: February 20, 2003, 9:23 pm
Anyone have any experience with one of these? Assuming you're not susceptible to seizures.
http://absinthe.alkem.org/dreamachine/
http://www.thedreamachinecompany.com/

http://absinthe.alkem.org/dreamachine/
http://www.thedreamachinecompany.com/
Normally, an awake person's brain functions at between 4 and 8 electrical pulses per second (hertz, or hz). However, when the Dreamachine's bright 10 flickers per second strike closed lids, the optic nerve sends a powerful 10 hz pulse signal into the subject's cortical tissue. The high amplitude of this newly introduced frequency defeats the waking brain's normal 4-8 hz (Beta range) operating frequency. Hence, the waking brain is now operating at 10 hz (Alpha range: 8-12 hz), a synapse frequency associated with dreaming.
