MIT graduate student Anthon Martorell and Georgia Tech graduate student Abigail Paulson studied the effect of gamma brainwave stimulation, using both light and sound, in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. The results so far are encouraging though efficacy...
A research project reported by JAMA shows that feelings of depression are substantially reduced after mindfulness and meditative practices are applied. The study under Dr. Filip Raes in Belgium applied techniques in a classroom setting. The resulting reduction in...
A good article at futurism.com highlights recent advances in memory science. Although we don’t use any pharmaceuticals, we do rely on several of the techniques to soften and shape ineffective memory patterns. Scientists Claim That They Have Discovered How...
A team at the Ernst Strüngmann Institute (ESI) for Neuroscience in Frankfurt, working with the Max Planck Society, demonstrated that the brain uses distinct channels or frequency bands to communicate in different areas and even directions. This study extends earlier...
A team at Case Western Reserve University has found strong evidence that some signals propagate through the brain via weak electrical signals. They detected signals that moved too slow to be explained by known neurological propagation. Further measurements support the...
Mary Potter, a professor in brain and cognitive sciences at MIT, and her team published a study on visual perception performance. They found that image visualization times shorter times than 100 milliseconds, or even 50 ms, previously believed, still produced...
Dr. Sejnowski and a team at the Salk Institute has unraveled another challenging question about the brain. The amount of energy expended vs the size of the brain and diversity of connections previously seemed in-congruent. In this new study, the team found 26...
There are a plethora of firms offering “games” to enhance your cognitive skills. This review of study literature assesses what types of games offer the greatest broad cognitive benefits. The findings suggest that certain content types, mechanics,Drs. C....
In the study referenced below, brief brainwave training, using a neurofeedback approach, was shown to have a lingering positive effect on neuroplasticity.The pace of brain/mind research progress is amazing. Although the programs offered here at MindFusionX...
In the study referenced below, brief mindfulness meditation sessions were shown to help cognition. The MindFusionX program follows the theme of mindfulness meditation in some areas, using a combination of guided relaxation, brainwave entrainment, and periods where...
The excellent study referenced below is a “comprehensive” review of psychological effects of brainwave entrainment. Although the definition of comprehensive can be debated, the study is an excellent review of entrainment studies. By reviewing a broad...
In this study below, it was found that meditation, or more specifically transcendental meditation, can lower blood pressure.Combined with other practices, including breathwork and guided relaxation, which are also shown to lower blood pressure, we believe there is a...
The study referenced below shows that a small number of weekly audio sessions using theta / delta binaural beat frequencies appears to have benefits in anxiety treatment.Almost all self-improvement programs that utilize binaural beats and other entrainment techniques...
In this study, it was found that a Buddhist meditation technique can improve visuospatial abilities for a period of time following the meditation session. This specifically refers to the ability to hold visuospatial images in mind for longer than the baseline...
This study performed by doctors at Children’s Hospital Boston evaluated how speech-part sounds, at various rates of change, affect brain activity in normal and dyslexic children.In addition to revealing clues about the differences between normal and dyslexic...
This small study shows that sustained changes in the brain and immune function occur after mindfulness meditation training and practice during the study.Sustained increases in the left frontal region of the brain were detected, on a sustained basis, in the control...
In the study below, performed by psychologists at Tufts University, the brain’s “Event Related Potential Response” (ERP) was observed after varying patterns of statements the listener can easily determine are true or untrue. Specifically, they found...
This novel study reviews the brains activity during and subsequent to zen meditation practices. In particular, they are identifying the effects of Zen meditation, a very simple posture and breath meditation practice, on activation and inhibition reactions in various...
In a study at the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind/Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Genomics Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), it was found that triggering the relaxation response (yes, that Benson) activates a pattern...
In the study referenced below, it was found that neurons in the frontal cortex of rats change rapidly when a new behavior replaces a prior behavior. After being exposed to a period of trial and error, the neural patterns suddenly reorganize and a new behavior...
In the study by Emory School of Medicine, Zen Meditation training and practice was shown to reduce the recovery time after distractions. Simple tests showed that Zen meditators more quickly return to focusing on a word task when particular distractions were created. ...
We’ve all likely experienced and observed that verbalizing, through discussion, writing in a journal, or similar means, seems to lessen emotional intensity. The effect is confirmed at a neurological level by a psychologists in a UCLA study.The study found that...
This is a very interesting release from CIT that suggests concrete evidence that electric fields in the brain are not just a byproduct of neural activity, but also influence the firing and synchronization of neurons. It has long been speculated or assumed this is the...
