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MIND9.ASC
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This file courtesy of Bob Paddock.
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Fri Aug 02 08:37:54 1991: Corrected graphics BP
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Thu Mar 07 19:12:00 1991: #38
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I would be interested in hearing more about transmitting
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info into the brain, if you come across any.
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I've been collecting information on how the brain analyzes &
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processes information, in a attempt to do speech recognition.
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Here are a few of the things that I've found that your colleages
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might find useful, when transmitting info INTO the brain. (Need
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less to say a lot of this information is controversial, and in
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some cases in direct conflict with the 'medical establishment';
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but I go where the path leads....)
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The most interesting work, as well as the most
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controversial, in this area has been done by G. Patrick Flanagan
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on a device he calls the "Neurophone".
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The basic concept of the Neurophone is it has an audio
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input, which can come from a microphone, tape recorder, radio
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etc.... With an output that goes to two transducers that you
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wear as a head band. The transducer disks are made from
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Zirconium Titanate imbedded in acrylic plastic tiles which
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possesses the same dielectric constant as human skin [Any one
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know where to get such a transducer, or how you measure the
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dielectric constant of the skin?]. The end result is that your
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brain perceives the sound that is input into the Neurophone with
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NO involvement of the Ear.
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Batteau of Tuffs University devised an experiment that proved the
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the Neurophone does NOT work by:
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(A) the transducers act as electrostatic loudspeakers,
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(B) the transducers excite via bone conduction of the sound,
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(C) the transducers activate the Eighth Cranial Nerve.
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Flanagan hypothesizes that input to the brain is based upon
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the fact that the skin is both piezoelectric and optoelectric,
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that is, when the skin is stimulated by an electric or photon
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field, it vibrates. This means that it produces minute
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electrical currents when vibrated or rubbed.
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Page 1
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Sheldon C. Deal, D.C, N.D. of Tucson says (REF #1): "The
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skin is embryonically the source of all our special senses. Our
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skin contains more sensors for heat, touch, pain, ect., than any
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other part of the human anatomy. The human ear evolves
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embryonically out of the convolutions of the skin of an embryo.
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Basically, the skin is the oldest evolutionary nervous system
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sensor. Another way to look at this, is the special sense of
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touch has progressively extended over the entire body by way of
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the skin and evolutionarywise our other special senses should
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follow suit and extend over our entire body in time [What is that
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going to look like?]. The skin then, since it is the precursor
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of the ears, should also be cable of hearing, or to put it
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another way, it should be able to transmit the sense of hearing
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to the brain by means other than the 8th Cranial Nerve."
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The Zirconium Titanate transducer effectively forms a
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piezoelectric transmitter, where some thing called the Pacinian
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Corpuscle acts as a receiver.
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The Pacinian Corpuscle is a special nerve ending that
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transforms mechanical vibration, or pressure, into nerve
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impulses. (REF #11) The Pacinian Corpuscle consists of a
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sensitive nerve ending surrounded by a cylindrical-like core
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structure consisting of closely packed membranes called lamellae.
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The core is surrounded by a second set of lamellae, in which the
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distance between each one increases from the innermost
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lamella toward the periphery of the corpuscle. The space between
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all the lamellae is filled with a liquid whose mechanical
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properties can be considered similar to that of water. When a
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displacement of the outermost lamella is caused by exerting
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an appropriate pressure, this stimulus is transmitted to the
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core, and in turn, causes a compression of the innermost
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lamella. This system acts as a differentiating mechanical
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amplifier.
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What all of this gobbledygook is trying to say is that
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the Pacinian Corpuscle responds best to a square wave signal.
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Where the time-rate-of-change of the signal is more important
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than the amplitude of the pressure applied to the corpuscle.
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This shows that this receptor is designed to detect time
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significance first, and pressure significance secondly.
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Now that we have gotten trough the descriptions of the
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transmitter (Zirconium Titanate transducer) and the receiver
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(Pacinian Corpuscle) we can get into the interesting stuff:
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Interesting Stuff:
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Nerve encoding
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In the Neurophone the input signal is passed into a section
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which clips everything into a series of square waves, analogous
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to the sort of clipped waves Lisitsyn confirms are the carriers
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of the human brain waves (REF #8). Next, the square waves are
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differentiated, yielding a series of sharp spikes. These spikes
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are again differentiated, since these are finite spikes with real
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non-zero rise times and decay times rather than theoretical
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constructs, a series of noisy spikes results from the second
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differentiator section. From here, the noisy spikes are
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introduced to the Zirconium Titanate transducers which are placed
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on the skin.
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Page 2
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In REF #6: "It was established that the nervous system uses
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time ratios as major sources of intelligent information. It was
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found that speech intelligibility was contained in the time
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dominant ratios in the speech waveform. Speech quality was found
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to be contained in dominant frequency ratios. So the nervous
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system is designed to recognize two distinct parameters: the time
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domain and the frequency domain."
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This is similar to the work of Dr. Arie Visser of Extrema
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Systems International Corporation. The Extrema theory of human
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perception assumes that the ear distinguishes sounds not by
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amplitude or frequency, but rather by timing and context.
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Specifically, the ear extracts only certain features of a signal-
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that is, the local minima and maxima, or the extrema and passes
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to the brain the instances at which they occur [it doesn't matter
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whether it is minima or maxima, just the change in direction of
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the signal is important].
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Here is a starting point for the circuitry for a Neurophone,
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and a Extrema Enhancer:
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Find your self a copy of "National Semiconductor's "Linear
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Applications Databook" 1986, then locate: AN-72 "The LM3900: A
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New Current-Differencing Quad of +/- Input Amplifiers"
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For the Extrema Enhancer hook up the AN-72 stages like so:
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Input:>>----AN-72-35 4 KHz Low Pass Filter --------> (A)
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Noise Source:
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Noisy Zener Diode (1N964B) & 100k bias resistor----> (B)
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From (A) ----\
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*---AN-72-87 Audio Mixer-------------> (C)
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From (B) ----/
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From (C) ----AN-72-82 Differentiator---------------> (D)
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A point worth experimenting with would be to put multiple
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differentiators in series.
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/---AN-72-66 Invert Volt Compar------> (E)
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From (D) ----* (Bisa for + and - = Set/Reset)
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\---AN-72-68 Non-Invert Volt Compar--> (F)
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From (E) ------\
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*--AN-72-59 Bi-Stable-Multivbrater-> (G)
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From (F) ------/
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(G) Is now a square wave in the Time-Domain of the input
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signal's extremas. Timing-Feature-Extraction output
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(Speech recognition output here)
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From (G) ----AN-72-83 Difference Integrator--------> (H)
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(H) ----AN-72-35 4 KHz Low Pass Filter --------->> (Output)
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Page 3
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(Output): is now filtered version of input (Increased
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signal-to-noise-ratio [More signal than noise, than the
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original input signal], with redundant information removed).
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Heres a starting point for the Neurophone (I'am still
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studying how this works, so haven't got it finished yet).
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>>--- Input (0 - 15 KHz) --------------------------> (A)
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AN-72-41 Sine wave Oscillator [50 KHz] --------> (B)
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From (A) ----\
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*---AN-72-87 Audio Mixer-------------> (C)
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From (B) ----/
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(C) ---- AN-72-34 High Pass filter ----------------> (D)
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[Multiple stages: High-pass filter having a 6 decibels per
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octave slope from 0 to 15 KHz, total combined slope of 12
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decibels per octave. ]
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(D) ----- AN-72-13 Non-Inverting AC Amp -----------> (E)
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(E) ------ AN-72-? Clipper -----------------------> (F)
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(F) ----- AN-72-13 Non-Inverting AC Amp -----------> (G)
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(G) ------ AN-72-? Clipper -----------------------> (H)
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(H) ------- AN-?-? Output driver --*---> Zi-Ti Out (Right)
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\--> Zi-Ti Out (Left)
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For safety reasons the Neurophone circuit should be battery
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powered.
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So where do we go from here/hear?
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References:
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Extrema processing is covered by US patent 4,545,065.
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Flanagan's "Nervous System Excitation Device" is covered by US
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patent 3,393,279 7/16/68. The Neurophone Thinkman [TM] Model 50
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is covered by US Patent 3,647,970 "Method And System For
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Simplifying Speech Waveforms" 3/7/72.
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[1] "Meridian Balancing by use of the Neurophone" Sheldon C. Deal
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D.C., N.D.; of Tucson; Director of the Swan Clinic, Current
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[Former?] President of the International College of Applied
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Kinsiology. Reprinted in Innergy News June 1980.
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[2] "Role of the Pinna [External Ear/Ear Lobe] in Localization:
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Theoretical and Physiological Consequences" by Dwight Wayne
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Batteau. Ciba Foundation Symposium on Hearing Mechanisms in
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Vertebrates, 1968. pp. 234 to 239 (Edited by A.V.S. deReuck and
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Julie Knight. Published by J. & A. Churchill Ltd., 104 Gloucester
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Place, London, W.I.)
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[3] Proceedings of Royal Society, Biology, 1967, 158, 158-180 by
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Dwight Wayne Batteau.
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Page 4
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[4] "Molecular Sensation" by Dwight Wayne Batteau and W. M.
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Hemmes (1966). First Semi-Annual Report for U.S. Navy Office of
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Naval Research, Contract 4863(00). NTIS order number: AD-
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635955
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[5] "On The Significance of Energy Level Transitions in Nerve
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Function" by Dwight Wayne Batteau and T. B. Eyrick. (1967)
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Interim Technical Report for U.S. Navy Office of Naval
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Research, Contract 4863(00). NTIS order number: AD-670614
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[6] "Theories of Sonar Systems and Their Application to
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Biological Organisms", D.W.Batteau Department of Mechanical
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Engineering, Tufts University, Medfoard, Massachusetts,
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Sept. 1966.
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[7] "The Neuro Physiology of Spcialy Oriented Behavior" edited by
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Samford J. Freedman. 1968 Dorcy Press IL. Chapter 7 "Listening
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with the Naked Ear" by Dwight Wayne Batteau.
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[8] "New Approach to the Analysis of Electroencephalogram", by
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S. K. Lisitsyn Problems of Bionics (selected articles) pg 16-
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25 NTIS order number: AD-730045
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NTIS: National Technical Information Service (NTIS), an
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agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce:
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5285 PortRoyal Road,
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Springfield, VA 22161:
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(703) 487-4650
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[9] "Analog" magazine July 1967.
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[10] "Whiz Kid, Hands Down" by William Mofser "LIFE" 9/14/1962
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pg 69 and 72
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[11] Research by Fernando Grandori and Antonio Pedotti of Milan,
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Italy. IEEE Transactions on Bio-Medical Engineering: VOL BME-
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27, No 10, October 1980.)
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[12] Phone conversations with LLoyd Mac Gregory Trefethen,
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Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Tufts University
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Anderson Hall. He was instrumental in locating some of Batteau's
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research papers (Dwight Wayne Batteau is now deceased).
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A partial collection of Neurophone related articles is
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availible from:
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Rex Research
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PO Box 19250
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Jean, NV, 89019
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Order: "NR: F2-FLN 'Flnagan: Neurophone'"
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Note: The information contained here in is of experimental
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nature, and not intended for diagnosis or treatment of
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disease, or intended as a substitute for sound medical care.
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Comments: The problem with XSI is they refuse to deal in small
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qualities, seems they are going after the military market.
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I was able to locate Patrick Flanagan to see if any one was still
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selling the ThinkMan-50 Neurophone. He sent me info on Vortexian
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Water Purification, so I took that as a no (No one currently selling
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the Neurophone). What I've wondred is how one of these would work
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out for a hearing aid for the Deaf?
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Vangard Notes...
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I was fortunate enough to attend a small seminar of about 5
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hours with Pat Flanagan and a group of about 25 others at the
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National Health Federation meeting here in Dallas somewhere
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around 1983(?).
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Pat went into some detail on the Neurophone and some of his
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other work. The original version put out a 3000 volt signal
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which was modulated by any audio signal.
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It was based on a principle called "acoustic conduction" which
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had been an anomaly first noticed in the early days of radio.
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The effect can be demonstrated by attached a "Chore Girl" scrub
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pad to the output of any audio amplifier system. The positive
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lead goes to one pad, the negative to another. The pads are
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then applied to the ear, the amplifier tuned to a music source
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and cranked up. You will hear the music from the
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electrostatically driven threads of the scrub pad.
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Flanagan figured that the principle could be "enhanced" which
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led to fine tuning using an oscilloscope and other equipment.
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From these humble beginnings came the first Neurophone using a
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vacuum tube amplifier capable of generating the audio modulated
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3000 volts.
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The next improvement came when Pat found that the human nervous
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system vibrated within a range of 50 KHZ to 100 KHZ. He found
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that by transmitting an acoustically modulated carrier
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frequency which would match the current vibrations of the
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nervous system, the two frequencies would "tune in" leaving the
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audio frequencies.
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This system uses a 20 volt peak to peak signal and requires
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some training to be able to use the device. Training involves
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audibly listening to music which is simultaneously transmitted
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via the Neurophone into the nervous system.
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As one continues, the audible volume is gradually decreased
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which "trains" the system to become ever more aware of the
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Neurophonically driven signals.
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There have been strange reports of experiments using the
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Neurophone either in groups or singly and spaced over distance.
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People have become suddenly telepathically linked to others
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operating the Neurophone at the same time. At one time,
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Flanagan was asking for Neurophone operators to experiment in
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groups to see what the possibilities might be. I never heard
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of the outcome of any of these experiments.
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Bearden mentions the possibilities of the Neurophone for
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telepathic linking among a group of minds with the same general
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purposes (much like witchcraft). He believes that those people
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might unknowingly awaken a great mind which he calls ZARG.
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This mind would be synthesized from the linking of the many
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smaller minds. He also cautions that such an awakening might
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lead to disasters beyond our control when ZARG sees how screwed
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up everything has become from our actions.
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The Bible mentions how the linking of two or more people in a
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common enterprise will lead to geometrically amplified results.
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That is the essential principle of witchcraft as well as group
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prayer in the more socially accepted version. The stories
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relating to miracles when people pray (read concentrate on a
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focussed objective) in concert are legion.
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In formal Magick, the operator uses geometries, intense
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concentration and words of power to generate the same result as
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witchcraft yet working on much more resolved levels of energy.
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I think the Neurophone offers its greatest hope with the 20
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volt peak to peak version. Training of the operator to awaken
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his innate abilities would lead to the possibility of direct
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input of information to the brain without the filtering which
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is built in to the other methods of sensory input.
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The danger here is the possibility of mind control techniques
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far beyond simplified subliminals.
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