Subliminal acoustic manipulation of nervous systems

Apparatus for manipulating the nervous system of a subject, the subject having an ear, comprising:

• generator means for generating voltage pulses;
• a source of gas at a pressure different from the ambient atmospheric pressure;
• a conduit having an orifice open to the atmosphere for passing a gaseous flux;
• valve means, connected to the source of gas and the conduit to control the gaseous flux;
• means, connected to the generator means and responsive to said voltage pulses, for operating the valve means to provide an oscillation of the gaseous flux with a frequency less than 15 Hz.

A method for exciting in a subject a sensory resonance having a resonance frequency less than 15 Hz, the subject having an ear, comprising the steps of:

• generating voltage pulses;
• inducing, in a manner responsive to the voltage pulses, at the ear subliminal atmospheric acoustic pulses with a pulse frequency less than 15 Hz;
• tuning the pulse frequency to the resonance frequency;
• and also
• inducing audible audio-frequency atmospheric acoustic signals at the ear.

A method for controlling in a subject neurological disorders that involve pathological oscillatory activity of neural circuits, the subject having an ear, comprising the steps of:

• generating voltage pulses;
• inducing, in a manner responsive to the voltage pulses, at the ear subliminal atmospheric acoustic pulses with a pulse frequency less than 15 Hz;
• and
• arranging said pulse frequency to detune the pathological oscillatory activity.

A method for controlling in a subject epileptic seizures, the subject having an ear, comprising the steps of:

• generating voltage pulses;
• inducing in a manner responsive to the voltage pulses, at the ear subliminal atmospheric acoustic pulses with a pulse frequency less than 15 Hz;
• and
• initiating said inducing when a seizure precursor is felt by the subject.