Hemi-Sync® Journal 1990-4 (Fall)

--- PAGE 1 (OCR) --- Journal Vol. VIII Fall 1990 No. 4 A Publication of The Monroe Institute Professional Division IN THIS ISSUE 1990 Professional Seminar Overview . Hemi-Sync Brain Wave Correlates to Known States of Consciousness as Measured in Conventional EEG Studies... F. Holmes Atwater Hemi-Sync and the Brain Entrainment Proces: Myth or Reality’ Mohammad R. Sadigh, Ph.D. What Can Chaos Theory Tell Us About Consciousness and Brain Function?..... Glenn Pearce, Ph.D. Hemi-Sync and the Facilitation of Sensory Integration .. Suzanne Evans Morris, Ph.D. Accelerating Corporate Culture Change ‘Through Hemi-Sync.. Iris Martin, M.S. Teen Tapes: A Pilot Study. Robert Sornson, Ed.S. Hypnosis, Hemi-Sync, and How the Mind | Works .. Robert Rosenthal, M.D. Studying Hemi-Sync Effects on Animals Helene N. Guttman, Ph.D. Open Forum seecsessessseeees Special Project Development... woe 12 1990 PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR OVERVIEW As the 1990 Professional Seminar convened on July 21st at The Monroe Institute Center, members quickly realized that Hemi-Sync’s reputation and recognition had achieved a new level of success in the world. Echoing the seminar theme, “Expansion and Integration,” feature presenters demonstrated this wider acceptance of the Hemi-Sync technology into established institutional systems and practices, such as corporate culture, teenagers in_ special education, psychiatry, and retail services. Work with developmentally disabled children revealed the startling impact of Hemi-Syne in improving sensory integration. Reports on other research in progress by Professional Division members included the enhancement of animal environments, pain management, and the publication of a practical guide to Hemi-Syne application for lay people. A report on the Brainmapping Project offered the most current i TMI on the correlation between brain waves and tates. And, for the first time, independently acquired in mapping data was presented, revealing fascinating . Advanced understanding of Hemi-Sync’s influence on human neurophysiology may also be available through dynamical analysis, as suggested in an intriguing presentation on chaos theory and brain function. Technological discussions concluded with a briefing on the current hardware development program at TMI which included a preview of two new Hemi-Sync devices, the Explorer I, and the Sleep Processor prototype. (The availability of these and future devices will be announced when production dates are established. Watch for bulletins in the TMI FOCUS.) The upgraded Center facilities provided added comfort during the week, and a tour of the TMI laboratory introduced members to new hardware and software installed in both the research lab and audio production studio during the past year, Meeting with the group, Bob Monroe described the concepts of the “Timeout” and ‘Lifeline” programs slated for release in 1991. Timeout is designed to aid individuals in achieving deep and productive sleep, and Lifeline will offer assistance to those making the transition from physical life. (Details on both of these programs will be published at a later date.) The open house at the home of Nancy and Bob Monroe, a recently established tradition of the Professional Seminar, was enjoyed by everyone. Members took great advantage of the Open Forum sessions to share ideas, demonstrate techniques, and establish collaborative re- lationships. Some of the topics included were a positive immunity (AIDS and HIV+) pilot program; Hemi-Sync and blindness; acceler- ated learning; Hemi-Syne and natural-energy healing; Hemi-Syne in prisons; vision therapy; self-healing; and the global economy. Two other features of the Seminar continue annually by popular demand and are offered to support the inner work of the members: the Personal Resource Exploration Program (PREP) sessions—customized Hemi-Syne experiences in the lab isolation booth—and the Hemi-Sync tape-day intensive, based on the GATEWAY format of guidance into progressively deeper levels of consciousness. Concluding the week’s journey through sharply analytical and highly intuitive sessions, the group was regaled by special guest entertainer, Anndrena Belcher. Anndrena, whose work has been recognized by the art commissions of Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky, blends the stories, music, and dance of the Appalachian Mountains into a performance both hilarious and haunting. ‘As members departed for home on Friday, July 27th, charged with enthusiasm and inspiration, plans were already being discussed for the 1991 gathering. PA ©1990 The Monroe Institute Route 1, Box 175, Faber, VA 22938 804/361-1252 --- PAGE 2 (OCR) --- HEMI-SYNC JOURNAL FEATURE PRESENTATIONS The following articles summar made at the 1990 Professional Seminar ¢ the feature presentations HEMI-SYNC BRAIN WAVE CORRELATES TO KNOWN STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS AS MEASURED IN CONVENTIONAL EEG STUDIES by F. Holmes Atwater F. Holmes Atwater, a retired military officer, has been a college instructor, scientific investigator, and behavioral engineer specializing in the design and application of methods for developing advanced human potentials. He received a B.S. degree from the University of Nebraska, and completed graduate coursework in counseling psychology at the University of Northem Colorado. Mr. Atwater came on staff as the Brainmapping Project coordinator in September of 1988 and has been associated with The Monroe Institute since 1977. For more than thirty years science has been studying brain waves in an attempt to understand human behavior better. Now, after twenty-five years of research with HemiSync, investigations at The Monroe Institute are beginning to reveal patterns of mind-brain activity activated by the Hemi-Syne process. The mission of the Brainmapping Project, Mr. Atwater began, is to direct research efforts “solely to the development of methods and techniques that will aid others in the evolution and growth of human consciousness and perception. Through such studies, the Institute is able to identify states of consciousness and perceptio previously considered not measurable by conventional research . ‘This project, now in its third year at TMI, was initiated at the 198 Professional Seminar. [For a complete historical summary of the Brainmapping Project, see BREAKTHROUGH, WINTER 1989, Vol. VIL, No. |; HEMI-SYNC JOURNAL, FALL 1989, Vol. VII, No. 4; and HEMI-SYNC JOURNAL, SPRING 1990, Vol. VIII, No. Mr. Atwater first reviewed the technology employed to measure human brain-wave patterns during specific states of conscious “Here in the laboratory of the Institute, our Brainmapping Project uses a... state-of-the-art high-resolution topographic brain- mapping device called the NRS-24. By providing multivariate real-time data acquisition and analy the NRS-24 allows us to converge rapidly and systematically on specific locations of the neocortex [the gray matter covering the surface of both cerebral hemispheres] and on Hemi-Sync frequencies which best correlate with desired state change: Illustrating his talk liberally with slides, Mr, Atwater explained that brain-wave electrical activity is measured in amplitude and fre- quency. Amplitudes from 20 to 300 microvolts, and frequency rang- es (from high to low frequency) of Gamma, Beta, Alpha, Theta, and Delta, are the main areas of interest. “Although we can measure the electrical activity of the neocortex with scalp electrodes,” he clar- ified, “the exact source of the brain’s electrical potentials is still de- bated in electroencephalogram (E literature.” In spite of this controversy over EEG origins, research shows that the EEG exhibits certain regularities with fairly predictable relationships to known psychological states. Published literature and brain-wave monitoring of sleep states at TMI agree that specific patterns are characteristic of the sleep process [see Figure 1], while research on attentional states uses the model of a continuum [see Figure 2], ranging from a “narrow focus” to an “open focu with a camera lens, a narrow focus is characterized by the restriction of perception to a particular identified point of attention. It is accompanied by a predominance of high-frequency, desynchronized EEG activity. Open focus is characterized by a wide, unrestricted perception and a diffuse range of attention. Its predominant EEG activity is of lower frequency, higher amplitude, and is more synchronous. Like sleep states, attentional states can be influenced by Hemi-Syne. The Hemi Concentration tape, which stimulates highly focused, cognitive attention, typifies a narrow-focus format, while the Free Flow 10 tape demonstrates an open-focus format. “Given the relationships between changes in states of con- sciousness and changes in the electrical activity of the brain,” Mr. Atwater sa “researchers have gone on to investigate particular al- terations of consciousness, sometimes called ‘altered states of con- sciousni such as meditation, . .. and the ‘twilight state’.” Medita- tion research cites at least three stages, or levels, of meditation which have corresponding brain-wave activity indicating specific open-focus attentional states. One level, often achieved by adept meditators, is characterized by a spread of high-amplitude Alpha waves from the occipital to the frontal areas of the scalp. Many of TMI’s brain-mapped subjects ex- hibit a similar pattern of synchronous activity when experiencing a Focus 12 state. Another level of meditation, associated with syn- chronous Theta waves from the frontal to occipital seen consistently with individuals experiencing a Focus 15 state. The deepest level, present only among advanced meditators, is characterized by high Beta and Gamma activity measured over the entire scalp. Skilled Hemi-Sync users in a Focus 21 state have dem- onstrated high Beta waves with synchronous activity in the low frequencies. Hemispheric synchrony is also a consistent finding in EEG research on meditators using a variety of techniques. Hemi- Syne appears to promote the recurrence and persistence of this syn- deep relaxation or sleep are possible with the ” summarized Mr. Atwater, “other states [such as meditation/Focus 12, 15, and 21 experiences} appear distinct in that they invariably involve a mental device which serves to keep the individual conscious, with some degree of attentional focus.” Mr. Atwater then discussed correlations between F research and Hemi-Sync influence relative to Stage | sleep (the “twilight,” or hypnagogi te), which occurs briefly just prior to sleep. This twilight state is characterized by subjective experiences of enhanced imagery, free association, a decrease in critical judgment, and a predominance of Theta brain-wave activity. Learning, conflict resolution, and positive change are facilitated in this state. Therefore, techniques, including Hemi-Syne, have been developed to aid subjects to sustain Theta-wave production over longer periods of time. Stating that “the H-PLUS ser to provide access to states of consciousness based in the Theta domain,” Mr. Atwater showed topographic brain maps of a subject listening to an H-PLUS tape, The brain map indicated the production of primarily Theta frequencies. ‘opographic brain-wave mapping has provided us with a whole s of tapes is designed --- PAGE 3 (OCR) --- Fall 1990 new way of exploring the mind-brain interface,” he explained. Displaying a series of slides depicting specific but, as yet, enigmatic patterns, he continued, “There are numerous brain-wave patterns for which there is little or no known explanation to be found within historical scientific studi a fertile area for collection and correlation of data from disparate sources. Two brain maps of the same subject before and after Hemi-Syne introduction completed the visual presentation. Before Hemi-Syne, the brain-wave patterns were random and asynchronous. Following