Method and apparatus for changing brain wave frequency
OwnerJohn L. Carter, Harold L. Russellinventors
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Abstract
A method for changing brain wave frequency to a desired frequency determines a current brain wave frequency of a user, generates two frequencies with a frequency difference of a magnitude between that of the current actual brain wave frequency and the desired frequency but always within a predetermined range of the current actual brain wave frequency, and produces an output to the user corresponding to the two frequencies. One apparatus to accomplish the method has a computer processor, a computer memory, EEG electrodes along with an amplifier, a programmable timing generator responsive to the computer processor for generating the two frequencies, audio amplifiers and a beat frequency generator driving a visual frequency amplifier.
Claims11
A method for stimulating a user, comprising in combination the steps of:
- determining a desired brain wave frequency;
- determining a current brain wave frequency of the user;
- generating a first signal at a first frequency;
- generating a second signal at a second frequency wherein the frequency difference between the first and second signals is between the current brain wave frequency and the desired brain wave frequency and is within a predetermined range of the current brain wave frequency;
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- producing an output detectable by the user corresponding to the first and second signals to generate a beat signal equal to the frequency difference.
An apparatus for urging the brain wave frequency of a user toward a desired brain wave frequency, the apparatus comprising in combination:
- means for determining a current brain wave frequency of the user;
- means for generating a first signal at a first frequency;
- means for generating a second signal at a second frequency Wherein the frequency difference between the first and second signals is between the current brain wave frequency and the desired brain wave frequency and is within a predetermined range of the current brain wave frequency;
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- means for producing an output detectable by the user corresponding to the first and second signals to generate a beat signal equal to the frequency difference.
An apparatus for urging the brain wave frequency of a user toward a desired brain wave frequency, the apparatus comprising in combination:
- a computer processor;
- a memory which can be written to and read from the computer processor;
- means for determining a current brain wave frequency of the user, which communicates with the computer processor;
- a programmable timing generator responsive to the computer processor and generating a first signal at a first frequency and a second signal at a second frequency wherein the frequency difference between the first and second signals is between the current brain wave frequency and the desired brain Wave frequency and is within a predetermined range of the current brain wave frequency;
- means detectable by the user for producing an output corresponding to the first and second signals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.