Scientists say a mind-bending rhythm in the brain can act like ketamine
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#2This immediately reminded me of Ghost in the Shell. It seems like this is something that could be used as a weapon. If so, I hope it's being properly protected. You used to have to have a pacemaker or epilepsly, but now everyone is vulnerable to hacking?
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#3This immediately reminded me of Ghost in the Shell. It seems like this is something that could be used as a weapon. If so, I hope it's being properly protected. You used to have to have a pacemaker or epilepsly, but now everyone is vulnerable to hacking?
Well, it does require electrodes to be implanted in the brain...
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#4This reminds me of the neuro-linguistic virus in Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash. 'Snow Crash' in the novel refers to a version of the virus encoded in a bitmap image which can cause hackers (who are used to processing information in binary form) to suffer brain damage.
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#5This immediately reminded me of Ghost in the Shell. It seems like this is something that could be used as a weapon. If so, I hope it's being properly protected. You used to have to have a pacemaker or epilepsly, but now everyone is vulnerable to hacking?
Well, it does require electrodes to be implanted in the brain...
The body is basically zillions of electrodes wired to the brain. If we discover the patterns we could -in principle- induce them through vision, hearing or skin pulses. Binaural beats (aka "computer drugs") also come to mind.
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#6Immediately made me think of: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/bring...
Too long; didn't listen: same thing but related to Alzheimer's disease research where scientists would induce some frequency in the brain of mice and humans to help clean up some "gunk" in the brain that's associated with the disease.
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#7I’ve studied Afro-Cuban percussion for 28 years now and I can tell you from experience there are some bata rhythms that definitely make the listener enter into a heavy trance state. Haitian vodun drumming is especially designed for generating trance and out of body experiences in its entirety. If you can find an old recording of Haitian voodoo drums give it a listen using good headphones with your eyes closed, and after about twenty minutes you will enter an altered state.
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#8This would be a workable explanation for being able to "soul travel" while meditating. When I did the whole Trancendental Meditation thing back in the late 70's it was all about clearing your mind of everything except a repeating mantra. EEG's of people meditating show rhythmic brain activity typical of sleeping.
If that is the case (and I'm not saying it is, just noting the potential path here) then it would suggest you could use a biofeedback system to tune the rhythm of your thinking to achieve this state without drugs.
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#9I’ve studied Afro-Cuban percussion for 28 years now and I can tell you from experience there are some bata rhythms that definitely make the listener enter into a heavy trance state. Haitian vodun drumming is especially designed for generating trance and out of body experiences in its entirety. If you can find an old recording of Haitian voodoo drums give it a listen using good headphones with your eyes closed, and af…
It would be great if you could link to a recording that you think could induce this state, given that you’re an expert in this field! If I’m left to search on my own I’m not sure I’ll find the correct recording.
Re: Scientists say a mind-bending rhythm in the brain can act like ketamine
#10I’ve studied Afro-Cuban percussion for 28 years now and I can tell you from experience there are some bata rhythms that definitely make the listener enter into a heavy trance state. Haitian vodun drumming is especially designed for generating trance and out of body experiences in its entirety. If you can find an old recording of Haitian voodoo drums give it a listen using good headphones with your eyes closed, and af…
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