Volume 2, Number 1 THE JOURNAL OF MIND TECHNOLOGY In This Issue: Editorial... Techno-Shamanism: the Democratization of Blis: The Psycho-technology Field Present & Future by Dr. Julian Issacs Smart Drugs and Nutrients: The Next Generation by Drs. Ross Pelton and Lee Ovetholser . The Problem with the FDA, a commentary by Scott Preston Product Review: an “On-Board” Cue Generator. Flotation and the Nature of Change by Dr. Walter Jessen Whole Body Acoustic Field Generators by Terry Patton. Letters.“ESABRAIN REPORT EpironiaL Here we are again! Here weare again! Since the lastissue of MEGABRAINREPORT, the magazine has undergone some changes that may not be imme: diately obvious in its overall appearance, but will have profound and beneficial effects on the frequency and regularity with which MBR appears. Hitherto, as many subscribers are aware, MBR has been largely a one-man operation, with me not only writing a substantial part ofthe publication, but also editingt, and overseeingall the myriad details of layout, printing, mailing, maintaining subscription lists, et. As we've discovered, it has been too much for me to accom: plish with any ortof regularity, if wantto continue with my other ‘rng projec In the last year, among other projects, I have completed a new book, MEGABRAINPOWER, which willbe published inearly 1994, and a new series of peak performance audiotapes, MEGA BRAIN ZONES, which are now available, The result has been that, even, ‘while Thad many ofthe article fr issues 5,6 and 7 already writen, in hand, and ready to print, he magazine had to be puton the back bburmer, to the dismay of many subscribers. For your patience, enormously grateful. For yourinconvenienceasaresultof the delays Eetween pubiatons my deepest apologies However, MEGABRAIN REPORT is tow owned and published by a new company, Megabrain Communications, Ine. Al those joining me inthis new enterprise are Alex Kochkin (whose article proposing a Mind-Dody Database and Information Service ‘was published ih MBR #3), and Dennis Campbell, an expert in consciousness technology and EEG. Alex, whose leer to readers appears on this page, is undertaking the responsibility for Publishing the magazine, from overseeing the printing and nailing, to making sure that each issue goes out on schediile. At last, we can now siate with reasonable certainty that MBR will be published regularly! For the time being, that means that it will be a quarterly, witha new issue each three months. ‘We have an extraordinary variety of articles lined up for future issues, including our special issue on the exciting breakthroughs in EEG biofeedback, new EEG research, new EEG systems, and how EEG is being’ linked to other brain machines, such as lighysound systems, Alex and I wll also be exploring the possi- bility of publishing a smaller Megabrain professional newletter, bringing the atest information tall those therapists and otet professionals who are using brain tech in their practice Soheres MBR#5 (VoL 2. sue Lhinkyoulfindittielyand ‘wide-ranging. Dr. Julian Isaacs brings us up to date on the recent Svelapmens inthe fel. Dr. Wal Jessen hes conte a ‘powerlul and insighifularicleabout floiation and personal change. Several articles, including Scott Preston's expose of the FDA, Dr. Ross Pelton and Lee Overholser’s update on “Smart Drugs: The Second Generation,” and my own piece on “Techno-Shamanism and the Democratization of Bliss” address directly or ouch periph- erally upon the problem posed by the FDA's fierce opposition to cognitive enhancing nutrients, consciousness technology and preventive and alternative medicine ‘urge all readers to write your representatives in Congress, telling them to oppose the dangerously repressive agenda of the FDA, and to support the Hatch-Richardson bills now before Congress (S. 784 and H.R. 1709). 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Mega Brain Report® | ‘The Journal of Mind Technology | ‘Volume 2, Number 1 Pbk Ale Rockin lion Chet Michel Hutchison Pras Design: Willa Bart epin Rep spobiiedour ness ary Megan Commurictons Ine Pee ‘rele sbonsresation qui change ascend et on encrlo MEGABEAM REPORT #0 u 744 Seal, CADHD ‘ne year Suhcpinn U5 Spear Canaan e Mesa abeepons are She Intandonal sanerpons 2 Sb $m vo ear Subsenpon U's Ste Caraion & Mean miberption ae SOD/yex Ineo slaps S108yea S132 a Copyright ©1992 1983 y tga Commicsions, oc Alig escrved Contes my not be epa or tegen ow premisn,EGABRAIN REPORT TecHNO-SHAMANISM AND THE DEMOCRATIZATION OF BLISS The Laughing Buddha: ‘Who Wants 10 (Whores Ci v2) The ndtrescente brealinpoghe ot che ast decal ve eoblshed boynd doubt that geen the pion esfaumuaion conan ran Secceaty arancapcoad pete, a eet weil oral coats Bn aes Uiecptrom which we “awaken? whem we eter or heightened states. And, a5 the neuroscientific fscareh hus nade ‘cleat hese ‘nonordinay oF “etnormal" powers are no merous, the alt of cad sa) Gm conan or ihe patterns of neurological activity of the brain. ‘Weve al tad he Sapence of Siting I heightened or metanormal state — call it lucidity, Tlehcenstery. wisdom, enlightenment, race BS, set Septal caring eablogup-asiclr tick sreknow beyond doubt taourcednanystatelsadep Sezpcompare to hstichawskering Andre oe too htishoyweshouldbealthetine Afra deny iga fine and resful state, bt who among us Would Sheen spend sur ene ls in vee the mest conlorabl bea? Mos of ts would He bein ts ftghegear ipietBcency state a oten ss ovale in Get it es become cle that humans ae gene ically programmed scdcout hese altered, vane aie ec chenenmeertel ata eyo humun celiion, oon speace apd fpovth ie bransize and to our unique erie cape flex hasbeen ourinanave dive experience these snuogasl oo enopisadl satay of eeos and performance. From kids who spin themselves into Tsfatoedsasandeupieral rl domi Ereatve arisis'who" find that the’ most vita and ceedagponetiarieacervtes “The transcendental _they'reinastate of “low,” humansnatu- Impulse ls the most ily crave the experience of being awake, ital and powerful Psychiatrist Stanislav Grof, M.D., force Inhuman wiho has spent his career studying the beings... Itresem- effects of nonordinary states of, bles sexually, but Is consciousness, observes that “the tran- ‘much more funda. Scendental impulse is the most vital and werful force in human beings.” This imental and— fowelfoc inhuman ing Ths compelling.” spiritual domain, Grof has found, is so swerful that “It resembles, in its tur, exuty but smuch more fundamental and compel Wlchat Murphy, founder of sen Istiae, and author of The Future of the Body, a massive compila tion of examples of exceptional human performance, hha classified exceptional or peak performance into a dozen diferent reais amongwhichare: ‘Extraordinary perceptions of things outside ourselves, sutasanscendent beauty in ord nary things; by Michael Hutchison ‘= Exceptional somatic or body awareness, such as voluntary control of blood pressure or heart rate; ‘= Nonontinary communication abilities, such asthe communication of thoughts and mental tates ‘*Phenomenonal vitality, as when we perform ‘superhuman’ feats; ‘+ Entordinary movement abies, suchas ‘uncanny athletic agility, srlnexplicble bites to influence eventsata distance, such as spiritual healing: ss Exceptional abilities to alter pain and pleasure, such as delight that persists despite sickness oF adversity, ‘= Extraordinary cognitions, such as creative insights, mystical experiences and the works of sens: a ‘Love that transcends personal wants and needs and manifests fundamental unity with others. Allofwesbicacoltiseaus i vtualy evry inanordinary vay. Bu we can also mani festeseatbutssingnexiaordinayor _sopectofou ives, metanormalviy.Indherightplace tthe Mma are capable rattan ease cid ceed ofpertoming excep- tinder acar,whenyoure under extreme lonally na peak brs whenyo sae, state. When you take a cern poychedclic Subzane) andso on a Wealperceveexteralevens forexample totakethe first atbute on Murphy’ it~ perete the doorbell Tingng, we pretvethe Vole ofafend allng uss But ‘weve al had the experience of perceiving external events an oie dere ~ hasan cans “the doors of pereeprion,” a seing of “ordinary” reabiy sathexrontny now sof any ifs nd ininaion ‘Weallbavemovementabilies, but manyofushave experienced times ~ often in sports ~ when we are suddenly playing “in the zone. when the baseball spent you ser sigan dow youcan coun thestitehes and se which way the'respinning. when youll drive the golfball30 yards farther than Soueverhavebelore, when yousuddenly execute wilh tase a perfect and seemingly impossible backhand i way every asec of oo es, han ae capable of performing exceptionally ~ ina peak sae. There is now stag evidence that these expert ences are essential. Without our moments of being wake, in thezone, webecome sick. As Stanislav Gro Observes, “human beings have a profound need for transpersonalexperiencesand for satesin which the transcend their individual identities to fel their place inalarger whole that istimeless. This spiritual craving Seems tobemotebasieand compelinghan the sexu drive and its not satisfied ican result in serious peychologial disturbances“Pa a l= “EGABRAIN REPORT ‘ThE LAUGHING BUDDHA CONTINUED |W Seana oF Toots For Waxan Ur forthemestpart vial theonlymonkswhocanget ‘central thread running through human history intothe deepestateof Zen meditation quickly anda. hasbeenthequestforefectveandielabletechniques ilar thse who have mediated for over 20 years fete hese aval ats pial ce "”S dag ian ty, te aan at nologies" “Humans have devoted an enormous lucy llumination, maser, remy. ests, gace~ Snounfigenayandeono ndings herbaria tna ihsreslmoflucdiy.Andintheircompuisivepursuk Sometimes k emerges, out of nowhere, sponta cf these or Belen humans i a and for a few moments we are there. And tlvaye used the most advanced techrology val it is gone again, As despite the wealth of splc- inti fom ati cin sige | aliehrlogs abe tot of wave dor Thaniptiating fire and light to the technology of ered its no etsy thing to enter these peak peror: rune and chang, onwat! hough human hetory” ance domaine wile at ‘Technology, alter all, comes rors the Gree: words technos an logos meaning, nesence. an organized ‘way of using reason, or the systematic application of TECHNO-SHAMANISM AND TOOLS FoR TRANSCENDENCE a body of knowledge. Using technology, then, has All that has changed forever as a result of recent Inu dwt hat mean be unenhanced chology Fi ‘One of the most ancient sprtal technologies scents hve begun tiscover what happessin our shamanisn, The pragmatic symm of brain when we cater those nonordnary sates, and Mind machines can mind-body techniques, inthe esima- _theyhave found that the rain undergoes amumber of po seen asourown onofantuopologet Mickel Famer at clearand quantifiable changes including changes in Teast 30,0001250,000yearsold—probubly brainwave acvty and patterns of brat activation. technological fr oider—andsurelyemergesoutoftech- - What'smore, it's nowclear that it doesn’t require cuftue's sptual niques developed over the course of years of training or ayteious medluative powers tools: techno fufnan croton Ottefshumsnismand Yoprorluce theseunique patterns of bran Seti ‘shamanism. parilcinglthaveemergedavastnumber associated with peak Brin sates, In fact, the scien- Of other spiritual technologies, including tists have found that these changes can be actively the mind-body enerses of youn andavichvanety of and quickly tduced using extemal mechanical esoteric schools, mystery calts-and technological stimulations or devices such as flickering lights, finale, incuding ghostcism, Sum, Kabeliom, minute electrical curren, flotation tanks, precise tuantricism, toism, alchemy’ and meditation. In combinations of pulsating sound waves, or ein thse spinal tol, humans ve thythmic psc movement Reunde on drums, daca chan ed, ti" Ool ne dcoerr ae merge vay of Eierent waysofbreihing codon theicheads spent high-tech gizmcs that hundreds of thousands of years in xk covey, prayed tered mugie phates peopleareSoqrusingreaalartytoexpercnceeliereh, Gtenwidberbomepanisgeedinefvesderceodd Enjyableandin many ees gwokened or sans. sexual practices, contempited symbols, created stf- dent states In other words scence has now revealed fing rials, Ard the ingenuity and elo paid of that mind machines can Bt sen a our own tecno- Humans have devsed a variety of tcchnologes for log elture’s spirtua loos techno shamanism centering peak states that really do work. One example Its important to note that a variety of studies Shear omen pcics lunges cme oer een eats hs gene hat he chanting, dancing, breathing, sitting still, moving, mechanically induced peak statesseem to be as “real” ‘altsning convol over Ue aad. They work Buta In thelr paychoblologia ellect asthe peak states lem is that for most people they only work imper- attained through rigorous meditative practice. cd, umpredicably is, interesting to note, for Beers ofcourse, bring able to produce the phys- example, that studies ofthe brainwaves of many people ical bain patterns of mediation in someone is tner- ‘who claim to be “experienced” or “long term" medita- esting, but as we all know, there's a big difference tors have revealed that a substantial number of these between someone who's mechanically producingthe indvdualsareactuallyonlyinastateoflightalphaca paterns of a dance sip, and actual dancing relaxing, passive state, but quite diferent from the | But repeated testing has made it clear that, for the distinctive brainwave patterns of true, deep mesitatve subjects being stimulated, this mechanical simula- sats. Uion of the brain could produce subjective experi- ‘And perhaps the most frustrating and discour- ences that seemed qualitatively identical to or indis- aging aspect for many about the vatious spiritual _tinguishable from the heightened states attained by technologies is that they often require enormous traditional techniques. ‘For example, i's now amounts of practice ~ hard, rigorous discipline - apparent that people who use such brain-tech tools before they really work powerfully and reliably. as light and sound (1) devices, flotation tanks, Studies of Zen monks, for example, have shown that cranial electrostimulators (CES), acoustic fieldsystems (or “sound beds") and more, can undergo profound beneficial personality’ transformations, experience life-altering spiritual insight, and more Power vor Pomc Peshaps the most intriguing and_ important conflict throughout human history has been the Continuing strggle between the forces of authority andthose ndividealsseekingeedom follow thet own exploratory impulses the forces of authority, foware that thet power over others fests on malt taining the statue quo, have thoughout the ages tempted to restrict sil change Of controlling oF suppressing the ow of information, The seekers of fod change and individual freedom, on the thet iand, have sways attempted to spread new infor | ESABRAIN REPORT The development and explosive growth, of printing for example, made it possible to pass lon to an infinite number of potential readers essential information about spinal ecnologles that had previously had to be laboriously handed down from teacher to pupil, from generation to generation Yet there have always been these in authority ~ fiom the hierarchy of the medieval Catholic Church, to dictators ruling large populations of "peasants" ~ Who have eared the spreadoiteracy, and stempted to keep books out of the hands of the masses |HiGH Priests OF SciNcE AND THE NucLEAR MYSTERY ‘The development of modem science was oa large degre anatiempt to reveal human undersanding ~ that is to the understanding of anyone who was mation as widely as possible. Compare, fr example, interested, not justo an inner circle of thejealous guarding ofinformation by ancientrulers, those in power~the coherent, mystical emperorsand churchauthoritieswith thecommand order oF organizing principle of the “Academic ‘of Jesus to his disciples to “go out into the worldand universe. However, even inscience the psychology and spread the Gospel.” In the area of spiritual wisdom conflict between those who desire (0 psychiatry dismiss and. spirtual technologies, this has meant that maintainauthority and power through Spttuaty as a throughout history those in positions of spiritual secrecy, and those who seek the free Pea authority, those in control of the spiritual technolo- flow of information, has continued. Preduet of superstl gies, and who seek to maintain power, have Science has always had its “mystery lon, primitive attempted to keep the spiritual technologies secret. schools" of those who have tied to magical thinking, ‘Thus they have perpetuated the tradition ofspiritual keep important scientific information and outright ysis onmonyosanalldreofiiies, sce out ofthe ars of tose who atoogy assed down toselected individuals who will perpet- might use it to upset the power struc- : Aitetheudidonandmaintain thesecrecyandthe tute Consider, forexampe,theextrao- _ ©0”demning mind authority ofthe spiritual technologies inary security measures taken by the Machines because Onthe oer hand dhe seekers of hangs, waning US. governmenttokeepthesecreand they do not automat. to spread information as widely as possible, have main the "mystery" of making feally make you a er cy a ST tans aly mae ota ‘One central impulse secrecy that has hidden the spiritual Project until the present. On the other mysteries, Thus, one central impulse hand, the seekers of change, the scien condemning throughout history {hToughouthistory hasbeen tofind ways tists who believe in the Ire flow of alrplanes because ‘has been to find ofsystematizingandsimplifyingspiritual _ information, that is the democratizers, they don’t automati- ways to provide technologies to make them more easily have for many years believed that the eally turn you Into a ‘access to the core taught, and to provide access tothe core best wayto keep nucleat Weapons from Bat iystieal experience "sticalexperience toasmany peopleas _beingusedastoolsof control y-various a ppossible. As an example: for millennia, power cliques or authoritarian power '2s many people 28 the mysieres of how to attain states of Structures, is to spread the information to all possible. spiritual ecstasy was kept secret, passed However, despite its stated goal of understanding and down in monasteries and mystery revealing woall the essential mystery, the coherent order schools from master to pupil. Butthen,asDr. Herbert Benson observesin The ela ation Response, by the twelfth century...t was realized that thisecstasy could be induced in the ordinary man in a relatively short time by rhythmic exercises, involving posture, control ofbreath, coordinated movements, and oral repetitions In many ways the western rationalist, materialist scientific tradition ofthe last five hundred years can beseenas an attempt to systematize and makeacces sible to all ~ that is, to democratize ~ these mystical experiences. Power tothe people. ietiee saey TALES Sa SS SN Sc a say itgeesineishtyedtermeet Tel i cafe hh ee in leprae siauigaapals heel ait leet Socal Sa leben sec Segoe neater TlosyeronroetetancAbraham Maslow pointed out that virtually all humans report having a profound sense of “unitive consciousness* at some point in their lives. Even in this most secular and materialistic era, arecent survey of Americans found that nearly 90 percent of them described themselvesasstrongy “religious” or “spiritual” ‘More astonishing is the substantial number of Americans who report having what can only be called mystical experiences. A’1989 survey found that fully a third of them answered a resounding yes to the siatement “You felt as though you were ver close oa powerful spiral fore th’ seemed oi out of your sell" And a full 12 percent claime tn they hed experienced this transcendent feeling “often” or on numerous occasions. NEUROSCIENCE AS A SpRITUAL Quest Says Arnold Scheibel, professor of medicine at UCLA, speaking of himself and his wife, Marian Diamond, neuroanatomist at UC Berkeley, ‘We like to think that somehow the brain in a sense will become the religion of the future..." In many waysit ‘makesmostsense oseethe Brain Revoltionasaspit~ ital quest: a sudden blossoming of scientists driven by a compulsion to understand the mystery of the universe by understanding the workings of the “last frontier,” the most complex system in the universe. Spiritual seekers using all their sophisticated tech nology to uncover what happens in this mysterious Jhuman brain when itis going through the ineffable experience known as illumination or transcendence, ‘As neuroscientists have learned in recent years, these experiences of awakening are linked to certain clear physiological changes in the brainincluding alter- ationsin the chemistry ofthe brain, and The shining way is a changes inthe electical activity of the path that canbe bran had fst a6 Wal anc achnes cenpstoes bey 2747 as on the ‘same dramatic alterations in brain chem- Interstate highways try and in pattems of brainwave activity ofAmerica, that are found in indivkluals sponta- 6 aon neously undergoing transcendent, retanormal or trapersonal experiences. It takes sense to assume that by reproducing the same pattems or fluctuations in brain chemistry and electricity, the ‘mindtoolscanactuallyinduce these extraordinaryexpe- ‘There isa wealth of evidence, inthe form ofscientific research, clinical evidence and reports by thousands of individuals, that the mind tools not only can but do produce spiritual experiences for many of their users ‘Ant You a BuppHa CueaTeR? ‘Thepossibilityof technologically induced peakperfor- mance states is breathtaking in its implications. Bu its essential to emphasize that while is clear that the mind ‘machines allow users to experience these heightened states, they don't guarantee it. A recent article about mind machines in Yoga Journal condemned them, claiming that “Plugging. yourself into a machine is not auto- Inatically going to male you a deeper Evolutlon has glven orfinerperson’ Thewttetalongtime U8. chemical mediator, said he feared that to use reward system for themwouldmeanthathchadto“write “ponavior that precc na wste ome i ns ence our sural: Spinion, they didnot automatically ls Includes eating, produce a state that vas identical to $9 and having new meditation, and. therefore were ‘ideas. attempts to “cheat the Buddha.” Ifsuch cranky nonsense were not so dangerous it ‘would be humorous. Condemning mind machines because they do not automatically make youa better personis like condemningairplanesbecause flyingin ‘one does not automatically turn you intoa saint. Like aplaes, mind mache are simpy too moder technology applied to expanding human powers and capabilites. Humans have always wanted to get from ‘one place to another. The technology of movement fas evaied fom walking though ring aia, riding in cats, ships, steamships, trains and so.on, So today, there are alot of ways to get from New York to Los angeles You canal rde sors byl dive car, etc. Ifyou walk, you'll definitely spend many ‘weeks, meet’ Totofpecple along the way and have 8 ‘whole bunch of interesting and life-altering exper- ences, Oryou can fy. But whether you walk for three ‘montis fly for six hours, you reach the exact same place: Los Angeles. You will definitely arrive a diferent person ifyou valk than ifyou fly, but you're siillatthe same place. What you do there is up you: you can seek God, go surfing, get high, or buy a gun and go shoot up a fast-food outlet. Mind technology, like airplanes, can get you places very quickly, and very reliably. just because many of us choose to fly doesn’t mean we don't choose to walk sometimes, of tonderan those who choose to walkall the time. Just because I generally choose to fly between Los Angeles toNew York doesn't mean, asthe Yoga Journal writer ‘would suggest, that “I have to write off 20 years of walking as a waste of time.” Inthe realm of human splitual growth, nothing is, ever wasted And choosing lying insteadof walkingin no way “cheats the Buddha.” As theBuddha said “Everythingarises and passes away... When you see this, you are above sorrow. Thisis he shining way.” Ibehieve the shining way isa path that can be hiked just as well (ona 747 as on the Intestate Highways of AmericaThe ‘Bypota: ON THE EvowwTionaRy Vauues OF A Hay rnnaton sa Ms Havas Such crticismsas those ofthe Yoga Journal would be comical, like some old codger in 1920 yelling at people whizzing by incarsto "getahorse!” Exceptin this case, such ignorance can lead tothe suppression of important technology, and the suppression of information that can lead to crucial socialchange and evolution. Thewriterofthearticle after firstclaiming, mind machines can't be of any value because they're tooeasy and too muchfun Crue mediation... lissing out in a chaise longue, but barely surviving, Jnahotte on re) then paradoxically aims hey too dangerous to be male valable to the general iblic (they're so powerful they expose people to Eangerousthings hidden withintheirsubconsclows), and suggests that the FDA may soon move to regu: late or control access to mind technology. Such a move woul inessence,make mind machines aval able only by prescription, or illegal, and have a disas- toous effect on the serious scientific research into brain technology that is now underway. and advancing at an. accelerating pace. The FDA has already shown is willingness and eagerness 0 suppress “dangerous performanceoosting tech: nology in the form of cognition enhancing "smart drugs” despite an enormous body of evidence that such smart drugsare both safe and effective. Itisnow attempting the same sort of suppression of vitamins and nutrients (ee “The Problem withthe FD! wherein thisissue). Those who scoffatthe possiblity of the FDA making mind machines illegal should remember the fate of Wilhelm Reich, Authoritarian psychedelic drugs and other such systems depend on dangers 10 the American people. ‘people acting in believe that the flow of infor- ‘predictable ration should be unimpeded. Information, by one. scientific ae % definition, is inversely related to ornovelty, by predictability: Le. anything that's creating 100 percent predictable contains unpredictablity, no information. Another way of threats their saying this that informations tei and)‘ novel and ape authority. ‘And. information makes cople behave in unpre Aictable way Information i also fun — ‘euroscientsis have documented how the learning centers and the pleasure Centers of the bran are virtually one and thesame: havinga new idea causes 2 rush of euphoriaeproducing neuro- Chemicals, suchas dopamine and endorphins, Evolution has given Usa clemicaleward system for behaviors that enhance our survival: this includes eating yS ‘EGABRAIN REPORT sex and having new ideas. Wisdom (illumination, waking up) and mind machines are both also fun, Both can make us behave in unpredictable ways ‘TheBuddhawasa Laughing Buddha, who taught that wisdom emerged unpredictably. (Weir Aurdormmanian Systems Hare WaTever’s New As I pointed out at the beginning ofthis ance, throughout history authoritarian systems or power saructures have by necessity attempted to restrict the free flow of information. Why? Because information, ornovelty,by creating unpredictability, threatens theit sob Sato " ‘Authoritarian systems depend on people ating in predictable ways Forsimilarresonssuch power struc: turesalso suppressfun. And sex: throughouthistoryall authoritarian systems rom religions to armies, have sempre (0 contol and suppres human Sex energies in one way or another. “Theres no doubt that mind technology can bea powerful source of new information in the world ‘And while mind machines, as the Yoga Journal writer observed, may.not automatically make You into a finer person, what thehell~neither does sex. But Tm not going to give it up on that account. Simply by plugging usin ~o our selvesand to others they can provide us with an infinite amount of information, Sounds like fun to me. So obviously, mind machines {ike fun and sex) constitute a threat to some in posi. tions of power, who would like people to behave in predictable ways, and whowould like tomaintainthe Status quo. They also area threat to individuals who hhave invested much of themselves and their lives in following authoritarian doctrines, dogma or ideologies. Such as fundamentalisis,— Christan, Muslim, Marxist. Such as those who. must follow a Politically Correct ‘agenda that automatically condemns the “unexpected, the unpredictable, the novel and the unprecedented, since by their very nature they cannot come bearing the stamp of Political Correctness. And such as “enlightened” New Agefolkslike the writer at Yoga Journal who've apparently spent 20 years of meditative practice learning only what they have been taught to Team, fearing io experience frst hand thelaughing Buddha'sunpredictable shining path,_ESABRAIN REPORT Psycho-technology: Its Present & Future by Julian Isaacs, Ph.D. One of the many positive features of Megabrain Reportis that it encourages uso think globally about psychotechnology as a growing scientific field and technology. Here, I want to ascend from the specific to the general, o consider our field from the longer perspective and from the point of view of its devel- “magical technology” which shows great promise, ‘but in which the technology and applications are far outstripping the fundamental research that would ordinary edt the development ofthe technolo ’s.a magical technology because we don't yet really know how it works, even though it seems to work ‘opment as a scientific discipline. I shall do a bit of crystal gazing too, to ty to predict its future devel- and lots of us use it. In the history of human development, like nuclear What we have now Not ony this, but opment, What place vil poyeivtech have in our power olienitssclencé frst, hen tech 2 ealtuce bythe year 2020? ological applications But this patem sto the founding is not universal. As with the invention _teehniques have Of the steam engine and many other already been From THE STAM ENGIE TO MAGICAL TecIMOLOGY TO Sac cainolonkee hana high le, fever Paraoicm SHIT? : oped by existing clin. ” the marketplace has spurred poych First, is poychotechnology itself a sufficienly tech into rapid advance ahead of the 108 Spectalties or unified feud ofendenvor to survive as-a "natural Kind of solkd slow research that is Mave Boon practised kind®,anarea of study which could beconsoldated needed olend{allscenufic credibility. formllonnia by sullcenly to generate Tuture untversiy depart. Thshesalew advanoges Iesexcing, amytios and mag tents beating is name? Lstrongly believe ncould.1 the fed is open to anyone to make clans. thinktheadventofpsychotechnology bears the seeds ofan important paradigm shift an important devel- pment ofthe way we as humans view ourselves which would unify the field and give ita broadly based theoretical foundation and a coherent approach to applications. idevelop this theme below. Pine answer tothe question whether peychotech- nology will actually survive and grow as a separate Scienlfiedisepline snotso clear Thereare so many competing claims to psychotechnology’s areas of sitdy from other scientific disciplines. While weasppsych-tech enthusiasts can see our field somehow as havinga sepa toeful docovenies, reat has not been sled by istintionasation or, forexample, the dtfeation and ination character istic of medicine in America. But there are many dangers. We might pursue chirners, fool outselve orpitceats dat arpa sacle doe toloolde machines and far-out expences event tly to get our knactes rapped by the FDS and all ut toe taken sway frome by the big boys whe Know how to run their respectable mega-corpors. tions, The “Bass-Ackwards Growth Paradigm Poychotechnologysbothaseience andtechnolgy science insofar as we are exploring the properties of Isessentiallya atc iniegralexistence aspartofapplied the interlace between consciousness, perlormance “magical psychology or applied neuroscience, and slate induction techniques, including machine technology” which the existing specialisms biofeedback, technology ~and we need to understand this area as shows great psychotherapy, humanistic and deeply as possible, technology insolar asthe aim is promise’hutin — tamspersonal psychology, parapsy- always to extend human experience and abilities, to , chology, medicine, anthropology, push the envelope of performance, to develop useful Which the Social science, education, etc. each applications which add to the sum of human capa- technology and stand poised to claim that part of bility ~and we need processes and machines to help anpications are far Photechnology ‘which overlaps sco this. As such itseoms key thf there rely stripping thelr teritory. They are alzeady organ are applications that do substantially improve t outstripping te ised wo engulf the areas of psych-tech human lot, then the tecmology wil trvive. But will which are “respecable” enough for ibithaseparatescente dispine of pychoteth- research that would them 0 find desirable. Yet there is nology? Here we could look at the usual ways that ordinary lead tothe much about carent psychwch that new "scentlic dscplines “develop.” Typical dovelopment ofthe repels such a take-over, ike the often research in the area of the future specialisation technology, exageratedorasyetilloundedclaims develops in. separate institutions and then an som ofmanufacturers, the absence ofasolid foundation of research demonstrating effectiveness of much of present psych-tech in its applications, and its high-tech "kookie™ image ere remains also a prejudice, bordering on reli- gious fervor, notably inthe biofeedback community, against any form of state-altering technology {ounded on simply driving the state of the person rather than providing feedback so that cls learning can occur. What we have now is essentially informal community ofinvestigators grows. Eventu- ally, founding conferences are convened, a name is generated for the fied and academic journals are Greated, textbooks are written, students recruited and university departments opened to institution- alise the study ofthe eld, Eventually applicationsare developed and a new technology is born. Given this ‘model, where are we? “Bass-ackwards” development characterises our field. We have the technology before the development of a community of commu-bing sini inviting the foundations on whi technology steed Notony ths butmo ofthe fornngtecmiqaes have already been devel- ope by existing clinical spetalties or have Been practised for mileriaby psses and maglcans For Example, biofeedback pioneered the investigation of ‘ariots types of machine-uised deep relation techniques and the induction of altered states by bralusve: manipulation, Clinical poyehology es ulised and developed hypnotic trancetechnicues for more hana century. These of imagery was initiated by mystics, healing and magical practioners, long before psycho-tech developed Sublle-enengy based onsciovanese modulation devices, ane includes thems atopy cepa moss Sour history aa species (when did mage get invented?) 50 none ofthis is really new, is i? However as hopetoelaborate na separate writing st much gear lng, ve may be on the verge of paradgnshifwhichwilenableustosee te werd Gin this area) ar never before, to see old betiavior with new eyes tinew under This Is the paradigm — standing. The core of Such a paradigm shitt and teads to silts the realization that humankind ‘an increased under. 85 used Sate altering social rituals and behaviors since stone-age times, and stil standing of does so, ubigitously, in all societies. Allof ourselves as the this ispaychviech even if no visible tech- species which nology is used, because it all involves, expends so mich need stsacion by, alteration | of consciousness. But the big secret that energy modulating hi feature of humane usually ivi {ts conscious state ble othe participants, because thesocial inservice tots ever _formsareso ker for granted, asisinges- changing activites. tion of state altering substances, that none of us realize how much of out lives is bound up into the modulation of our conscious state until we view this behavior from the vantage-point afforded consideration of Pysoichnolog. Anthropology and." boca psychology have studied such rituals nd social forms Fordecades ut without the necesayavarenesof he state-altering properties of such forms, so that their linkage with drug use and more overt tate manipula tion technologies has not been appreciated, What's new about psychotechnology as a field is that itencouragesusto thinkabout the commonalities between al sate-altering procedures, substances and devices, allowing us to cass them all together under the common rubric of “state alteration in service to needs". This is the paradigm shift and it leads to an increased understanding of ourselves as the species which expends so mtich energy modulating its conscious state in service to its ever changing activi- This is the paradigm shift which could unify our stcenclyapcioacinblegyaslieatw belctietoee gence asanew cognitive entity. Itisthe generalityofthe conceptofpsychotechnology which sof eral sig icance here This concept to longer mis conspus- ‘es tecinalogy to one application or even o one ed of application, which the specialities have done so far, but embraces the global view, the view of conscious: ness oa ‘behavior (and hence also performance) as Complex. interpenetaing interactive systems smelt contd fs nence font many Soues, including high-ech sources, applied toa iuman ped which = sate sith recscee isis the paradigm sift required in our thinking to see the universality and generality of this orientation, Butbeloresuchashiftcanbe comprehended social ithas o be framed soa to male iis view acceptable and coherent Michael Hutchison’ Megabrain was Seminal work in many ways, and comanicated the overall vision, but this need following up witha more scademicand scholarly corpusof iterate to establish the argument Lam feaning her. Psvat-e APucTON 40 THE HieaRCY oF bey In considering the futute of psychotechnotogy, cleanly its progres will toa great extent depend upon whether it can satis real needs. Given the genera the new viewpoint Lam outlininghere,one perforce hasto think more globally sbost is potential sppica- tions. Applications canbe usefully organized by consideringwhat needs they serve. Ausf ramehere iS the hierrehy of needs identified by Maslow. As have stated above, we find already existing sate- altering ritual, processes, substances and techniques Satisfying important individual andsocial needsby the Score, disguised becase of thei very lariarty and embeddedness within the social fabric of our lives and by the obvious feature that ss yet, high tech devices have not been incorporated into their forms. But the needs are there and many of them may be addressable using the new technologesif we could only creatively envision these appliations. ‘SURVIVAL Taking the lowest level need fist - survival -busi- ness and other skills needed in the highly competitive world ofthe 90'scan benefit rom the superior perfor- ‘mance seemingly promised by psychotechnology. It offers improved ereativity, productivity and deciston- raking. Most erucally for our increasingly informa- tion-baced culture, may significantly enhance learning, memory and intuition But the most fundamental survival application of, psych-tech, which also right now sells the majority of Precis td, sdiven by our ned or ree rom we huge stresses imposed by our lifestyle. It has become clear thar the major dict and snditect source ofilinessand monalityintheso-alleddeveloped world _EGABRAIN REPORT son_/EGABRAIN REPORT PsvcHo-TECHNOLOGY: ITs PRESENT & FUTURE CONTINUED fs stress, in the US usually caused by the work situa- tion. As evidenced by a recent positively toned review in Forbes Magazine's “FYI” supplement, psych-tech relaxation is really needed in the corpo- rate world, and the perception is that it calf psychtech ean '25something to offer, So if psych-tech really dellver the can really deliver the goods in reducing stress and relieving our bodies anc goods In reducing mindsof the tensions of our age, consis- stress and eleving ten relably.andoverthelongter, it our bodles and minds illhave: leamassive positive contri- ofthe tensions of our bution to our individual and collective ‘wellbeing. Assuch it will behere to stay, age, consistently, 25 long as we mainian our present reliably, and over the lifestyle (or are allowed by shrinking fong tem, itwit resources io indulge in such ies) ‘have made a Medal uses of poychech for pain ive control, immune sysiem enhancement postive | and accelerated healing are already in development and we can expect to se it Individual and colleo- in wide deployment at some time in the tive wellbeing. 10 Ack future, The use of light and sound devices for control of chronic pain is already in proces, and the increasing use of relaxation’ and imagery” techniques for poychoneurgimmunclgial | contre of badly Honsinmediine. Poeeenappice: ‘Sexuaury Next to survival, reproduction isthe most funda- mental requirement for any species. The application of peychotechnology ha been used for sexual jurposes, probably since humans evolved. Taking a fod Ameen srcotype what the champagne linner followed by soft music and low lighting but ‘an induction technique aimed at producing specific States of body/mind and behavior? Similarly for the Playboy channel and its grttier cousins in video pornography. Heightening sexual responsiveness and sensation are clearly legitimate psychotechno- logical applications. The recent article about psychotechnology in the magazine Future Sex ‘Clearly heralds this development. ‘Sociapiury Consciousness altering substances and procedures have always been sed for human leisure-time socialise tion, (dancing, singing, drinking ete). “Acid house” partcsand “Raves” in nglandand San Franciscoalready Incorporate psych-tch devices and the development of large scale technologies for inducing altered states in dace-pary contexts likely to proceed much further. Social Ftuls, even if not religious in intent, are slays ime prodcespeipcholgia tees int participants in that they induce specific emotions and seaes of mind (asan Englishman i ieee de loa mates In Calo ging ay its) The mprovemen:of empathy and sclessofiner personalinhibitionswouldalsobelegitimateand possible pplicatons of payeh-tech ‘SELF-EXPRESSION ee ‘com ae that eyastaee to evoke emotion, rein iy am pal cn See Eecoadaconmpmending otra, Sree epee gern hen iedorb Eonar ieemearen, smancecrestedforai Inretrospect these beginnings w seem primicive 10 our 2020 historians. ce oe ie pd Survival in oe orginal, primal, pe-rechnologca wor seorpepemmarbeat prion demande Pech ase ean aby Nha! Peis nMasde 6 Finessmaguinepoinsthe wayforthisappi- ‘SELF-ACTUALIZATION eee ee a arene phen ulin pon So ton andl and bre pring splint activity. Some 30% of tie US school population sep, Sree of te Scholae EL i hs SD eh meme ered ih ADD at cfocstonl aplcatone of porch have barely ethene aplenty of pchae bem upped eta he ei peer creaming of ever ated learning applications. Perhaps the second mast common use ‘ofppsychotechnology today isin pursuit oF vidual selFimprovement. "A huge video and audio easete tape industry thrives on this application and psychotechnology in the form of audiotapes, light and sound, brainwave biofeed- back, ganafeld devices and cranial eleetostimulation dies sera wo develop much fare uli hi The world of Seat thre yas alight sound otor- sports... mands ai ullofspecater. ever high levels of preety achievement and so Insports, prychorechnologyhasabright 8 pe for Invasion by furure. The worldofspors, which eoverly _psyef-tech assists. Perhaps the second school system should provide a huge mast common use of field for psych-tech enhanced acceler _psychotechnology today isin pursut of Individual seit Improvement.Transcenenc COvedapping its use for prychoogial improvement, che application’ of paych-ceh for induction of spiritual, teansendane and ‘einspersonal experiences and for meditation have been developed and wed by many ind ‘idalsbut have noyergenerateda commonly accessible Know-how in pring Thisianateainwhichwecan expect Se Tow ay taverns only ‘profound profound experiences without paying the exerts [eosin ad Se er meee ain fi na Aooroncos tothe Sfmt © he ton 9 at Induction of prion, Undoubtedly, sophistcated EEG transcendent expert biofecibackwillbe the technique of choice (ences avery attrac- for hisarea aporenal which temainsvast, and almost untapped. ‘The inceligent eons lcaon of pycbelagy and ena to thespirial ie should grey bene as al since oe leamingofsomeofhesilenecetaryfrspinal growth thay beamenbleo aon, cen tl wth ar be poenimncs PsycHo-TEcHNoLocy IN 2020: LicuT AND SOUND Hiavinglooked arsome ofthe feldsofappiation, now lkeusenisonthedevdlopmentofpeychotscology fom 1993 to 2020, Tang ight and sound first the a pace eta deci ill pie Wc ‘chines to be developed, Sofa none bas the combina- tion of every desirable Fexrure (ow price, programma idly manual oontol, progam downloading ealcoler diftced-ighe goggles eo. Probably devess appraa pang aogier FE yas. Downloadable proprams (progam you can input int the lightand send devec Hort come tape tater" the mini CD) wll probably swecp the matict ica th ar the int and eacatal ep in combining the light and sound “hardware” (te the iach) wih papi deigel "efwa gon {eps imagery and cer exerci, tobe used whi onthe tachino) SofarsonltheMastermind DLS from Symes Fesdownioadcapbliryand cremains to besxnwhaher is olyoyne” tape dowload tem ight-c and el tble. THe old pe downloadog sts for computes sree noososlyunrclableand dow, Undoubtedly fede tack wil be incorporated int light and sound devies. Obvious candidate are EEG fedback and EMG fd tack (moscl tension) Butone Fara oflight and sound dfevess which may becore increasingly problemas their capcky to lodceeplepe sete Although the slge of the reps se [Gcreing oumber’ of peopl ae exposed vo ight a counselor neath veined er Seizures. This has already le to law suits against The aod Mato whch’ now er Popes can deme tyscecangnene agen Ts A Nou /Quo MoauiTy: BreaTuinc Our Way To Tie MieNIUM Anew form of rclasation/meditation feedback device will become available shortly which may well become a ‘majorforcein thepsychotechnological marke. Thope the reader wll notobjectifl deta some of my personal work inthsfield.Tamcurrentydevelopingand experimenting witha litle known (inthe US) modality employing feed- back ofthe breath, The usr pus on a brat eso consisting of an east ic around the belly. One ‘wears headphones and goggles, just as wich light and ‘nd dos When de ee pans of one diaphragm and belly by breathing in or ou, a sound like breathingis putchrough the headphones and the lig up, Beh fedback devs hare ben wel «ally in Europe fora numberof yeas, Theres quite alot SF Earn rear indcting thar Tedback of behing rapidly produces thea dominant brainwave sates = rsscripting, absorbing postive sugges tions er Bre ences re cana Touts of pearcdmand cemening Clay ts no acct dlent that so many meditational techniques focus on the breath. Giving breath feedback seems to provide the benefits of meditation in an easily acessible form, s0 1 sxe th beck deve guint fun psych-tech toa large exent, Meditators who _ Tedioundene ha yey beth edict ismuch calmer These devices hae the pea advan ‘ofnot producing epileptic seiauresin scizure-prone indi- vidual, so are inherently safer chan ightand sound. The breath feedback device is usableon ts own, wit igheand sound, with a casete program or with many other ‘modalities. As to availablity of breath feedback devices, so far there is an expensive US-made professional device avaiable (around $6000), a French device whichis not yetavalabe in the US, and my own device the Theta- ‘mate, which wil be availabe in a couple of months fora price in the region of $500. I expece breath feedback devices to be increasingly used as a substitute for or complements ligtand sound devices and breath ec back will surely be combined with various other modali- ties in the future. //EGABRAIN REPORT n AenPsycho-TecHNoLoGy: ITs PF EGABRAIN ‘Twiucit Training Wintour EEG TecHNotocy ? Inprincipleitisalso possible to produceatruewilight cralner using a breath feedback device. Twilight trainers switch on two separate casette recorders, one containing relaxation material when the person is producing alpha ‘aves, and one containing positive sugesons for se ‘shen th penonisin che thea dominant brsinwavesate “They can ao somewhat avaken the wer if they fill too sep se wap One of the most promising areas of psychotechnology, In ‘terms ofits applica- ton to mass ‘markets, les in the development of inex- pensive, easy to use "the case = csiggestione Un has had abe done by monitoring he uber ranwaves, but there abother non-EEG monitoring tecique, to dere the alpaltheta wich in the wer wich smc les expensive oinae erincusiedos sr scenic EEG nology. Dr. Thomas Budeyns Alselope the orginal eight ener, which now coum about $8500 and reais have been very "exci sting that deepsct negative bel nd annider canbe changed sing Hlofeadhocte davions, ‘viight aining Anineesting cwlight oe ee a mea by clinical pychologise Rica Sullivan, now head ofan Orgon substance abuse dni, whch roduc very rman re wi long em, alchoholics. [am planning o investigate the possiblity o developing beth-basel wlgh ner which would besubstantialy cheaper than the existing twilight uainer and if succesful wil repore my finding to Megara Report. Remember, you readit rst in Megabrain Report BioreeDsAck FROM THe BODY ‘One ofthe most promisingareasofpsychotechnology, in terms of is application to mass makes, lies in the development of inexpensive, easy to use biofeedback devices. Tools for Exploration has, with my encour iment, pioneered the sale of such devices to the public ‘With simple devies and adequate accompanying docu- ‘mentation, the lay person can easly learn to use modal- fies which have been proven very effective in teaching deep telaxation. For example, Tools now sells the “Antense", a beautifully rated forchead muscle tension monitor which fr under $100 provides quality muscle relaxation taining inavery easy to use Anaudio tone ele you how axed your ores. Thc forchead _nuscles mirror the state of most ofthe body. So fat, is sardines op ttc market which adding an input for casewe tape player ‘would produce the combination of relaxation tape with muscle tension feedback is extremely potent. Similarly, Tools now sll skin resistance and temperature Feedback devices. By 2020 we can expectto see complex integrated biofeedback systems being used as optional add-ons to most psychorechnological devices. ‘Sows FROM THe Beal: EEG FezDBacx Bur of course the most exciting area is brainwave (EEG) feedback. Here, the technology for fll scientific analysis will remain "oo expensive for the average consumes Buthepreininar resus fom oy sat ‘mapping EEG analsesof transcendent statesar alread Fisch, and ful of promise Probably, the esearch will evea common pares between individuals under- going transcendent experiences, and then fmaininginductionsandmore modes (and Isexpensve) EEG Redback ymemswill grancogmget eget ‘ences will have to be twinvestinchesesystems,sothatexpensive mapped out In order complextechnology willbecomeavailable to understand the for use in these centers. Sophisticated soft ‘complex relationships between EEG data incidental features. Acartography oftran- and experiences. be developed to coach wiersinto achieving. these states. Probably Mind-Spas will star ware willbe needed toa through the EEG records to identify features which really elatevo theexperences, rather than seendent experiences will have to. be tapped out in order © understand the comple rela tionships between EEG cata and experiences, This will befascinating workand we may need to use much ofthe cimalnc nolegetderanuspual adore to prt handles on thes regions, A pret day problem heen hor wold ining ral hs ype Tue SyNency oF THINGS TO COME have foralongtime thought thatintegrated pack- ages shouldbe marketed, combining hacare with educational and instructional matenals and suitable induction components, including tapes ete. This integrations alfeady saring to happen, The DLS the frst really substantial move inthis direction. So isthe cretion of Raymer DisonSemmer tape seieg on accelerated learning for light and. sound aches Uke many of ctv held now 1 to be creating some integrated packages myself, and Michael Hutchison's next book, Mega Brain Power, will dal in detail with the applications of psych-tech and the sofware and inductions areas of psychotechnology ~ the book will provide a wide ‘atiety of “programs” for using psychotech devices toatiainspecificgoal (see Michactsarticles “Beyond Entertainment: How to Use Mind Machines for Peak Performance” in issue 4 of Megabrain Report). The integration of hardware, information, instructional courses and inductions is clearly a necessary next step in the development of these technologies ‘An important future tend willbe te synergistic use of mile induction dviees, which willdevelop further, probably involving motion machines, wibrauon beds, acoustic field generator, sound and light, and flotation tanks (ce Walter Jen's exploration of floating, and “Terry Patens review ofacousicfeld generators, both in‘An important future trond will be the ce ye es ‘configured with bite loops to allow control of their output by some physiol function(s) of the user. jeje polar sion au agg ae nl i devs ai il ay gael igh eto pode REA ocr al Thane Go (Hes Come Mo Sas Foe Te ‘Onnex 90 Prrcewt ‘Alls of many ofthe US mind pas ocurred the three yearsorso, The problem was thar peopletended ony tovistonceotesteqpment that they chen bought more cheaply dbewhere, never orem, Or ee peop vated tof eos to havea “ap Cutosiy satisfied, they ‘too tended not to return. However, theres now an upsurge in ne tnindsparandicstobehoped tha hisnere synergistic use of generation will be more successful. Mind ‘muitple Induction Spas are not so new nowt, 30 they may find dovices, which will bieger marke. They will nly be succesful develop ater, prob thy cn develo educational or oer rogram that provide benefits on lon ably Involving motion er continuing bast cents and mos ‘machines, vibration the new enterprenuets sem to realize this ‘beds, acoustic fleld Look fora national chain of now mind spas enerators sound tied The Other Nine Pace ine it, and lota- liberating the abilities ofthe other 90% of ana ig, and otuing ie ili i che of sever year and they ar likely ro provide the fist big US national chan. By 2020 we canexpectto se several national mind spachans, boasting sophisticated computer controled systems Tie Psvat-rect Hamu: Japanese ComPeTTON In Japan psychotechnology has already made more inaoadsn some wap than in he US (oc aurpsng given the stes evel). There are now national chains of mind spas in Japan and the future has been taken from Cali- ibis io Tolyo. Some oftheir tind pa ncude B ‘monitoring and feedback. Psych-tech is bg in Japan and then the Japanese dectrone manufacturers sta large enough world marker they will probably launch flood of cheap devices Alay, Took For Exploration we ae starting to see Japanese products ene to usforinelusion in thecatlog ELscRic Mo AND BODY Cranial elecrosimulation (CES) seems ro be slowly gaining, scospemor within the profsonal clinica Folge commun, wh wily exter ue nding excing appicatons inthe weatment of ADD, djalens and closed head injure, In my work lencounet many peychologiss venturing into the se of CES and ‘most extingly, preliminary tials of CES for CFDS (Chronic fatigue syndsome) have shown great promise, with one manufactier poised to perform some major research in this area. The CFDS epidemic is much more ‘Widespread than AIDS ale known fact andseriously affecs the health, productivity and wellbeing of millions (of Americans. Iehasa clearcerebral compo- nentand the hopes that CES may ameio- {In Japan psycho- rate this component of the diseae. One roblem withthe publicity about CES 1 feehnology has Encounter smo on a day bass, fsa oad made more Some eatly writings on CES have been Inroads in some inerpreted wo suggestthaciewould uncon ways than in the US Gitonlyneseneligeceand peas (not suping, ven Fools For Exploration harasteady scam 0 trO6s loved). of els fom people inguring about CES Because che hey want to increase tei IQ ort wee every day for meditation. The original reports did not ‘rake ke auficiendy clear hat the 1 rprowement seen in CES research occurred to individuals who were either oflower than normal IQ or cae had imbalances berween verbal and non verbal 1Q, the CES treatment lading 0 ‘qquliation of 1Q or tending to retore IQ ¢0 nortal levels. There isno clearevdence that CES increases TQ in normal individuals. CES is also unsuitable for intensive usage over the longterm, both because ofhabituaion and because ofthe as yer unknown risks crete by consent long term usage. To my knowledge, there are no extant seus showing cha CES fltates medtaon cher. However, to bring some perspective tothe ss question, ‘many of us spend all our working days in suong AC magnetic Bids genrated by computers which ate cealy hhzardous, yt accept these many thousinds af hours oF ‘exposure withouta second thought. A few hours spent on CES" might noe beso dangerous by “comparison, New Souno Bacaxrinoucis Moringa andi athe we er mote sophisticated sound mixes on audio eset al Ce wl cerainl allow more powerful inductions to be created, Michad Flutchison, who created the progeams and devised his. "harmonic Superimposion of binaural beats” tech- rigs for his eater Mega Brain Smee OFCES for CFDS tape series has now created a new six (Chronic fatigue “Drs that liso ween EEG syndrome) have research into peak states, shown great and combinesayariey of newaudiobriin —“promiagas ‘ima wh Toma cand. Shaping techniques ina way that may well representa Signet advancein the at Tools For Exploration also rer produce sso eur Newrowous apes ‘ing powesily synergic set of techniques includiag Binaural best, primordial sounds, 3D holographic sounds and specie window fequencies, The release of thenew apswas combined witha research projectwhere continued on page 29 B aonEa: 5 SABRAIN REPORT IART Pits AN NUTRIENTS The Second Generation by Ross Pelton and Lee Overholser From the moment we enter ie we arin by our genetic potential, the genome. But do we realize, either individually o a5 aspects lof our genetic potent? Pharmacology partcpaes, very modest none of the great eortof aan, hat of answering Plats question: Who ae we? The aim io know oneself” Duttowardwhatend? lt seemstousthat he deeper soe ofthissaeratic imperatives ton oneself nether in harcsistic nor tim fashion, but In order to create ‘ones Humankind wil not wa passive for millions of years So that evolution can offer a beter brain Mankind must refashion sly realiing ts highest. genic potential nh direction that evolution taking, thatstsay, by nereasng the integrative capacity ofthe Jorbrain. Al things considered, developing a pharma cology ofthe brain's iterative activity has place in ths re haan anderthing Dr Comat Over As readers of Megabrain, you are doubtless familiar with the first generation of cognitive enhancing drugs ~ smart pills ~ that ‘opment ofthe second generation of smart pills isnow well under way. ‘Tue Nez ror a BerreR BRAM In a world that demands the integration of ever spat ass of infrmation fom # mule of Sources, we cannot ge by with a stone age brain Dutringthe course ofevolution the mammalian bran has devoted more ane more of its cortex tothe task of integrating and interpreting sensory information, The forvard third of the human ban he frontal lobes, is devoted entirely o processing information. This area makes plans Yor the future and handles complex socal interactions. In rats the frontal lobes are dedicated to analyzing olfactory input “This human capac to plan for the futures both blessing and a curse. Technology has freed us from hhaving to hunt for oar food and conquered most infectious diseases. On the other hand the pollution, environmental destraction andthe population explosion threaten the existence ofall formsotlifeon From the moment we have been publicized and popularized the planet. To survivewe must enlarge our capacity fantarttowe ave swerhepastdecade Since the publientohandleandintgrattnfrmation. ecology the ve tion of Mind Food and Smart Pills in Integrated functioning of life systems, the Bran i limited by our 1986 and the appearance of the similarintegrated systemthatmustbe enhanced ifwe ‘genetic potential, expanded version in 1989, there has are to survive the genome. But do ‘been an exponential growth in research Dr. Giurgea, the developer of Piracetam, the first werealie etter ‘sihsarc — ootropicorineligencenbancng drug aleaer Individuaity or a8 9 3 fist generation of intelligence in the effort to transcend our genet limiations. He enhancing drugs generated.agreatdeal —_realized that the real breakthrough represented by specs allofoun SFecchesent Neconiy wazthcre he Paacoams thaltieresed nctunckonngolthe enotle potential? —poiemial for treating cognitive decline integrative aeas of the cortex Im the elderly, research also indicated that normal healthy individuals could improve memory and learning capabilities. According 10 Fortune magazine the pharmaceutical industry fore- sees the probability of a S1- bilin-pus per year market for cognitive enhancing dni "Following the development of jracetam, many pharmaceutical Eompanies "began to. develop structurally similar nootropics. There is” significant ongoing research in three very important A)enhancement of intelligence andthe aby to think, ) improvement of memor andleamingand 7 ©) prevention of brain aging Human Brain “he acompasyng ttn compares thea ancl homan Trine with the prtvary bersory am ‘motor areas in black and the sesociaive or integra- tvvareasin white Thelfferenceisobvious Mostof Rat Brain and the loss of cognitive capabili- tiesso that enility doesn't develop or develops at a much later age. Thisarticle will bringyou up to date on the explosion of activity in this field of research. The devel- FT eR Re Re land human brains. The primary sensory and motor areas of the| Jcortex are blacked in and the areas devoted to the integration and| processing of information are white. 4 aonthe rat brain is occupied with receiving information and giving orders to the muscles, Most ofthe human brain is devoted to complex analysis of incoming information, ‘The promise of smart pills is that they will enable us to deal with the ‘The promise of smart redibh ke ble Itcleliby complex problems tt re pills is that they will pressing in on us both individually and enabiousto deal sory Unionunatly. the Past otemeaty muni inkeng bon wok ses canoes nce int emt that are pressingin [city individual, Instead, economic a forces and FDA policy necessitate a focis on eating disessts. Much ofthe current research effort concentrates on developingdrugsthat can treat cognitive impairment due toaging. Nevertheless, many of these drugs show consid erable promise for helping healthy people stay smart and think smarter. ally and as a society. Careconies oF Smart Pius Drs. Metliniand Pinza divide cognitive enhancing agents into six categories: rootropics, brain metabolism activators, neuropeptides, cholinergic drigs, cerebral vasodilators and ‘miscellaneous compounds, ‘They reserve the term nootropic for piracetamandits analogs which have a primaty fluence on Intell: SWE wil look at each of these categories under three headings: Future Brain, Memory, and Keepin Your Brain Young, according to the major effect of each category of cognitive enhancing agents. Furure BRAN ‘The currentsituation in the developmentof smart pillsismuch like the early yearsofthespace program, ‘The first rockets weren't very impressive, but even- tually the benefits from that exploration filtered down to the general public in the form The current situation a Inthe development Srobger “mel lls’ proved ofsmart iiss computers and other advances. (OK, ‘much ike the early there was Tang, too. Not every new ‘years ofthe space development wasa great leap forward.) Dy. Giugeasdevelopment of ic. a ctam opened the door to a completely ‘unexpected realm. Before then it was inconceivable that there was any drug that could actually make a normal person smarter or improve mental func tioning, One of the fascinating features of these new [ee BRAIN REPORT drugs, the nootropics, is that they affect the integra tive ateas ofthe brain. Drugs like amphetamines and caffeine speed up ‘most ofthe neuronal functions. person feels more alert, but high doses can cause shaking, nervousness and ‘even paranoia. Other psychoactive drugs tong tnllence cosa” Behave. Ale would fallin this category. It not only alters emotions, it also powerfully degrades motor and sensory abilities, as the scene of an angry or euphoric drunk falling down- stairs demonstrates. Dr. Glurgea’s devel ‘Smart pills have very little influence ‘opment of con areas of the brain ether than these plracetam opened tht pocesand inant lomaton. "the door toa Forthisressontheylackthedistesing. gomoletely unex: Sitetecsolonermndaiingarys cumple te and are among the safest drugs that k ‘have ever been developed. They are Before then it was much safer, in fact, than that most — Ineonceivable that conymonot dss thor mas any dag Nootropics Piracctam was the ftst thet gould loale nootropic drug to be discovered. The tem nootropie”ltelly means Make anormal “acting upon the mind.” Nootropicsare Person smarter or sonigue clas fdrugs wnosecommon Improve mental festuresinclude:a)enbancinglearing, motioning }) alleviation of impaired leaning and memory, ©) protection against rain insults espedally oxygenedeprvaion and d) low toe ‘Much ofthe excitement driving current researc is the possbiity that new variants of pracetam and oiher “drags vil have ‘ren grener cogaive improvingelfects UCB- Pharmaceutical, the Begin company that originally discovered piractan has now developed a new second generation nootople called ucbLOs9 whichisstuctrally silat pie: stam, yet posseses considerably more pharnaco- fogieat ace Other drugs witha structure somewhat similar o piracteams “-pyroldinone ring, structure ate Girscetam,pramactam,eiacetam,snracetam, propaniacclam, D-pyrogltami ci, hopantenate, Ghurmsmonine, WEB 1881, ube L059 and BMY 31502, Aniractiam was effective on nine diferent tessofleamingand memory, whereaspitacla was only effective on six test, Amc ao proved 0 be ten tines mre potent in improving test score than piracetam Toth et sera compounighave been developed which difered structurally from pire eta, bat which. showed interesting ‘cogeiton enhaacing flects, This new group includes tenlstam, folsscetam, minaprine,bifemelane, indelowarne and debenone ‘Many of the nootopic drugs are also able to increase the transallost flow of electrical informa 15 aonEGAB REPO Smart Drugs ano NuTRieNts:THe Nexr Gi tion between the left and right hemisphere of the The actual memories are stored in networks of brain. This has been called “Superconnecting’ both synapses by changing the sensitivity of halves of the brain. When both hemispheres are synapses to firing when stimulated. Th interacting, creativity isenhanced and the ability to whi integratearisticabiltieswith reasoningis increased. _sensitvity and supply more neurotransmitter to the Poor integrationbetween thehalvesofthebrainis synapses will increase the ability to form memories. implicated in some lesening disorders. It has been estimated that up to 10% of school-age children suffer from some type of leaming disability. The Neuropeptides: Neuropeptides have multiple Noouopics nan eventually become thetreamentot functions They act as neurouransmit- choice for dyslexia and other learning disorders, _tersand they also act as modulators or » : regulatorsatothersites.Vasopressinis Neuropeptides have Brain Metabolism Activators: Agentsthat enhance 2 Neuropeptide thats well established ™ulélple functions, the metabolism of brain cells are classified as brain 888 facilitator of memory. They act as neuro. metabolism activatorsorenhancers. They replaced Several analogs of vasopressin have transmitters and in the Future Brain section because their primary beendeveloped.interestingly,thevaso- they also act as eet son cognitive ables. Hydergine the most pronnaniogDDAVF sen sown ‘modulators or rogula- famous drug in this category. to facilitate memory in men but notin fe ‘Newer drugs in this category include acetylL- women. Another vascpresin analog, **° at other sites. carnitine, phosphatidylserine, derivaives of grse- DGAVP has produced improvements olic acid and naftidrofuryl to name afew. An iter- in various types of learning. Some of the other esting effect of phosphatidylserin is that postnatal neuropeptides that are currently under investigation administrtionto laboratoryanimalsledtoimproved are the ACTH. anaogs, thyrotropin releasing memory in adulthood. hhormone (TRH) and is analogs, cholecystokinin-8 (CCK) and neuropepte ¥. groups of ose drugs favor the facilitation of changes in synaptic ‘Memory AND LEARNING: ‘The TV show Jeopardy is taken by many as a Keepinc Your Brain YOUNG measure of intelligence. Those who remember the _‘Thesearch for drugsthat can treat the aging brain ‘ost trivial pieces of information ae the smartest. is concentrated on those that can reverse the Thisisanidea that hasitsrootsinthe way oureduca- damage that has aready occurred, However, when tional system rewards those withthe best memories tcomes to brain health, an ounce of prevention is with good grades since most courses emphasize the definitely worth pound of cue. Some ofthe drugs Acquistion of information in place ofcreatvityand that havea litle eflectin reducing the reesoning sills fffects of Alzheimers disease and — Inoreasing cognitive ‘ppd memory can bost overall ineligence senility re proving more tive in ables use, sincelacts and fignresare the raw staffofresoning, preventing brain aging. Increasing Butthose with photographic oreideticmemoriesare cognitive abilities is aseful, but the poupeasoe poem rarely able to do much with all the lite bits and longtermimplicationsotbeingableto Mplleations of being pisces ‘of information that they fill their prevent brain aging may ultimately be ble to prevent brain’ Those drugs whic brain with. What we forget fan be as much more important. aging may ultimately favor the fectadon imporantas what we remember when "Whatever conmovery there might be Be muh more impor or the faciitation comes to making new discoveries, A about he vale ofboromngsmarer here ae Tinde forgetting sorts out the unimpor- is no debate about the value of not ‘synaptic sensitivity (any material so the things that really _becomingdumber. Machofthedamagein . ‘and supply more make a difference stand out. the agg rain centers around the sya, As the nowrotransmittorto Curent evidence pins wo the nunberofgmapssintieonexdecesalonguihe ‘the synapses wil! syiapse as the main storage unit of quanity of neurotransmitr for carrying messages, memory. Previously it was theorized memory and reasoning abilities enter a slow decline. ‘increase the abllty thar memories were stored in coded Maintaining heathy syrapec functioning the key 10 to form memories.. mS * RNA in pei patems of synaptic eepngyourbeain youre, cople have to learn more, the neurons involved Cholinergic Drugs: Acetylcholine is the neuro- Eevelop more RNA and grow larger dendritic trees transmit used by about 903% of the bran’ cells with more synapses. However, itnow appears that Acetylcholine precursors such as choline or lecithin this increased acivity supports memory formation have been somewhat disappointing inthe treatment by providing more of the medium needed for laying of cognitivedecline. Perhaps thisis because there has down memories. already been too muck destruction of brain cells bythe time the problem is recognized. Deanol and Lucidril (centrophenoxine) are structurally related to choline and have shown Positive memo improving effects in human wal, a Tucidell isa particularly exciting drug because it has been shown to produce significant life extension in laboratory animals, restore the synaptic contact zonesetweenrainctltand actualy vere one of the primary processes of brain aging, the build-up of Iipofusein, form of cellular garbage, in brain ctl, “Ananalogof Lucid initially named BCE-OO1, has reportedly shown twice the activity level of Lucid. Vasodilators: Some cognitive decline inthe elderly may be due to a decrease in the blood supply tothe brain due to arteriosclerosis of "hardening of the arteries” which results in a narrowing ofthe cerebral blood vessels. So far these drugs have not been very effective, which may indicate that the circulatory problemisnotamaorcusofthe decrease in mental sharpness. Some of the new drugs in. this grou include inpocetine, bromvincamine and vinaine, Miscellaneous Compounds: There are a few ‘compoundswithstructuresand mechanismsofaction that are different from the preceding groups which seem to beable to reverse induced amnesia in labora- toy animals orto protect other cerebral functions. Pyritinol is an exciting new drug that has been shown to produce an increase in the regional blood flow within the grey matter of the brain. In elderly Patients with diminished mental capacity it activated thedominant frontal lobeand enhanced cerebral elee- trical activity. In healthy volunteers it Improved Both pychomor pefr- OW ete socety mance and short-term memory. needs all the brain Deprenyl. is another” drug that power it can get. The appears to slow the damage cased by Sgoner the knowh Parkinson's and Alzheimers disease, A Sara ‘substance called MAO-B (monamine ge of bow | oxidase type B) seems 1o be the culprit Ierease brain power in the destruction of nerve cells that and prevent brain causes Parkinson's "disease and ‘aging is Deprenyl is an MAO-B inhibitor. ¢isseminated, the ‘At about age 45 the nerve cells that etter, use dopamine 25 a neurotransmitter enter a period of slow decline. When the dopamine level reaches about 30% of normal, the shaking and ‘other symptoms of Parkinson's show up, The rate of change vate fom person 9 person and these who have a very slow loss of these nerve cells never develop the disease, Dr, Jozel Knoll, the world’s most Second Generation,” andourexpose ofthe FDA's war ‘on cognition-enhancing drugs and the constitution continue our groundbreaking exploration of mind ood. smart pills, and theirpotental interactions with ‘mind technology. AAs the next step in our investigation of mind | nutrients, we want to devote our MEGABRAIN FORUM in the same issue fo an exploration of your experiences with and thoughts about these contra Staal the Reports to increase the free flow of information reguing mind technology and Pst, In THE MEGABRAIN FORUM ety 0 ovvtiee cf intetontani sane qusional ledge or information about a5 tion of wei interst,'We then prin selections rom the responses we receive, together with discussions of the jestion by prominent researchersorauthoritiesin the ied. We hope that the convergence of information fom many sources, the striking together of ideas, will create some sparks of insight and, in the proces erate new information, BAe invite your ideas and information about a constellation of issues having to do with cognition- enhancing drugs: THE MEGABRAIN FORUM Cognition-Enhancing Nutrients and Peak Performance Pills IM this isstie, Ross Pelton's “Smart Drugs: The ner What iave een our own experiences wasps bh ny emscsandn combination wi of mind-technology, Sichasmindmaching? Have these mtrens proven to be valuable and auntie ming! enhancement ool? (That, trough your use of such brain-nutrents have you produced” leamed/ereated/ndersiood things, or grown’ ‘matured/ transformed in ways, thatyou wouldnothave done otherwise or more rapidly and easily than you would have without the use of these substances?) Wal cauinancs come wiley se anf sovihat willbe he impact on oursociety of widespread teeofiarninat oe ved Please send your responses to: ‘THE MEGABRAIN FORUM P.O. Box 2744 ‘Sausalito, CA 94966 cla eporsewiltecnep ofourMepn port Acie, a at are parca Tossed and quotable vind tel way into the pages OIMEGABRAIN REPORT. Wehopetohea rom you! 7 aon“GABRAIN REPORT ‘prominent deprenyl researcher recommends the long-term use of Aeprenyl to prevent the inevitable aging of dopamine producing bran cll a [Nerve cells that use dopamine are also involved in produc ‘many ofthe dives that motivate people. As age lowers the brains dopamine evel, thereisa gradual deline in drives, particu the tale ex drive. Thisis why patients who take L-dopafor Parkinson's disease often experience a sudden increase in sex drive. ‘This drug is particularly useful because it does not produce the “cheese effec.” Other MAO-B inhibitors cause high blood pressure as the neurons begin to take in tyramine from foods such as aged cheese, yeast, beats, chicken liver, herring and certain wines. Not only is depreiyl safe in this regard, bu, sinee the drug was discov ered over 30 years ago, no reports of significant side effets have appeared. Dr. Knoll has developed even more selective MAO-B inhibitors, 4J-508 and U-1424, that do not interfere with other processes such as the normal uptake of MAO-A by nerve cells, These are currently being tested for therapeutic effec. EvowwTion or Devowution? ‘As the demands on our mental capacities increase, we are gaining, the capacity to meet the challenge. Scientific advances and techno logical mnovarionsae creating the communicanon and information slit that is overwhelming us. At the same time science and tech- nology are giving us ways of speeding up evolution to develop the rain power we nee 's the baby hoomers enter maturity and ie span continues to increase, there will soon be a crisisin dealing with the aging brain. Drugs ike deprenyl hold out the promise of preventing brain aging. Other strategies to prevent brain aging include good nutrition and using sound and light technology to exercise and focus the bain We face a clear choice. Will we use drugs, brain enhancing, devices and good nutrition to move forward on the evolutionary ladder or will we be overwhelmed by the information explosion and be forced backwards? This isn't just a question of individual improvement, Our entire society needsall the brain power itcan get. ‘The sooner the knowledge of how to increase brain power and prevent brain aging s disseminated, the better. 3 Pelton RPh. PRD. isa , qmutritionst and an educator tn dhe erent of ant aging ae feo He the hrf Sind aod 4nd Smart ils, which sasourcebook for dhe vam herbs anddruss hat aan crease improve menor and preven bran agg has is fil en Fok Revolt Cancer Therapy, wich wl fe Gugtole ced is Doctor in Linguists rom the Ue sity of Michigan and wenton to recetvea Masters nounselin Psychol Be Sorted Pos Eel’ or soak Sind Posd and Se Bis a has published his own bok on hyprosis: 8 sen BIBLIOGRAPHY Anderson PS. and Haubrich, D. “Memory and Learning.” In ‘Annual Reports it Medicinal Chemistry. HJ. Hess (Ed.). Vol. 16, pp. 5100, New York: Academie Press, 181. Beckwith Be cal asgpin Analog (PDAVP) Improves Memory 1984 Vol. 5. pp, 810-839 rants, R. etal, “mprovetnent of Cognitive Function by MAO-i Inhibitor | Deprenylin Aged as" Phartacology, Biochemistry snd Behavior, i991 Val 39, pp. 297364 Bylinhy, G* Medicines Next Marvel: The Memory Pll." Fortune. 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Vol 14, pp. 205-71. ‘Giurgea, C. “Vers une Pharmatologie de TActivite Thicgrauve di Gera ie Concept Noapeen Poy hopharmacloye® cfs Pharmeeslggee 09/2 Vales pp ist Hermann, WM. etal “On the Ete of Byrinal on Functional Delis of Palen th Organic Mental Disorders” Pharmacologteal Psychiatry, 1985, Vol. 19, pp. 378-303. jochschild, &. “fect of Eimeihvlamionethy] p-Chlorophenocy- acetate onthe Life Span of Male Swiss Webster Albino Mice” Exper mena Geromolog 1913 Vol 8 pp 11-83 ‘Human Males.” Pept redid oe Rae ee, QE 8 er {eal Psyehtay- 1989 Val 13, pp Sel-Si3. oe Nagy, 25,2, Elles of Cehtrophenoxine and BCE-0O! 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"Depreny| Reduces the Death of ‘Notonuron’ Caused by Axotoiny-joumnalot NeurOstinice Research NSP pp Se chin Breil Evuaton of Canin Extancng Drag Progestin Neuro teychopharmcology & Blogcal Pyche auryst089, VoL 13.pp.S99-5115.- o ne il, RE. and Betkwth, BLE “Sentence Memory Affected by Vaso- esa Analog (DDAVE) th Crose- Over Expenicats Peptides. 1583, Vois6.pp. 397-402 Wilke, R, cai, “Facilitation of Calcium-Dependent Cholinergic Function by ch L059, 1 New Second Generation” Nootople Agere Payehopharmacology Balletn, 1989,‘ Vol "23, No. 3. Tm 496902,‘Many’ of the substances described by Dr. Pelton (ar those explored." Cognlion: Enhancement Drags and. 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That was all she would say about it About this time, a friend of mine ypentioned he had creed vasopressin iy ‘overseas. pharmaceutical The key justification csrmpany. Hischeck wassoon returned for the FDA's battle alongwith aletter, from someone in the torestrictsmart company, sayingthatU S. Customshad drugs, and allhealth been intercepting. shipments 10 the Information inthe US United States. The director of the marketplace fe omy 8 Gueston could und ‘based in the distinc: ” “These drugsaresale, legaland avail- tion between polit- able throughout Europe," he wrote fecal speech and “Wearecertainly not breakingany laws ‘commercial speech, inourcountry. And while your govern- 2 son ment can't prosecute us, we have 0 idea what they can do to you. Since this presentsapossiblerisk toourAmerican ccustomers we have no alternative but to return your payment in full. We don't understand the problem with your FDA" Some of you readers of Megabrain Report trying to get shipments of vasopressin, Hyderpine, ptscetam or centrophenoxine have probably been thwarted recently in your attempts. You should be aware that the FDA is preparing a heavy handed, toalitarian assault om your right to make health decisions. FDA Ternonst Assauurs On May 22 1992 armed FDA agents battered down the door to the Seat clinic of Jonathan Wright M.D., before his staff could answer a hasty knock atthe door. They burst in, guns drawn, and systematically bullied and terrorized everyone for 13 hours while they ransacked the premises. Phone les were ripped ut, compuer confiscate equipment and patient files were impounded. It was legalfordhemtodo this withoutcharging Dr. Wright witha crime, nor did he havea right to due process. What was De. Weight guilty of? Treating his patientswith vitamins, lewas usinga German made Injectable B complex, because of is Superior quality and freedom ftom preservatives. A number of his Patients are allergic to even minute amounts of preservatives which cause them tobreak outin hives ‘The vitamins were approved under the stricter stan: dards ofthe German FDA, butnot the US. FDA. The fact thatthe FDA could have writen Dr. Wright a [etter telling him toceaseusing the German vitamins, but instead broke down his door and endangered innocent employees and patients by brandishing loaded fears, amounts to trois tactics, Ths terrorist campaign has been carried out in similar fashion againt a number of clinics and wholistc health practitioners in te Last few yeas. usual acts have ben armed ds, baning sales of products, and Kafkaesque bureaucratic Harassment that ‘nately force the clinie or company to fold under the weight of continuing and apparently ceaseless legal fees and prohibitions on Ses of products. ‘Tue FDA War ok Sant Druc AND THE First AMENDMENT Regarding smart drugs, the FDA is planning the same unyielding, terorist approach to regulation, In their position statemen. they make the astonishing statement: “Any product, regardless ofits compos\- tion, that is clearly associated with smart drug claims... is illegal and subject to seizure and other actions by the [FDA] to protect the public health.” Such matters as truth, safety, benefits, and the First Amendment (“Congress shall" make no law...abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press"), obviously, are of absolutely no importance tothe FDA, ‘The key justification lor the FDA's batle to restrict smart drugs, and all health information in the US ‘marketplace, is based in the distinction betweenpoliticalspeechendcommercial gpesch, Acroding to Fos! Drug and ‘smetic Aet (FDE&C Act, political speech advocates ideas (and thus is protected by the First Amendment) ‘while commercial speech promotes the sale ofa product, and is us subject to restriction based on truthfulness However, as the above EDA position statement makesclear(ardhaslongbeen the case), the FDA restrictions on commercial speech ne longer have anything to do with actual truth: they are The FDA, In Its quest to extend Its power, does not give the Individual credtt for the inteligence to ‘make his or her own health decisions based on available solentific data, purelyarbitary When anutrientordrugeauses certain beneficial effects in the body, and those effects are ‘backed up by research data then stating or publishing those findings a scenic statement, Lean dea = CSSthe experiments were done, because truthshould never be restricted by national boundaries. Gallo was held unde house est for seventeen years for asserting scientific viewpoint, thatthe earth trent around the sn Ever since, pari as result of thisshameful example icclaimshave generally been protected, Even iI made an unproven claim that X might cure ¥, and state itin the form of a working testable hypothesis, then that is also a scientifiestate- ‘ment. If that should stimulate someone's curiosity 10 the point that he might wish to buy a safe nutrient or ‘pharmaceutical ~ then that person should have the Tight to try that product, because he certainly has the right to test the hypothesis himsel If these smart drags are used pro ation and with cauton, 1s highly adverse reactions will be found beyond the usual side effects described in the literature. The National Poison Control Center has recorded no deaths from these drugs to date, something that can't be sai for the humble household aspirin. Solar, nowherein the literature norin the popularmecia has there been any evidence ofthe type of extreme adverse reactions to smart drugs that one can find with substances lke Halcion o Prozac, There have even been occasional hegative implications made about: NutraSweets ftom he ea nersoussytem. 1eFDA nitsquestioextenditspower, does notgive thelndivdualcreditlorth inteligecetonalehiorher ‘owm health deisionsbasedonavalabl scientific daa. In {act inisowntalkpaper,(192-11)SmartDrugs jtadnits that “no injuries have been reported to the EDA” The inteligent use of any drug beta smart drug, mde preserbed bya doctor, a parte dg Iike alcohol requires the assumption tha al rugs are dangerous to varying degrees. Drag should alwaysbe pproached with knowledge, caution, and elf aware- ness ofthe elfectit is havingin the body. TNo drug or medicine estapes this caveat. Even the lac day use of aspitn, to control minor arthriie n, can result in thinning ofthe blood, which can brain Notaltheetetsofaspiinare own, Pople have ded fb what they thought was thesalutary use ofthis product, yetno one would think. ofprevennngus om yingas mchefitzswepleae ost people know how io use aspirin sally the sume al tre ef thse ing coiton enbhancing drugs. is possible 19 make dessins regawdng the use of these medicines based on Fesarchdats and subectie evdusion The ellectsofsmartdrugshave been reportedin the scenic ersture a wel as nthe popular med Sart Drugs and Nunes by Ward Bean and John Morgenthaler and Mad Food ard Smart Psy Base #ltnaretwocaclint ramps Theteraonn these popular books ‘& mperted by extenie eepame esearch done ise outside the Sates, ‘as coe in te ie D ogaphies Because G these books were ten re U popuar prs, ‘an Bila grout bedy of evict wy suptert their claims was left cut due to space roements FSGS “Timea comes sscloseasanytingtobeinga elaivey sal drug ie toxic dose fora 170 pound man would be around 1 17 pounds! Another nice thing abou thi drug is thats does no ake large mous to produce bl fil elles. Alhough aot everyone sing ths du tas reeled messuble postive elects eeurberal us consider its usage in moderation a. benefit. the fend of mine who only kes vasopressin under hesupervsionofbothaphysicienanda phar macs, and only when going’os Job iteew, certainly has the right to take advantage of it, provide hat hisacton does no haem to Rese or others. Since no major injuries have been reported to the FDA, it makes sense, from a scientific point of view, to wait until a patter of predictable ill effects is displayed. In Europe these drugs have been used safely for years FDA Fuawen Concerts Despite the wide availabilty of these medicinesin Europe and years of safe use, a substantial body of scientific evidence, the FDA talk paper implies that the theories about how the drugs workare "based on "One of te flawed concep,” the paper goes onto pays that drugs used to help comet dysnctonl brain conditions such as epilepsy or dementia can somehow elevate normal brain functioning 0 a SABRAIN REPORT 2B sen“/ESABRAIN REPORT ir THE FDA CONTINUED smarter, “better-than-normal’ state.” This statement does not mention the drugs phenytoin or Hydergine ‘by name, but even acursory scanning ofthe hterature willbringup numerousstudiespublished.in reputable Journals, such as the Journal of the American Geriatric Society, which refute the FDA's flawed argument. “On the other hand,” the EDA says, “scientists not involved in smart dru ‘promotions and who were interviewer In press reports auribute smart drugs “POA pole artes oto oro Gils tegaat ctor tainrpretaons ete tcuon oft Inmaking US drug, Sere supposed exper, Uy prices the highest In. fave ceranly lost some credibility in the world, The FA's ntriuting cognition enhancement to Import ban rather theelletsofcaicine Tess have shown ‘hon boligen” that calle has negative elects on attempt to keep out econ tiersnat ings hevecafenein dangerous drugs, 8 hem Itwouldbeoullypoinessouse anattempt to keep it. And placebo effects always, always, Aneta tomreat sv br ken seen = ‘eng the magnitude every double blind study done wit the Wie these drugs. To attbute the ellects of of the price differen ese drugs to placebo or caffeine is to tia andthe tru cost Geecive he gencalpubicby telyngon OfFDA protection.” {signorance The FDA also says, “None of the Seem Wn Fontes clams for smart drugs have been 4 ac subjected to tetingn conoid cine ieal trials — the standard regularly accepted by health officials and researchers” This blatantly ignores the wealth of controled clinical trials in Europe. More obviously, in the Washington D.C. metropolitan treaherethe EDA Socata here aaor hgh Tespected, world recognized, and widely published Tesearch ‘company named Memory” Assessment Cinis, Thiscompany hasbeen openly testinge tion enhancing drugs fora numberof years, Further more, this company advertises frequently on loeal Washington D.C area radiostationsfor test subjects ‘over theage ofl, who ae in good healt, and have Roticed some loss of memory. Its unlikely that embers ofthe FDA haven theard these ads on theit ar radios while commuting to and from work ‘TheFDA should know, inany cae, that therehave been and will continue io be tests done on these drugs. Among the many drugs tested in the Wash Ingln are Tor the Belin Company UCB by Memory Assessment Clinics, is the drug piracetam, ‘To say that such drugs are untested fs «blatant le ‘Cut Bono? Fouow THe Money. Most human actions are to either avoid some anger or to gain some benefit. , 52 ‘When there is no clar and present danger ~ "no {njuties have been reported to the FDA” — then one should ask the question: “who benefits from these prohibitive actions?” There's reason to believe that the major beneficiaries maybe he gompanis hat originally developed these drugs and for whom the patent rights have now expired, thus opening the gateway for the production of inexpensive generic Yersions, should they beapprovedby the FDA. Devel- ping a patentable anaog toa drug like pacetam could bring a new but similar drug tothe market at a ‘much higher price, resulting in many millions of dollars in profits. But of cours i the generic compe- tition has to be eliminated by restrictive and oppres- sive government action, then one suspects the new expensive drugsaren'betterthan the old cheap ones. Pay $60 for 18 tablets of piacetamike drug when you could get piracetam at 60 tablets for $18? Steven Wi. Fowkes, the publisher of two alter- native health newsletters, Forefront and Smart Drug News, and a long-time FDA observer, notes that the recent. popularity. of smart drugs has brought “healthy, young, affluentandinfluential people” into the arena of “personal importation of unapproved drugs,” which Was formerly of interest mainly to the avely ill. Says Fowses, “Unchecked, an open- Sfcess drug import policy would have meant big: time political trouble for the FDA as US consumers discovered that 1) foreign drugs cost only half, a juarter, oF a tenth of what US drugs cost, 2) new rugs get approved ten years earlier in other coun- tries, and 3) whole classes of valuable high-tech drugs ean even get approved in the US.” ‘The greed of drug companies is often blamed for the high price of drugs in the US, but Fowkes points out that “EDA policies are the single largest factor in making US drug pricesthe highest in the world. The FDA's import ban, rather than being an attempt to keep out dangerous drugs, is an attempt t0 kee Americans from realizing the magnitude of the price differential and the true cost of FDA “protection.” ‘There are many ways the FDA “profits” by its import ban, ands suport of major drug companies Many observers have noted suspiciously close rela- onships between individuals in the FDA and the ‘major drug companies - with former FDA employees often leaving govermentservicetotake crate jobs inthe drug industry, and high evel FDA jobs filled by ddrug company employees. The FDA has total power to regulate the drug approval process. According toa recent Tufts University study, it requires up to $231 tlion fora drag company to get anew drug approval from the FDA. As Fowkes points ont, “Getting drugs approved expeditiously isa matter ‘of economic survival in the competitive world of the pharmaceutical industry. The friendlier one ‘Company's representatives are with their FDA coun- terparts, the faster their drugs are approved.EGABRAIN REPORT ake agen acon Tish a cts would rot while a court Hie LIBS wo ‘he bill was also officially opposed by the Bush Adminstration, alhough ear? ds fed that he agony needs mneredsed enforce eran eo ser Cos lan. amen cas ae ef an Giorno epee as Shit nea sacra cl sats ace ee aR and the sooner that company can tur a financial bottomless pit into a cash cow... Drug companies do not like competiton from non-drug therapeutic agents, especially when they are more effective, less tonicand lover pce isthe FDA’ joo lminate such therapies when they start to get legitimate... The EDAS power to dasslly vlamins and nutienis as drug gives i the absolute power to prohibit the marketing of nutrient-based medical therapies.” Tue Waxman COMETH ne can only wonder at what ingle we hasbeen woven in the subterranean halls of congress, what “deals” ‘may have been struck, for “Giving regulators example, with Congressman Henry A. toward Kessler “gestapo tactic” and -power hu een Monbas CCA” the tnlucual bly weephicesameomnd | ne Chatman of the House Subcomnlce toshutdown a SoHiealthandthe Environments vehe- factory smacks of@ mer supporter of increased FDA WALTHEFDA Shut Us Doves ror Pusustine THs Ania? police state." power) ~ deals that might beneft the __*Kessle’s Kops.” as they have been referred to drug companies that contribute to his famousand massive war chestof PAC funds. Members, ofthe National Pharmaceutical Allianceand the Amer- ican Pharmaceutical Association PACS are amo those ina position to influence the congressman an his many allies on the hill. Waxman has been known around Washington, could decide to raid your local bookstore or the editorial offices of this magazine for ‘making “third party claims” that do not meet their stringent requirements, ‘Statements that would normally be protected by the constitution could run ‘Statements that to use his war chest too rich by farforhim to begin afoul of the Nutrition Labeling and to deplete in his own political campaigns - to Education Act(NLEA).TheNLEA was Would normally be Contribute financially tthecampaignsofotherrepre- fist passed by Congress in 1990 with Protected by the sentatives. It has been observed that people in the the intent of expanding health-related constitution could influential sphere of the Waxman war chest tend to claims on foods and supplements. In ym afoul of the Nutr follow his lead on voting with few deviations. Sources this it was supported by such agencies “Yin tabeling and say that Waxman uses this tremendous influence to asthe National Cancer Insttuteand the further his own ideologically driven agenda, which Federal Trade Commission, and _Eduoatlon Act includes plans for a bigger, more powerful FDA. welcomed by nutrtionistsasan aid that (NLEA). Expanding the FDA's Power it can be argued thatthe predations of FDA Commissioner David Kessler are tmade possible by the structure and language of the laws governing the FDA. On October 10,1992, ahouse subcommittee approved legislation (HR 2597), spon- sored by subcommittee Chairman Henry A. Waxman and full committee Chairman John Dingell, that expands the enforcement powers of the FDA. The voice vote of approval from Waxman’s clones over- helmed the vehement objections of industries regu- Jated by te FDA. The bill would allow for theseizure, embargo of products and civil fines of up to $250,000 for individuals and $1,000,000 for corporations, This would add greatly 0 the FDA's already enormous power...it is estimated that FDA oversees the production and sale of products that account for 25 Cents of every dollar spent,” said Julie Rovner in an article in the 1991 Congressional Quarterly. The article goes on to say: ee ry vofhmne Demag whose ie i ees ‘would help the consumer make healthy choices about food and supplements, ‘The FDA, of course, fiercely opposed any such expansion of beath-elaed cans ouch a tha bran could help prevent colon cancer). The FDA was already usted and incensed atthe increasing scientific, popular, and even medical acceptability o ‘taming ‘and nutilents ~ substances they insated should be in their regulatory sphere of influence. ‘Thus the FDA cleverly wrote NLEA regulations that totally subvert the intention ofthe NLEA, making the FDA the sole decision maker on the “expanded” health-related claims. So, consequently, when nutri- tionists made claims that certain vitamins and foods taken in specified amounts would help alleviate or prevent certain diseases, the FDA marched in to Aeclare that, because ofthese health claims, the prod- uuctsmustbe considered “drugs” and be placed under its jurisdiction ‘The claim that bran can relieve constipation or prevent colon cancer, printed on the side of a box of Cereal, could possibly make that product a “drug” 25 sonEGABRAI The Propiem Wit THE FDA continue BS = This means that supplements or foods making health related claims must be approved for each health claim by means Of the rigorous testing that all drugs go through. This Drocess would likely taken each ease, ten Sears and well over $100 million dollars ‘The FDA's new NLEA regulations also expressly prohibit “third parties" such as the Ametian Heart Assocation, the Amer- {can College of Nutrition, or the American Association of Retired Persons ~or you ot ime ~ from making health related clarns {sociated with diet orany health product. ‘Asaresult, any author writingabookabout how certain vitamins or hetbs can have [beneficial effects on the body or mind may bre subject to legal action by the govern- Claims about such herbs as echinacea (which is used by millions to successfully combat colds), ginkgo biloba (a natural cognition enhancer) and vitamins could ome tinder the jurisdiction of the FDA. ‘This means dha the FDA could prohibit Megabrain Report from stating that vitamin Can decrease cardiovascular. disease, despite the fact that theres no way thiscan bbe construed as “commercial speech, and despite massive evidence that the state- iment is tru, such asa ten-year study of ‘over 11,000°people that concluded that vitamin C decreases incidence of cardio- vascular disease by 25 to 42 percent and Increases life expectancy by"one to six * Reporting on other recent find such as two large scale studies at Harvard demonstrating that daly vitamin Esupple- ments eu te rik of heart disease in all, and daly doses of vitamin A cut the rate of hear attackin half -could make ws subject to legal action by the FDA. Truth is no defense against the FDA. ‘We ARE Losing our RIGHTS. nage 60381 ofthe Federal Reiter it says: The agency believes that statement ofidentiy,stich4s-vitamin onthe abel ‘ofa productisa claim about the nutritional value of the food.” On page 60545: “If a claimed effect can only be achieved at a level of @ vitamin, mineral or other substance that scientifically cannot be characterized as nutritional but rather as therapeutic, then that fact will be consid- ered by the agency in deciding whether the lain appropri for foo whee it i fat im ht woud make he lucta drug. these actionsare taken, you may have to 0 begging to your doctor fo a prescription justo get Vitamin Cin quantities overa few tnilgrams. The Vitamin C. that could be bought over the counter would contain very low doses, possibly even less than the Recommended Dally Allowance (RDA). Similar prohibitions would be placed onsuch nutrients as amino acids ~ a5 the FDA has already done withtheaminoaeid uyptophan. ‘Tue HeatTH AND FReeDom Act The FDA's actions and sinister plans are stirring up a backlash. One leader of the uprising against the FDA has been Repub- lican Senator Orin Hatch of Utah, ‘wino ‘proposed the Health and Freedom Act of 41992. In sponsoring the actin the Senate, Hatch observed, “in our fee society, consumers should be able to purchase any food they want whether it an egg, Ice cream, a steak, collee, potato chips, or a dietary supplement ~ regardless of whether some of those in the Federal Government approve. Unfortunately, however, some ‘people in the government, including some peopleat this US. Food and Drug Adminis- tration (FDA), appear to have unfairly treated dietary supplements and have tried to establish unreasonable regulatory burdens on such products. For example, although FDA readily allows people to eat conventional food products that may be high in saturated fat, cholesterol, cafleine, sodium, orcalores, of lacking nimportant vitamins or minerals, yet the agency raises regulatory objections over sale dietary supplements of food substances that are desired by many consumers and that may be recommended by nutritionists or other health professionals.” Senator Hatch's proposed Health and Freedom Act would help tonip this regula toy abuse inthe bud by comecty defn ‘what dietary supplements are and allowi for freedom of choice im thelr use. The new law would also provide that “a dietary supplement shall not be deemed to be @ drug...” Italso would take the obvious but seemingly radical step of declaring that the legality ofa claim wil be linked ois scien the and medial aid. Currently ins are only legal ifthe FDA agrees with them, and scientific evidence cannot be used 10 contest FDA decisions. Thus the current Catch-22 situation in which the “truth” cannot be used by companies to defend themselves against charges of fraud! The Health and Freedom Act is very important to those who are interested in taking cognition enhancing medicationsas well as vitamins. Any erosion of our freedom regarding nutrients effects the right to take medicines as well. This can have serous health implications for the future when further real improvements in cognition enhancement can possibly make ‘ven more positive differences in the quality of life There are also serious implications for the present. People who are HIV positive are forced to join technically illegal buyer's ‘ibs that areonly tolerated by virtue ofthe political pressure that has been exerted on the government ~ they could be closed down at a moment's notice. Those with family members who have Age Associated Mental Impairment or "Alzheimer’s Disease will have to fly overseasand break the law by smuggling commonly avail- able European medications back into the United States ‘The Health and Freedom Act can help by limiting the totalitarian powers of the FDA, broaden and protect the rights ‘Ametican citizens already have, and take {nto consideration the right to make sreater personal health decisions regarding medications in addition to purely nutritive ones involving vitamins snd herbs ‘A successful curbing of the FDA's terror tactics and mind-control policies could meana great leap forward in public health, As Steven Wm. Fowkes observes, “The removal of artibrary restrictions on claims will encourage both consumer education and competitiveness. This finction alone may do more to eliminate real fraud inthe health food industry than the FDA’s actions ever accomplished.” "The Health and Freedom Act will be reintroduced in the new 1993 Congress Health-conscious consumers, ike the readers of Megabrain Report, can be of crucial importance. Lettets to your Sena~ tors and Representatives, especially the newly elected members, willaler.them to the magnitude of the issue, and the enor- mous mass of American’ citizens who wanthealth freedom, Write and call now, and continue in your efforts. Only apowerful expression ofthe will of the people, and their refusal tosubmmitto the unconstitutional prac- tices of the FDA, can spur the members of Congress to solve the FDA problem before the dreaded and dreadful NLEA regulations go into effect in December, 1993, NEGABRAIN REPORT and Human Resources. The hearings scheduled for this summer never materialized. (Editors note: Readers are encouraged to voice their ‘opinions to Congres and the FDA. Se Michael Hutchiso's Editorial in this ssue for contact information.) The Health and Freedom act of 1992 was intro- duced to congress this past winter and was subse- ‘quently referred to the Senate Committee on Labor Sa The Deadly Idealist: David Kessler David Kessler was described to me by someone on the hl as an eolog- cally driven man—an idealist When ‘ever thear the word idealist reach for nyrevolie an deloguesapeson ‘s willing to saelice everything foracuse—youcanbedamnsurethat hes even more wllng 10 sacnfice everything you have foe that cause ~ Teappeas that the embatled FDA CConsmisscner i finally reduced to ‘srfiigibe lashing be has or is ‘ase at the EDA—his last shred of dignity, But that shouldn't mater ‘much, bes used to sacrificing other peopl’ dignity. reedomand peace of toind on a large sale Dr. jonathan ‘etns. Lean ony beasnal solace Dr. Wright (0 Know that Kessler’ tenure atthe FDA may soon be ove. Last winter Kesler gave a speech tue that has been described by aten- dessa “self-serving, vituperatve and ‘wholly offensive". He his een seen thusar successful elon, atthe tine of this writing, 0 stay ‘on as FDA (Commissioner. Hismajorsellingpoint to Clinton that he was never loyal to ‘worked against it It is lite like them that you shoplfied at Gimbels Kessler was granted three month reprieveby the new presidentand hen allowed to Keep his job because he ‘came to be seen by enough Democrats ese ‘Wright comes to mind as one of his ‘fore the Food Drug and Law sti _groveling before President Clintonina the Bush administration and often applying forajob at Macy'sand telling “with them on a numberof sues. His agreement with some of the goals of ‘Henry Waxinan (D-CA), his work on ‘the hill with congress, and is close- ress 10 Nadarite Dr. Sidney Wolfe, ‘erainly appear to give him liberal qualifications, However, if liberalism represents a drive toward bonesty in fgpvernment, Keath andvel-bingofal the people then Kesler is clearly no. ber “Aauot fom the aniary 12,1983 ‘Wall Street Journal provides an inter sting glimpse of Kesler the ma “Air. Clinton promised more ect at he aio create more ig ‘pureaucracies: DavidResseristhe drcheypal bureaucratic empire ae “rt who make el enemies Jove Presiden. Peery Rest bot tha ‘the: rm of jason red 0 Justice have all Ser ore, the tse isco loyalty. IF Dr Kessler can show ‘such contempt for the President wo appointed him, why should he ‘Show ay greater deference Bill Cite The Food and Drug insider Report sgaveten easons io bootDavid Kesler, One of them was: “Booting David ‘Kessler wal allow him to go back to practicing meacine where he can face and concem for the the dilemma of tying to save thelifeof| 4 patient who cant get desperately ‘needed medical technology because| EDA has decided it is only exper- ‘menial and refused to approveitsuse.” Steven Win. Fowkes the publisher ‘of two alterative health newsletters, Forefront and Smart Drug News, had this to say: "T personally hope that| Kesslerstaysin. Since hessuch an evil Darth Vader typ it makes it easier to uhimately get FDA reform.” "Youhave probably seen some ofthe ‘ecent news stoties about the FDA's bates to destroy the sale of herbs and ‘vitamins. Thiscarefully erafied propa ‘ganda includes statements from Davi Kessler who is trying to convince the ‘consumer that there is something] grossly wrong with the vitamin and Health food industries. These stories contain poignant interviews with people who claim to hhave been hurtby the misuse of herbal remedies. Ione recent headliner, a ‘woman who poisoned herself herself by continuously drinking very large quantities of comfrey solution, tells sympathetic newscaster that the {government should have some how protected her from herselt. Sch emotional imagesare preparing | the public for possible eucs on health __ food vendors and seizures of merchan- -dise Free speech may be allected when Published heath claims come undee FDA cont, ‘Scot Preston‘EGABRAIN REPORT ‘The MorAwer Product Review jer: CARRYING “ON BOARD” HE GENERATORS Ii the last issue of MBR, I described how mind rachines can be used to help implant anchors. An anchor is basically a conditioning or stimulus! response mechanism: Pavlov conditioned his dogsto salivate at the sound ofa bell by teaching them to associate the bell with food. Anchors are created Whenever we're in a heightened or intense mental state, and we receive a specific signal or stimulus at thepeakof at state atthe points neurological ink between the stimulus and the state is created. For more information about using mind technology to implant anchors, see my article “Beyond Enteriain- ment: Howto Use Mind Machines for Peat Perfor mance,” in MBR #4, pp.9-10. It clea thatthe mind responds well to cues and anchors, which are basicaly just reminders. Unfor- tunately, as most of us have discovered atone time or another, the mind isnot so goodat generating its own reminders, For example if we want to breathe more deeply, we will quickly do so when a friend reminds us, but often we can go for long periods “Togeting™ to breath deeply, until some internal or external cue reminds us. Thus the comic-strip image of tying & string around you finger, As we discovered in out exploration of anchors, we have an extraordinary capacity to assign virwually any deeply” person: meaning ta cue or simulus chat iin self without inherent meaning, such as touching thumb to fore- Finger. So we can assign the meaning “relax” to a finger signal, and whenever we give ourselves that finger signal, we automatically activate a complex relaxation response. In this case, the cue is a self generated cue. But, as we've noted, while we can be {Feat at responding to cues, we can be lousy at remembering to give ourselves the cues, One answer isthe use of extemal anchors or cus, One type of external cue is something in the external word. We can, while in our hyperstie gestible trance state aria assign the meaning “relax” or “breathe deeply” to the ring ofa phone, of ‘car horn, and when we hear the cue, we automati- cally relax or breathe deeply. AREMINDER To Raw Germ a Buzz However, there isan even more effective tech- uelor generating eves, and thatisbycarying with Un onbourd ete genemtor One coc el that have found extremely valuable is « small and very inexpensive “intention arosing device” called the MotWAider. While t doesn't Mt under any of the “mind machine” categories, the MotivAider en fet one of the most powerful tools for boosting brain power and performance that Tve encountered. The device looks ikea small pager, and is worn on a belt oF waistband or caried in your pocket Is user programmable, and works privately and automati- cally, by periodically sending youaa brie, silent buzz tx wbravon, You can adjust the timing” so ut the machine will give its bref, tingling vibration from once ever minute o once aday. Or, ina new model, you can set it to deliver its vibrating reminder on a Tandom rather than. a regular interval bass. The brainchild of Minnesota clinical psychologist Dr. Steve Levinson, the MotivAider was original developed to help motvated patients llow through with medically prescribed self-care. Levinson was wate of how people canbe strongly motivated to do something, yet lack a mechanism io keep their atten- tion focused on their good intentions. With the Moti- vider, he developed a way people can regularly be remindedto follow though on telrgood intentions ‘The device is now being used for everything from sports training (reminding athletes at intervals hroughout the day orelax, or visualize themselves execulinga perfectpa),toquitingsmoking, tale viating teeth grinding Simply by creating a message ("breath deeply") and “attaching” the message to the vibration of the MotivAider, the, vibration quickly becomes. the mscage. Ihave discovered that by using the Met vider in combination with mind technology, you ean not only “attach” the message to the MotivAider ‘much more tightly, but you can attach a far more powerful message to the device: you can, in fact, turn {into a powerful anchor for peak states or dramatic state changes. ‘Action: Using Cues wiTt BRAINTECH Here's how it works. First, decide what state or ‘meaning you want the device to anchor for you. If you'rea teacher, you might want the signal to remind you that “praise works” If you have a temper, you ‘might want ito remind you to smile. Cancer patients use the device to remind them to doa healing visual- ization. A broadcasting school uses the device to help students remember proper breathing and vocal delivery techniques. Those with stress-related prob- lems may want to be reminded to “relax” or “et go.” Someone who wantstaimprove their public speaking ‘might use it to anchor an image of themselves speaking confidently toan audience. Once you've decide on what you want the device to anchor, adjust the timing S0 the MotivAider vibratesonce every minute. Now putitoffto one side, near your hand, a5 you put on your mind machine, become, relaxed, and go into a trancelike oF suggestible state. Once there, anchor the state, 28 describedin MBR#4. One keyistoexperienceasflly aspossible the state or dea you wish toanchor. Dont justthink ofit—actually be there, experiencingitwith every cell of yourbody. using every sensory modality. As you experience fully this bodymind state, placeyourhandon the MotivAider orplacethe MotivAideronyour stomach, Now, attach oranchor your state tothe vibration of the MotivAider. Suggest to yourself that every time in the future that you feel the vibration, it will automatically trigger verbal message such as “high energy,” “relax,” “speak up,” and so on), and activate these bodymind neural circuits, ‘causing you to fully reexperience this energy state. Now, let is es iis trol ne ies ox ine you're in your mind tech trance state, each time intensi Terusion ofthe state with tevbrating stimulus ‘Alter you've emerged from your mind machine trace, you ‘anadjust the MotivAider to vibrate every five minutes, every half hour, or randomly. By controling how frequently the vibration is delivered, you can cone how prominent the Intention othe state wilbeinyourowmawareness whether you want it on the front burner ora back burner. In practice, youll experimentally and experientally ative ata level of awareness of z'state, thought or intention that produces the ‘most favorable resulisforyou. Ofcourse the MotivAider isnot ‘essential to ths technique: you can create anchors with other Future of Psycho-technology continued from page 13 userscould sendin theirfedbackin ce formof completed qus- ‘fonnares which were designed for che po. Findings wal be reported in Megabrain Report. Founpine PsycHo-TECHNOLOGY AS A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE The futur fr psychorechnology looks bright. Ou culture is ‘becoming increasingly aware ofthe imporance of che quality of four conscious experience. Imagery and relazation techniques ate spreading nto many sectors of our society. The growth of mind spas willacelerae ths process and by 2020 we can expect sea society in which the Age of Consciousness has dawned. Aslongas no catastrophic economic or ecological collapse occurs, we face an increasingly interesting future where acces o abilities and skills and rnscendent sates of conciouses becomes increasing “Meanwhile in the here and now as an experimencl psycholo- gis; my conn betis that in tisndusy Barto ow sures ae being devoted to research, so chat questions which are poten- tially easy to answer by research - ike the old peren lh ‘swhitelighs” (sal sors of her colors) becomes debate like a ‘mevieval scholastic angument, rather than simply being put tothe test. Similarly with “does simileaneous CES and light and sound provide bever entrainment than light and sound alone?” and ‘which CES frequencies and wavelorms are beter for certain conditions than other?” ‘All chese questonsare readily answerable, given some incisive research, Another major missing piece for potental uses of sychorechnology is that we do not a presenc understand the tor which led oncindividul oobtsin very worhwiileand rewarding experience witha cerain paych-tech device, while the same device tape, or proces lst please another individual. ‘Weneed o research che relationships Between personality fictors non ue generators such dg watches wih alarms (hough few of us really want to have a watch beeping every five minutes, particulatly during a board meeting oF while vatchinga move) Whatever you use strongly sigs you experiment with this technique, since its effective for such varied applications as accelerated learning, sports training, releasingemotions, pain eduction and much more, However, in terms of convenience and effectiveness, the MotivAider is the best thing lve found for the purpose. ‘Michael Fiutchison _. ACCESS: ‘The MotivAider, with belt clip, battery and QuickStart instructions, costs - $59.95. ey Available from Tools for Exploration, | 1-800-456-9887, = secu ie ingen pore he aahcoucor feng andes Serpents gle ee gureneraringci de gramcotpycigt se ay pay ees sate ate irri, Sob + ead ane rea fs eras amare ee cterdekee en bore a aetna bt Bah See a rs aed es ao cee rere rales ed nae ele research center. Sooner of later such an institute will be founded. pea ce emo rahanwbe Julian Isaacs cam be reached in Compuserve, where bis ID smimber is 72237,1131— or write him ela MegaBrain Report /EGABRAIN REPORT ‘sch We need to research the relationships between personality factors and the ‘outcomes of using ‘specific technologies ‘and processes.ee RIT ‘A Tuerapist’s OBSERVATIONS Flotation and the Nature of Change by Walter E. Jessen, Ph.D. Since change is the crucial component of successful therapy, most psychotherapists, especiall Inet therapists, have been keenly interested in the process of change, and committed to learning how change comesabout with their clients. Their concer about meaningfal and relevant change has led them. toexploretailormade approaches. Theseinturmhave germinated a wide range of techniques specifically designed to facilitate rapid change. Paradoxes, for ‘example, were designed to direct and utilize “prob- Iematic" behavior to produce change. Interesting iomework assignments, designed to extend thera outside ofthe profesional office, accelerated change salts). Normally thereisno lightand noaueltorytim- Slaton, Gone nthe ett, rhe sal come tive stimulus" and therapeutic binds engineer the therapist. Gone are the interpersonal dynamics between therapist and client that provide thesupport, safety and nurturance for change and new life. Gone areiheboundaisbeweensitndenironment (alt and water), mind and bedy, past and present, present. and ature theboundaesthatnormaly gover our ily lives. In their absence, report people who have Hloted to explore themselves, change simply occurs ‘These reports ofspontaneous change and subsequent behavioral and attitudiral growth give by empowering the client on a daily tuse ~and a new perspective~ in Inthe tank, floaters basis, Hypnosis was used to connect thinking about change. it appears that T@ experfence of ‘discover, change the client to “hidden resources” that without the usual trappings of therapy, flotation Is one of mobile change in sping ways. heap change ocets says elghtened awarne- = client’ symptomatology was seen this What is called sponiancous remis- ness of mental, spontaneously not as simply a problem to be elimi- sion, where the person suffering from a without an extemal nated, but asa gateway into change. problem is now retumed ‘without ¢™&tanal and phys- agent. Behavior modification, Eye-Moverent {eal processes. 30 aon Desensitization Response, strategic therapy approaches, Neurol inguistic Programming, and physical release methods (such as Rolfing, Focusing, and the Sedona or Release Technique), zame just afew, are outgrowths ofthis explosion of new techniques and concepts for dealing with prob- lems by facilitating change. Most ofthese techniques are based on the concept of “producing” change by providing 1) a safe “environment” for change, 2) a ‘corrective stimulus to change, and 3) support for the new (changed) behavior. Ineach ehnigue, hehe apistis sen as actively engineering the coordination ana juxtaposition of these events Although none of these schools of thought claim that they have the comer on knowing how change comesabout, they ll hold that change is stimulated by some external agent, as though understanding ‘and controlling ange has a lot to do with comprehending and controlling the agent of change. However, the experiences of change that people report alter having spent time in a flotation tank present a challenge to this way of thinking. In the tank, floaters discover, change comes spontaneously ‘without an external agent. ‘Change, they report, is a process of releasing or permitting rather than actively engineering’ or controling, Flotation tanks are totally enclosed containers (8'x4’x-#) where the person floats effort- Tessly in a igh density saline solu- tion epsom therapy to his pre-problem condition? Or docs this change have litle to do with problems, or coping or pre-problem state? Does this change have to do not with returning to a prior slate but with movement beyond? One thing Unt has been missing thus far frem discussions of therapeutic change has been an exploration ofthe nature of the change that takesplace nthe flotation tank. How does floating serveas gateway into experiencing change? ‘Why is it thatthe change experienced while floating {s therapeutic and growih enhancing? FLoTaTion ano AWaReness ‘The experience of flotation is one of heightened awareneness, of mental, emotional and physical processes. The floater experiences an intensified Consciousness ofthe body. Not only is there aheight- enedpeeepionoftensin patersoftersion andthe release and change of these patterns, there can be an awareness of felings and memories associated with these tensions. There isan acute mental awareness, Imagery is naturally enbanced during the float and may automatically come into play with released ‘memories as the body finds a deep sense of support in the warm water. Thoughts come and go. The aware- ness of subtle involuntary movement in the body int ‘mately connects the floater with physical signsof what ‘might be considered unconscious processes In adi- tion, the naturaltendene) oregressaswellasfeelmore flexibility intime,and togointo trance without induc- tion; the greatly inereased ability to visualize; the natural reduction of stres, decrease in breathing rate, decrease of blood. pressure, decrease of stressful hhormones (cortisol) and inerease of beta endorphins ~all converge to create positive experience for the Mleater. Clinically, many mentavemotional/physical symptoms disappear while the person floats. Somesymptoms “dissolve” for long periods, while some toialy disappear after the Hoa. The presence of boundaries changes as the floater loses the sense of ‘where his body ends and the warm supportive tank. ‘water begins. Fear i, at best, a momentary issue, a5 ‘most floaters quickly increase their sense of trust and Yield tothe comfort. Theresa profound awareness of ‘wha tle energy srequited tobe yoursell,asense that being yourself is a product of awareness rather than. effort Justasthe boundaries between the body and the ‘water disappear, distinctions of internal-external, mental physalhecomemorevaguobereplacedby aagreate sense of ppennessand awareness ofeing-in- process, The re-experiencing of memories, be they traumatic ornot isdone froma deep sense of comfort, warmth and positiveness. Whether or not the floater uses therapist to guide him more efficiently through this process using the abundance of available resources to help achieve the floaters experience. Information can be processed in child- like ways that enable the floater to resolve old prob- lems more satisfactorily In addition to the plasticity of time, one's body {mage may also become more plastic, less defined and ‘open to being altered in positive ways. The impact of generalization at regressed levels ‘with positive motional learnings can greatly alter the person's adjustment in adult lie Guanors 1m Seu-DernTion Second, since the environmentisnotimpinging on the Noster ints normal manner the ses les ao rmaticin ts responses, and therefore how tchooses to define itslt. Self relerence is now perceived inthe context ofa greater low of information, changes in éxperenced body boundaries, motional tt of the body and the environment (no longer experienced as CABRAIN REPORT stated goals (Jessen, 1990) tisclearthat separate), enhanced relaxation, and more positive In axkdtion tothe Plas herein personis,isofprimaryimpor- feelings. The sell is experienced not as something toity of time, one’s tance. That place is a flotation tank. rigid, masa process that tens to evolve, expand, body image may also Assessing he experience of change _includenew information askew questions. Inshort, ‘become more plastic, that loates report in the tank, one isthe floater becomes directly aware that the self loss deedandopen suck ‘by the theapeaie aspects gonines wo atively erate sel That red of tobehngateredin ignots (otis observed process. boundares new ad old infomation may ct rom ithouta therapist trying to shape or —_itsnormal waysofbeing organized and reveal thatthe na as spist trying to shape xysofbeing organized and reveal that th manipulate evens, the Moater sponta- venue meus expeveness pets ange thatalterhisfunetioning Two key aspects of change are the link between change and creativity, and the relationship between disippearance and’ change Caearivry Normally, the body is barraged by stimulation from the environment thatimpinges upon the senses. Wal worn voluntary and snveluniry. muscular tems, learned behaviors and habits, neural and jormonal responses and more are activated to assist theperson in makingsense ofthe environment andin taking effective action. Normally, that is, the brain ‘mind respondsto externally created processes. While the person floats in Hen of extemal simulation, an intemal process is actively creating a wide range of Stmulaton In ther words, without external suma- lation, the brain-mind stays quite activ. Pusnary ‘This creative process has several characteristics. First, it takes place in a timeless or time-free envi- ronement. Not oly isthe sense of clock timealtered, the floater has the ability 1o mentally travel back” wards into childhood as well as project himself into anticipated futures. He can re-live experiences or yeate new ones, Regression manifests new option ‘The floater can think magically lke a child and alter selfnotonlystekstoexpanitselfin the flow ofnfor malin, it jan acive process of construction, What Mel of hese ne demi sch. Continues wo organize and reorganize based on new Information, It dynamic. These notions are similar Lo Narn (198) and eer constucvss nho view peopl a active paricipins i ceaing Ine tw experiences their own ways of Knowing and ecoming are based on their own variant sell ya ‘zing properties, and that knowingand learning ea total mun ody phenomena, ENHANCEMENT OF INTENTIONALITY Third, floaters frequently enter the tank with an {intention ~a problem they need to solve or decision that needs to be made. ‘Of-courseit tends tobe the case thatthe clearer the formulation, the more obvious the solution that is created. For instance, well framed questions tend to attractinformation both relevant and apparent irel- evant that challenges and sometimes bombards the floaters consciousness. Memoriesthoughts and Jags are magnetically dawn the sue, pushing the person not only to re-experience and re-think the problem, butalsotobecome opentounusualsolutions that he would normally be less likely to think about. ‘This experience harkens back to Jung’ (1936) notion of femplex'—aruceus hat ata 2 conselation of feelings, thoughts, perceptions and memories, On less wel fommulated instructions the Noner becomesEGABRAIN REPORT 32 Ak ‘more easily distracted and concurrently may notice changes attitude, sensation and feelings that may be the precursors to behavioral change. (CREATING THE FUTURE Fourth, the floater experiences his body not only as a repository of Images about its past, But as a resource for creating experiences that alter the fature. That is, change (in this case change of the body) unlocks creativity. As the body becomes more relaxed, specific patterns of tension demand more attentionand frequently “release” memories (mostly in visual form), accompanied by much of the appro- priate affect. Whether the memories are pleasant or tnplesanthefloaterexperencesthem na postive way and manages to eeate an optimal distance between himself and the images, The memory is manageable ndabletobentegrated ino conscious ness. There are from floaters who carry compelling parts of thei float into their everyday world, Some floaters report seeing "a white light’ in theta tha communicates” them that hey an take responsiblity for their problems. They re-expe- Fence this ight outside ofthe tancand change tir behavior to effectively cope with problems. Others have reported feeling a comforting presence in the tank, while other have described their feet being cradied by a pair of strong, gentle caring hands, resultinginan increased sense of benevolent support in the world (DisaPPEARANCE In an environment where there is minimum gece timuation, there comes ime for most joaters when they experience an innerstiliness. Body funtion ae ates The mind is more peaceful and ‘emotional symptomsbegin to unravelor dissolve! The body does not need to its usual mind-body tension. Habitual patterns relax into a sense of flow and ease; what was “stuck” has now become process. Fears obsesions antes, depesionarenow tans. ‘muted into a flow of images and thoughts that “float bby” for the person's consideration and re-evaluation. ‘The “glue” that has held these symptoms now seems io hate mee and “they” are eee teams the person's mainstream of consciousness where infor- ‘mation can be more fully updated and reevaluated as toitscurrent usefulness. Although this does notmean that all symptoms have wed afer the person different way and are more flexible in their emotional demands on the person, ‘Another aspect of disappearance comes about when the floater experiences a sense of serenity. All thought disappears, all images are stilled. Al's well ‘with “the world.” There isa quiet sense of emotional freedom. Feelings of happiness and warm joyfulness canbe mised with otter feelings tall fees just fine equ here easel ils, prec tion of the other, felings of connectedness song with a comlorable ses of ones alonenes. Pare dba inthisdsappearance ofthe smal se we experience fllness ard abundance. There sasense olen and lange bre Now his tnd insighis may apes, to surprise and delight the floater. Thisis al experienced sa sense of ow and itcan comforably end at any moment 0 be Te vite inthe fare Concwusion The nature of change as experienced in a flotation tank sa creative process inte lllest sense, on that actively touchesall parts of our mental, physical and emotional selves In he changing ofthe sl we ae pprovidedia new vantage point from which to see that ‘motional and mental symptoms don't really exist beyond our own creativity. Nor are symptoms ‘reated once and just lft at that. They are selectively ‘updated in ways io sustain thei life. Disappearance yields a break in the connection between thoughts, images and feelings, that alters their automaticity. It allows problems to unravel or dissolve. The parade of thoughts temporarily ends and now a sense of joyful emptiness becomes the ‘gateway for new thoughts and insights. In disap- pearance, we experience the appearance of some- thing new. Change as experienced in the tank is inherently positive and growth oriented whether the floater uses a therapis or not. ‘This work has implications for the development of identity. It is clear that the development of one's identity isa creative process, andis subject to radical change. The experience of disappearance suggests that old patterns of thinking may not need to be actively “attacked” bu may simply dissolve, and that this disappearing ofthe “emotional crust” may result ina more joyful, compassionate person, Dr. Walt Jessen is licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in Lost Gatos, CA. He thought tha when he grew up he would be either a comic, anartist, a detective, monk or psychotherapist. He never ‘guessed that he would be all of them. P'S. He's still ‘growing up. His address is 200 S. Santa Cruz Ave, Suite 261, Los Gatos, CA 95030. References esen, WE tak ton shea in Tamer, JW and Fe FL Rented Envonmetl Simulation; Resch and ‘urna The Trt Keowedge New Scene Lira, stn al London, 1568 Jing 6 The pyc ofdemenigraccx.Nevousand ‘Mena Disc Monogpt Ne 3.1938_/FGABRAIN REPORT Whole Body Acoustic Field Generators by Terry Patten Yourecline, relax, andl go. Musicbegins, andthe device you're lying on doesn't just deliver music to Yourears:ttinglesyour whole body inasensory bath 6f sound and vibration, playing upon your skin with the constantly changing vibrations of a wide array of, musi sys, Sometimes the musical sounds fel soothing sometimes powerfuland intense, andsome- timesexquisiteand sublime. Through ital, you relax more and more deeply, letting go into ammusical expe- rience that seemsto take overyourwhole being, These are “Whole Body Acoustic Field Generators" also known as “Sound Tables", “Music Beds", or *Vibro- Tactile Stimulators.” Teall began in the early 1980's with Michael Brad- ford’s *Caryledon” (Since revised. into “The Genesis) an elaborate delivery system for whatsome belive is “the ultimate experience in consciousness technology.” The Cotyledon’s pricetag was high ($56,000 6 $68,000) but many ofits usersswore that hanged te Eyes af ome of them, neu Byton Fas, whoabandoned fs scolar career to bring this type of technology within reach srordinary people. Yodsy, he isthe manulactorer of the Somatron series of vibrating chairs and tables, and he continues to pursue vision that “vibrational tems will someday be in every home in America’ Today there ae atleast eight (rosy small) tan facets of Sound Tals in Ameria, most of whom olfer their products for deep relaxation, pleasure, fmodonal cams and conaciouspes: growth. Bit because the experience salsolotsof un, itsapplications are not limlld 10 provoking. profound personal gatas and peak experiences Japan, ody ib tion hasspawned productsdirectedatmmuchless“evola- tionary” applications, including inflatable vibrating cac seals, vibrating beds for lovemaking, vibrating theater seats and even-vibrating dance floors! “Uurimare” EXPERIENCES ‘These devices have “blown the minds” of many users; in their wake we finda striking concentration of enthusiastic, emphatic praise, strong claims, and tsti- rmonials "laced with superlatives. intended toact likea pyramid in focusing and height- ening suble energy. Some incorporate sensors which feed back (othe subject or the operator or both) information about the relasve expanion orcontrac- tion of the user’s “biofield”. Other sound tablesincor- porate optional extra transducers which can be Placed under the soles of the fee, lid across the Ehdomen, or placed under the neck touching the Shoulder ating amore so more dominant ercentage ofthe body's surface area, Petallsound tables require a console of audio equip- rent, sometimes provided as part of the intial “package”. Some incorporate complex and sophist ced sound processing systems to deliver sound to the body kh epi pychohysa pact Cenain sound tbles include equipment incorpo finn equipment poring gg ith Mashing ights, which may dash in sync withthe rhythm ofthe musi, or a a predetermined brain- wave fen, in eons fo nope Signals, Some come with video displays moumted in fant fists ac ohne yea best tated witha congruent dlspay fcolors and shapes while theirbody being vibrated by sound Irequen- cies and textures, Each of these addtional features is intended to further potentize an already super-powerful experi- ence. These features distinguish one sound table from another, and they give each manufacturer a basis for claiming that their unit isin some way more “tltimate” than any other. [have experienced some butnotal ofthe sound tables which include these embellishments, sol can only say that think at least. some of them (particulary the extra transducers Placed onfeet, stomach and/orneci) have great value nd deserve tobe taken seriously ‘However, this article will concentrate on the core phenomena il often ud ther exe tipon a single powerful effect what musi therapist David ison calls “Vibro-Tacule Stimulation”: the vibration ofthe whole human body with sound and music. This physial, whole-body experience. of Imusic is the powerful medicine that has crested all these dreams of “ultimate consciousness machines" Designers Designer of sever sound ules have Mectee| delisratlyatemptedtocreatean“ul- TH Hea Power oF Music ‘sound tabes have iyattemp ° ind tates Mave icconscigusnesmachine orsme. For newly 20 year, the sien Ierture has berately thing cose. These would-be Srengalls contained well dacumented studies confirming the attempted to create haveembellished their machines witha impact of music on human physiology. Harrer & ‘an ‘uitimato—numberofcreatveenhancememenisin Harres 1977 publication, “Muse, Emotion and Auto conscoueness ero ort the aad poweril_ omic Functn weed seme ofthe ees ta ee experience cfuetilesoundinipanestra emotional musical experiences have on the auto nies dimension of sensual, psychological nomic nervous system, particularly tension-related and/or spiritual potency. ‘What are these ‘extras’? They include, quite a range: Some sound tables, are suspended from large geometric structures which are factors including blood pressure, pulse rate, respira tion rate, skin resistance, and. muscle ‘tension, According to Harrer & Harrer, heart rate seemed sensitive to music volume and rhythm, and both 33 sOEGABRAIN REPORT ‘Wout Booy Acousric Fie. GENERATORS CONTINUED heart rate and respiration rate tendedto synchronize with music. Other studies have independently ‘measured the effects of music on respiration rate (Kneutgen) and heart rate (Landreth). Im his paper, “Thrill in Response to Human states of Paper, Pon Music & Other Stimuli”, Dr. Avram mind and emotion, Goldstein cited experimental evidence Including many that endorphin suppression blocks the Internal physiologteal_ subjective experience of spine tingling tensions, respond Instantly and thrills” when listening to music, concludes that the subjective experi- cence of musical “thrill” is endorphin- profoundly to musical {Pr oi. Influence. The growing field of | "Music aon Thera ed some profesional credibility from stadieslnkng music with physo- Togical changes, but its most persuasive evidence is cpa ai eal. Hunan sat of mind and emotion, including, many intemal, phystologia tensions respond. instantly and. profoundly. 10 musi influence, ince the dawn of Ruma eutare, people have intuitively chosen music asa healing Life cent eanpes nge rom Sanam ales to Greek Orphic Aslepians “the aes th sre besa oe “the reduction of peyehoptyseoige sess, pa, snviety and teolation helping cients} achieve @ Sate of deep relaxation, develop self-awareness and rsvp ering ly pana ls, and cope. with a vaiey’ of poychophysiologe dysfunctions Ifmusie has this fower when heed through our eas, how much more powerful ae the tffects-we experience when its powertlly felt thou th sno wonder sound les have Bund thet way into hoopla prtvate clinic, and universities, where they a ised by © wide variety of healers, ‘Gunicat Reports Dr. Juanita McElwain, Director of Music Therapy at Phillips University ‘conducted a pilot study involving sessions on the Somatron, the sound table in widest use. She played 30 minutes ofnative Amer- ican flute music for headache sufferers. She reports 100% success with complete elimination of migraine, sinus and tension headaches. According to her report, the headaches were gone within 30 ‘minutes and did not return. Beth Denisch, Music Therapist with the Massa chusetis Association forthe Blind, has used a Soma tron with severely developmentally delayed mult handicapped children. She reports" {themusicbed's] ability to relax and comfort as well as senrich and enliven hasmade tan indispensable tool.... Muscles of constant hyper-tauticity relax...restiess. and disgruntled behaviors are calmed and soothed.” ‘The Children’s Cancer Center of Tampa, Florida uses a Somatron table during invasive procedures such as spinal taps and bone marrow aspirations, whichare quite painful. The bedsoothes the children before and after such procedures by reducing their anxiety and distracting them from the unpleasant experience, reducing thepain medication required. ‘Dr. Arthur Babick, a Clinical Investigator withthe Dissociative Disorders Institute of the Southwest, has used the Somatron, along with therapeutic music designed by David Ko, 1 pecially summon and soothe individual personalities within these suffering from Smultpepesoralty disorders’. son sys that certain musiewill consstenty summon specificpersonalitiesinarepeatableand. predictable pattern. Bcbick reports that 80” Says that certain ‘musle wil “Magic Table” because of its powerful consistently summon ‘specific personalities ‘na repeatable and ition. HeisalsoaMusic Therapist Predletable patter, the unit is known at the facility as the eflecis on patients, sole (S, Greatve Director for the ety for Neuro-Biology Division on Society logy and composer who has worked exten- sively with Somatron devies an has created several of therapeutic masic for use with them. ome of tHismusic hasbeen used wth dsocativedoordersas described above. Other examples produce diferent effects. For instance, kon reports, “Some music will consistenly create a 20% drop in blood pressure Other music wil produce a 15% drop in pulse rate. hhave reams and reamsof data to this effect.” Ison calls these musical pharmaceuticals “Vibro- ‘Tactile Software” He says, “The body holds trauma in specificareas Usually aspecifiememory ofa particular trauma is stored in a particular place in the body. Through my work wih vibro-atile musi, I know swhatareasstore what kindsoftraumaand how toreach them. [help the body to come into resonance with an external sound source. Breathing slows down and the traumatic memories surface so they can be released.” ‘Charles Wilson, co-creator of Discovery Sound Tables, hasrecently created a two-week certification pros operators. He offers sound table thera- in Marin County. According to him, [Using music and the sound table) i experience faster than any other way'l oreo. know of. Most therapists spend alot of their time getting pecple in state. This technology can help them get in touch with their felings and emotionallyavailable oworkeeplyin 15 minutes or sp Ste pete mempriesand Wau race. The lient meedsto re-enter certain psycho-physical states to do his orher work, and I can help re-create those for sound table This technology can help them get in peutic sessions in partnership with foyoh with thelr feeb Bonna Hal, a psychologist practicing gs an _avallable to work can help the client enter into a deep deeply In 15 minutesstates, and 1 can do so so quickly and powerfully Because the sound lable accesses So many senses” Don Estes points out, “If say my name and you hea it, it’ in one part of your brain. Ifyou repeat it, it'sin two, Ifyou write iti in three. Ifyou look at the written name, isin four. The Vibrasound expe- rience registers, as best as I-can compute it, in ions of bran cell sites.” Jeffrey Thompson is an innovative sound researcher and composer and a longtime user of the Somatron, He now manufactures the PS able an inexpensive massage-table based system. He points out! huge section ofthe brainstem and nervous system is devoted to sensing and processing vibra- tion. The spinal cord is composed of nerve bundles caryingalerenekindsfsenaonaichasheatand cold, pain, pressure, vibration, etc. Two entire columns sense vibration and take up almost the whole posterior half of the spinal cord, Large portions ofthe deep, primitive portions ofthe brain hear the ‘rinsten! are devoted to vibraton- cessing, So when you are lying on a sound table, owerfel-tmotional information, in the form of ‘musical vibrations, gets processed right in the partof the ba wae Sit thet depend oxen programs reside. This is one reason sound tables produce such powerful effects, WHAT PRINCIPLES ARE AT WORK? We skew, sound bles cee uch powerfulexperience, Byron Eakin points fistto the Sbvious, “Feeling music in thebody leaunique expe- tence we're just not used toi Thishasa profound effect Irealy gts yourattention Andifyousletgo" into the experience ll Kinds of things can happen Tre exhibited Somatrons at many trace shows, and Te heard. people describe emotional catharsis, Inystical experiences, out-of-body travel, amazing tng 1 ay away om king abou ise more mystical experiences in my professional commun Cations because want the Somatron to be taken ser ously. Bat | hear stories like that all the time ‘Don Eses,thecreatorof the Vibrasound describes theprincipleof sensory esonance”Insensoryreso- nance the seas ole the ran compe congruent information, “Sensory deprivation sud as you experience with floatation tanks aform of sensory resonance. Allthe sensory inputs ae im taneously, congruently quiet. ‘Gn he Vibrcoundd al the senses get convergent, simultaneous stimulation, Normaly, in ovder 16 foes on anne sin, your eel atating system has to screen out countess “background? sensations, When the Vibrasound “drowns out the backgrouind dstractons, the atention and mental energy that would otherwise be used up by the ask of sorting inputs is freed up. This in itsel is highly unusual, and it_means you have much more ‘onsciouisness available than you would ordinarily. “And what is presented to consciousness? Musi. And great musics profound. Communication canbe boiled down to frequency, amplitude and waveform. Music results when those elements are combined together in the most beautiful, powerful. ways posible. Musi is the grees fori of communica tion man has ever created. Music can be emotionally powerful aesthetically powerfl, mentally pleasur- able, physically healing, deeply relaxing, And consciousness uniquely feed up. No wonder the result isso profound," ‘While still in his teens, Dr. Patrick Flanagan invented a unique device called the Neurophone, ‘which communicated sound tothe brain via the skin. Hepointsout, “Each eavtyin the bod isa Helmholtz resonator, it has a specific frequency to which it resonates like a tuning fork. Thus, if the body is resonated by music, certain parts of the body will resonate particularly strongly to each frequency.” considers the. modality. inherenty powerful in part because the human skin is such @ powerfal/sense organ. “Our skin isnt justa covering, itis an enormously sensitive organ with hundreds of thousands of recep for temperature and vibroa- tile input, Every organ of perception develops onto- logy and epee out of skin In the embryoskin foldsand then form oureyesand ourears ‘Our skin may contain the latent capacity to perceive light and sound, I think by stimulating the skin with energy inthe right way, you can potentially repolaize the brain and charge it with energy.” Flanagan points out that th technology is stillin its infancy. He looks forward to dramatic develo ments in Acoustic Field Generators, with dramatic refinements in the efficiency with which sound is translated to the body, making possible increasingly profound applications. Freouencr RaNct: Does Tate MarR? Dr. Norman aa makes successful use of several sound ables in his private practice where he offers residential stessraining programs. Shealy’s prerogols involve the use of his Relaxmate flashing ght device, his Biogenics self-regulation program, nmsie therapy, Microcurrent CES, and extensive Counseling. According to Shealy, high frequencies are not reproduced well by from some tables, and Be pres those on which yu can fe the higher musical tones" Charles Wilson points out that vibrations above 380 cycles per secondare not physically palpable He Speclates that higher frequencies become palpable ‘then sound distortion or sspesker buss” cteates lowefrequency shadows of higher tones. Don Estes agrees, saying, “rave spent thousands of dollars \/EGABRAIN REPORT 35 aonstudying it, and I cant find anybody who can feel ‘more than 350Hz, Theoretically human cells can “ibrateup to 20008 base on the laws ofresonance, So male sure the Vibrasound reproduces frequet cies that high. Above that, though I dont believe there any eect” Byron bakin candidly admis that he lacks hard dau, bute says, Using the Somatron, ean fel the violinsandotherhigher pitched instruments. think they make an importanilfeence Tis intuition is given a boost by the Tomatis stresses the writings of Aled Tomatic.a Freach protandptysionge Silaynaplo win diceped a metho f taste thempy an voc Importance of ound ining based ons plnecringobee™ conducted through Vations of the profound intereonne. our bones, andhe tions between the brain, the ear, the entities the mest voice andthe general state of human impart feqeney et Fas ss the Pound eile, paki impocance of comm fonnductd through out bones, and he conducted by bones Gentes the mnt important ashigh frequencies: frequency range of the sounds. 2,000 Heand above! conicie by bones as high fequen 36 aou cies 2,000 Hzand above! ut most peg dno const noice the Jpaton of such igh frequencies, excep insofar as they reach te ents chrough bon conduction. Do high requency vibrations influence the ody without being consciously palpable? Dr. Patrick Flanagan's work with the Neurophone suggests this. In the Neurophone, two electrodes on either sce of the head broadcast radio frequencies to the body which are “heard” in the brain as “sound” However, Flanagan is convinced that they bypass the 9 complete. The Neurophone's sounds can be “heard” evenby peoplewhosécochlearhearingsystem bpppsotpacagh Heocepennesaliteoed that skin numbed by novacaine wil block the Neuro- hone’s signals, but wren the electrodes are moved Eeyond the boundary ofthe numbed are, the Neuro phone’ “sound” reappears, Flanagan believes “the skin can be an organ fer auton” of signals we ordi- narily presume we cannot “hear” oF “feel” This suggest that we may besensitiveto, and influencedby, sounds beyond our range of normal sensation {Interestingly all the manufacturers I spoke with told me that their units reproduce sounds atleast up to 2,000H2, and usually as high as 20,000H2 (frequently cited as the upper limit of human aud tion) whether or not they believed these vibrations had a significant effect | TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS How do you evaluatea sound table? What should you look for when selecting one? Here is a list of technical considerations you should take into account: (1) Dot want ane on a REcuNe CHAIR? Most sound tables use a flat vibrating surface, such as a. bed platform, massage table of waterbed. However, Somatron (and pethaps others) builds vibrating recliner chairs, electric reclining beds, and baby beds Therspetic Applications usally require a flat bed but a recliner chairmay be more appropriate forhome ‘sewhenan operator will ot usuallybe present. (2) Do | WANT A FLAT FOAM-BASED SURFACE OR A ‘WATERBED SURFACE? Most acoustic field generators consist ofa series of speakers mounted into a wooden frame covered with foam and upholstery. In a few, however, speakers are mounted below a waterbed or gel-lled medium. Both types of units have advantages, The solid medium allows the vibration sources to be localized, erabling an operator to “move the sound” from che bottom to the top of the body, or from the left to the right. In the water or gel medium, this kind of separation isn't possible. Additionally, the waterbed units are ‘much heavier and lesseasily moved. On the other hand, the water and gel allow the ody to sink into the vibrating medium,‘TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS CONTINUED communicating vibration across significantly nore skin surface, and creating a sacation of irangatmost "surrounded or eibraced” by the Mibetioal effets. Most people agree tha this Intensifies the experience igi. (3) Do WANT A UNIT WITH SMALL SEPARATED SPEAKERS? ‘Mostsound tablesare intended for use with head- phones. However, several are manufactured with mall speakers positioned near each eat. These Sal separated speakers eliminate any discom- fort or restriction caused by the headphones pressing onto the head, allowing the head to be {umed freely to either side. The subject is not auditorily isolated by the headphones, and the speaker sounds “leak” into the room a bit. (4) How norsy is THis unit? In practice, you may want to use your acoustic field generator without disturbing "other members of your household (or the landlady downstairs). "Some units operate relatively quietly, soaing thie ibratinal ouput so that itis felt without being heard. Some are extremely noisy. Consider this aspect of the unit you buy, and make sure that you are satisfied that it oper- ates quietly enough to suit your needs. (5) Bea Tactue AuoiopuiLe ‘An acoustic field generator isa specialized speaker system. Itcan and should be evaluated as Yyouwould evaluate high-quality speaker. Make Sure it cleanly reproduces “sound” (“vibration”) wathou dtorion — even when played atthe maximum “volume” ("vibrational intensity") Buzzy speakers vibratea lot; don't confuse distor- tion buzz with vibrational power. A useful concept here: “impedence loss”. Every sirtofoamtgskin How eficientlydoestedotha? The best way to evaluate this is to experience it foryoursal Fach manulacrrertis create best possible product, and each ean explain why his of her unit isbest Licon the table, close your «eyes, and fel the sound. Isit clear, pleasing and strong? Itis best you can compare your experi- ence onseveralsound ables. Some manufacturers have avery imple explana- tion for why their units are especially attractive For insanee, Dr. ely Thompsons PS! tble uses speakers, butarge and powerful speakers, 4 toa ubleollring higher power and more separ ration than any other unit in its price range Also quite simple is the rationale for Discov Sound Tables ether theirwaterbed-basedunitor the massage table unit. The waterbed unit was refined by speaker-designer Paul Hughes using known principles of speaker design. Applying well-established principles “the end result is enaremely fine, elcent and affordable” Their ‘massage ‘table’ unit uses powerful, specially- Glesigned tansducers which Charles. Wilson believes outperform the speakers used by his competitors while resulting in very low priced system, Some manufacturers have attempted to address “audiophile” values in unique ways, For example, the Somatron has a patented desi ‘which the surface on which the body rest has a “resilient support system” which allows it to vibrate tog, becoming, in effect “a. second ‘diaphragm’ Byron Eakins believes thisenablesit to provide the most intense ride with the least room noise and the lowest power. "I's heck of ride for 20 watts.” Don Estes’ Vibrasound system comes with powerful speakers and sound-processing equip- tment designed and tuned inaunique ashion, Ne points out that speakers cones. are normally designed to produce “flat” response across their frequency range. He says his new, redesigned Vibrasound has speakers with non-flat cones designed instead for maximum efficiency. Before i reaches the speakers, however, the sound is coreceds hal theend eal thy he body means. of an extremely sophisticated sound ‘equalization system. He says hundreds of vibra- tional measurements at different frequencies taken with highly sensitive accelerometers {microphones which sense vibration alow him to program the equalization process s0 the ential result is nearly perfect — and fully-eff- cient _EGABRAIN REPORT 2Aa EGABRAIN REPORT Letters ‘Fezpeac on Bece’s Frequency GeveRaror Shorly alter reading Bob Becks ance and instruction, 1 decided to assemble the modified Frequency Genertor 28 described. located the BK 3011, and the transformer without problems. local electronics tore had the est ofthe necessary ‘materia. Though Ihave very litle experience in electronics, the Aiections wer so clear that ha no problem in constructing the teansfrmer unit mdicaion. The results ave been tly aton- ‘shin. leworks! Forexample: 1 This year have used the Frequency Generator every tie that have elt common cold symptom coming on. For the fist ‘winter season in memory, U have had no colds whatsoever 2 Forseveral years have sulleed froma persistent, recurent minor infection. Since using the F.G, i stems to have disap- peared. 3. Allerlereacsions to what Lblieve are food additives have

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