40Hz at QCW

One group increased gamma wave activity in Alzheimer’s mice by pulsing

light. In this research, it wasn’t the light that was of interest to the
researchers, it was the pulse rate. They used 40Hz, in the gamma
brainwave frequency range.

Here is a great report about that experiment and it’s implications.

…stimulating neurons to produce gamma waves at a frequency of 40 Hz

reduces the occurrence and severity of several Alzheimer’s-associated
symptoms in a mouse model of the disease.

It seems that pulsing the light does more than enable red light to
penetrate more deeply into the brain. Pulsing at 40Hz seems to stimulate
the brain’s immune and clean-up cells, the microglia to get cracking with
brush and pan.

I have visions of microglial cells dancing to the 40 Hz rhythm as they

clear up brain rubbish, including the proteins that accumulate in
Alzheimer’s – amyloid and tau.

In 40Hz pulsed red light, the brain gets the benefits of the red light
action inside the cells, and the benefits of brain-protection activities
stimulated by brainwaves responding at 40Hz.

Fascinating stuff, isn’t it.