From: Dave (dfisher_at_pophost.com)
Date: 2002-02-21 23:18:25
On Thu, 21 Feb 2002 16:23:53 -0500, Jim Meissner wrote:
>I believe the frontal lobes hold the key. They are the newest
>part of the brain. None of the EEG/NF practitioners want to
>look there because of the artifacts that can exist in that region.
That's exactly why I've been avoiding them, but from what you write it sounds
like that is where a lot of the 'interesting' activity is occurring with the
conscious mind. Yeah... that makes sense, especially in evolutionary terms.
Ok; I'll have to start doing some testing there and get some first-hand
experience on dealing with artifacts due to ocular movement, forehead muscles,
etc. Heck--it will be a lot easier to prep! :)
>Another much easier indication is finger tip temperature and skin resistance.
Yeah, I've been using both also to get an indication of arousal/relaxation
levels.
>If you are intending to meditate you must sit upright on the
>edge of the chair or in a lotus position. If you lie down you
>will fall asleep and miss the whole thing.
It depends what you are looking for. My fault for the sloppy use of the term
"meditation." Yes, when I sit in zazen, it is in Burmese position. (Half
lotus is doable, full lotus maybe in another lifetime... :)
But in order to explore the use of sound in the way I want to, it will require
lying down. Part of my training in college was in dream states and their
therapeutic use. I kept up this practice afterwards. Then, a few years ago,
my interest in this area took an unexpected turn. Plus, I did some work with
Jeffrey Thompson who has some pretty innovative ideas as to how to use sound in
order to balance the central nervous system, and I want to explore that.
Again--it means lying down, or at least reclining.
>Look at my web site. We did some testing in the hospital and measured respiration rate, etc with meditation.
I found some graphs under "Test Data" showing the respiration and skin
resistance--is this what you were referring to? I'm not sure I understand the
respiration graphs, although respiration certainly seemed to make a dramatic
increase when the "sports program" kicked in. Talk about a stationary workout.
:) And it also looks like the changes in respiration and skin resistance were
more pronounced with the use of the Brain State Synchronizer as compared to
using a meditation tape or transcendental mediation--am I understanding the
implications correctly?
And thanks again concerning electrode placement--I think that I may have been
missing out on some very important data!
Dave.
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