by David Gibson | Dec 14, 2021 | Articles and Videos, Medical Sound, Vibroacoustics
Vibroacoustic therapy is a recently recognized technology that uses sound in the audible range to produce mechanical vibrations that are applied directly to the body. The technology uses speakers or transducers placed within mats, mattresses, chairs, recliners,...
by David Gibson | Dec 11, 2021 | Articles and Videos, Medical Sound, Sound for ADD/ADHD, Sound for Dementia, Sound for Traumatic Brain Injuries, Sound Healing Science
Some years ago, the Journal of Neuroscience published an experiment we ran demonstrating that specific brain activity underlies specific rhythmic tasks.1The BBC picked it up and covered it in a short article. Shortly thereafter I got a phone call from someone from...
by David Gibson | Dec 11, 2021 | Articles and Videos, Medical Sound, Sound for Autism
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately one in 54 children has been identified as having autism spectrum disorder (ASD), compared with one out of 150 only 20 years ago (http://bit.ly/2Gb9nY5). ASD defies generalization, but it can...
by David Gibson | Dec 11, 2021 | Articles and Videos, Physiology, Chakras and Auras , Sound Healing Science
A one-sentence theme of this special issue and of our knowledge of descending control in the auditory system could be “the hearing brain is vast.” The narrowly defined hierarchy of the classical auditory pathway is firmly in the dustbin of history. How we think about...
by David Gibson | Dec 11, 2021 | Articles and Videos, Medical Sound, Physiology, Chakras and Auras
For a musician, keen tuning to the pitch and timbre of one’s instrument is important. For a bilingual, the distinctive pitch, phonetic repertoire, and cadence of one’s two languages are important. For an auto mechanic, the sounds coming from an engine in...
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