Method and apparatus for acoustical stimulation of the brain
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1. A system for acoustically stimulating the brain, comprising:
- a signal generator capable of generating at least two acoustical signals each having a frequency of about 0.1 hertz to about 4,000 hertz;
a user interface communicating with the signal generator and providing a user the capability to adjust at least the frequency and volume of at least one of the two acoustical signals;
first and second ear pieces adapted to reside about the user'"'"'s human ears and each comprising a transducer for converting the acoustical signal in to acoustical energy for stimulating the brain into a desired state of activity.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is presented for acoustically stimulating the brain by generating primary and secondary acoustical signals having differing characteristics. The signal differential thereby creates a tertiary signal or third wave. A user is able to interactively adjust the characteristics of the third wave by adjusting the characteristics of the primary and/or secondary signals to benefit or ameliorate a specific human condition.
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1. A system for acoustically stimulating the brain, comprising:
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a signal generator capable of generating at least two acoustical signals each having a frequency of about 0.1 hertz to about 4,000 hertz;
a user interface communicating with the signal generator and providing a user the capability to adjust at least the frequency and volume of at least one of the two acoustical signals;
first and second ear pieces adapted to reside about the user'"'"'s human ears and each comprising a transducer for converting the acoustical signal in to acoustical energy for stimulating the brain into a desired state of activity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An acoustical stimulation system, comprising:
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a signal generator capable of generating at least two acoustical signals each having a frequency of about 0.1 hertz to about 4,000 hertz;
a user interface communicating with the signal generator and providing a user the capability to adjust at least the frequency, volume and beat of at least one of the two acoustical signals such that a frequency differential may be created between the at least two acoustical signals;
first and second ear pieces adapted to reside about the user'"'"'s human ears and each comprising a transducer for converting the at least two acoustical signals into acoustical energy for stimulating, along with the frequency differential, the brain into a desired state of activity. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of stimulating the brain with acoustic energy, comprising:
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providing a stimulation system comprising a signal generator and a user interface;
generating a primary acoustic signal having a set of parameters, including at least frequency and volume;
generating a secondary acoustic signal having a set of parameters, including at least frequency and volume, wherein at least one of the secondary signal parameters is different than its counterpart primary signal parameter;
converting the primary and secondary signals into sound waves;
supplying the sound waves converted from the primary signal to one ear and supplying the sound waves converted from the secondary signal to the other ear; and
interactively adjusting one or more of the parameters of the primary and/or secondary signals to create a desired brain state, which is based upon the differential between the at least one parameter of the primary and secondary signal. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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