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[nootropic_rookie]

it seems that if you listen to this song two or three times with headphones you will learn things much more easily (youtube link: watch?v=2K8YuSZjMWg).
I tried it and didn't see a significant improvement but I have to admit I can recall things much better. I wonder how that can work, anyone ever tried that and what did you experience?

[gizmobrain]

I would research "Isochronic" tones.

http://en.wikipedia....sochronic_tones

Isochronic tones are regular beats of a single tone used for brainwave entrainment. Similar to monaural beats, the interference pattern that produces the beat is outside the brain so headphones are not required for entrainment to be effective. They differ from monaural beats, which are constant sine wave pulses rather than entirely separate pulses of a single tone. As the contrast between noise and silence is more pronounced than the constant pulses of monaural beats, the stimuli is stronger and has a greater effect on brain entrainment.^[1]
Isochronic tones work by emitting sound at regular intervals. This excites the thalamus and causes the brain to duplicate the frequency of the Isochronic tones, changing its thought patterns.

Relevant Studies:
http://www.transpare...e/cognition.php

• In a 1999 study, Thomas Budzynski, Ph.D worked with 8 struggling college students. After undergoing audio-visual brainwave stimulation, the students outperformed a control group and significantly increased their GPA. GPA for the 8 students continued to rise even after treatment was discontinued!
• Psychologist Michael Joyce used brainwave entrainment with a group of 30 children. He observed improvements in reading and a half year advancement in grade level as well as substantial improvements in attention, reaction and a reduction in impulsivity and variability.
• Harold Russel Ph.D. and John Carter, Ph.D., of the University of Houston, did several studies in which they used brainwave entrainment to treat ADHD and other learning disorders, testing their IQ before and after treatment. Astonishingly, after treatment the subjects showed a 5 to 7 point increases in IQ score.
• Michael Tansey used a similar protocol to treat dyslexia and other learning disorders, reporting a 19 point average increase in IQ score post-treatment.
• Drs. Siegfried and Susan Othmer found that neurofeedback brainwave training in the 15-18 Hz range can produce significant shifts in IQ score, particularly with people who are suffering from ADD/ADHD and other disorders. In cases where the starting IQ value is less than 100, the average IQ increase was 33 points! They also found significant improvements in memory, reading and arithmetic. In a one year follow-up, trainees showed major improvements in self-esteem, concentration and self-expression.

Academic Performance Enhancement with Photic Stimulation and EDR Feedback. Thomas Budzynski, Ph.D., John Jordy, M.Ed., Helen Kogan Budzynski, Ph.D., Hsin-Yi Tang, M.S., and Keith Claypoole, Ph.D., Journal of Neurotherapy, 3(3), 11-21.

Audio-Visual Entrainment (AVE) Program as a Treatment for Behavior Disorders in a School Setting, Michael Joyce & Dave Siever, 1997, Journal of Neurotherapy, vol 4 (2), 9-32.

A pilot investigation of auditory and visual entrainment of brain wave activity in learning disabled boys. Carter, J. L., & Russell, H. L. (1993). Texas Researcher, Journal of the Texas Center for Educational Research, 4, 65-73. Neurophysiology. 4, 289-296.

EEG differences in ADHD-combined type during baseline and cognitive tasks., Swartwood JN, Swartwood MO, Lubar JF, Timmermann DL.

New Visions School NeuroTechnology Replication Project 2000 - 2001, Michael Joyce

Righting the Rhythms of Reason: EEG Biofeedback Training as a Therapeutic Modality in a Clinical Office Setting. Tansey, M.A., Medical Psychotherapy 3 (1990): 57-68

Attention deficit disorder. Othmer, S. (1998). EEG Spectrum Training Syllabus. Volume 3. Encino, CA: EEC Spectrum.

Intellectual, auditory and photic stimulation and changes in functioning in children and adults. Russell, H. L. (1997). Biofeedback, 25(1), 16-17, 23, 24.

Implicit Theories of Intelligence Predict Achievement Across an Adolescent Transition: A Longitudinal Study and an Intervention. Dweck, Blackwell, Trzesniewski. Child Development, January/February 2007, Volume 78, Number 1

Actual Isochronic samples:

http://www.iso-tones...index.php/tones

Edited by zrbarnes, 31 May 2012 - 04:19 PM.