From: peterson_at_d...
Date: 2001-05-09 16:27:41
Hey, folks--I'm really excited to think that we're actually this
close to having these devices available. I'd buy one immediately and
I bet I could come up with sales for 5 to 10 almost overnight, once
we get it down to a practical and relatively firmed-up design. Also,
for some uses I want the full computer interface, but would also like
to have some set up as stand-alone units provided they are capable of
doing the Peniston Protocol. The Peniston protocol basically only
requires providing feedback on alpha and theta simultaneously at just
one site, with some way of adjusting and reading the "difficulty"
level (that is, amplitude required to earn the feedback signal) for
each band. In fact, Joerg's machine may already do this, although I
never really checked on its capabilities. I have two clinics that
would love to get their hands on these things. No FDA approval
necessary, as long as we really KNOW they are safe. Realistically,
nobody's going to sue us unless somebody gets hurt or killed.
By the way--group member Rob Kall published an article in the special
Peak Performance issue of the journal _Biofeedback_. His article, as
well as the whole journal, should be available online before too
long, and are well worth reading for everybody interested in peak
performance.
The journal is at
http://www.aapb.org/public/magazine/AAPBmNewsmag.html
--Jim
--- In buildcheapeeg_at_yahoogroups.com, jiva_at_humboldt1.com wrote:
>
>
> > Btw, do we have a pretty good idea how much each machine would
cost
> > to make in this manner?
>
> This would seem to be a key question, at least it is for me as I'm
> on an overly tight budget right now. Judging by what I've been
> able to retreive from the list we're quite a way from being able
> to come up with a number. Issues: board cost, electrodes/cabling,
> enclosure, etc.
>
> Since this seems to be early in the "beta" phase of the project,
> (ie ... other designs exist and may be explored, in addition
> to the issues mentioned previously) people should be aware of
> this and participate in hardware testing on this basis.
>
> Semi-related: I'm willing to spend some time trolling around the
> net for least cost components. And on the IRDA issue, Epox
> sells units for 3 1/2 and 5" slots for their motherboards at
> $US 25 delivered (probably US only). I can provide a link to their
> orderform if this aspect of the project is pursued.
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