I'll start off with a description on what a binaural beat is.
Binaural beats or binaural tones are auditory processing artifacts, or apparent sounds, the perception of which arises in the brain independent
of physical stimuli. This effect was discovered in 1839 by Heinrich Wilhelm Dove.
The brain produces a phenomenon resulting in low-frequency pulsations in the loudness of a perceived sound when two tones at slightly different
frequencies are presented separately, one to each of a subject's ears, using stereo headphones. A beating tone will be perceived, as if the two tones
mixed naturally, out of the brain. The frequency of the tones must be below about 1,000 to 1,500 hertz for the beating to be heard. The difference
between the two frequencies must be small (below about 30 Hz) for the effect to occur; otherwise the two tones will be heard separately and no beat
will be perceived.
Interest in binaural beats can be classified into two categories. Firstly, they are of interest to neurophysiologists investigating the sense of
hearing. Secondly (and more controversially), binaural beats reportedly influence the brain in more subtle ways through the entrainment of
brainwaves and can be used to produce relaxation and other health benefits such as pain relief.
Source:
en.wikipedia.org...
Using Binaural Beat induction, almost everyone can achieve a very deep, relaxed state of consciousness, provided the proper frequencies are
employed.
Source:
www.headsound.com...
I believe that this is happening with televisions. Myself and other people have noticed on many occasions that TV's, in general; will randomly emit a
barely audible high pitch tone sometimes lasting several minutes.
Regardless of the type of television: LCD/Plasma/etc
The tones can be embedded in the content, it is not a byproduct of the television itself. Changing channel or muting stops the tones.
The theory is that televisions are emitting these tones to viewers causing them to become passive, lethargic and other feelings/emotions.
Have you ever noticed that commercials are louder than the program you are watching? It's intent is to get your attention and it works. Like binaural
beats, this volume effect is from the content coming from the provider.
binaural beats reportedly influence the brain in more subtle ways through the entrainment of brainwaves and can be used to produce relaxation
and other health benefits such as pain relief.
(ibid above)
Logically then, you could even condition people to react to what they are seeing on the screen, just as you train a dog with treats.
For example:
CNN does live coverage of the Senate passing the bailout. During the coverage, certain tones are sent and people subconsciously, instead of taking any
action (petition/protest/etc); simply grumble and perhaps think or act in a more passive manner.
I think this explains why we let governments get away with crimes like corruption, murder and theft in plain sight.
And now with the high definition TV's...they've probably upgraded their arsenal, in terms of tone range and frequencies.
something to think about during the holidays
[edit on 24-12-2008 by warrenb]
