Blog — Cranio-Electro Stimulation

Sharing our Greatest Hits from 2023! We would like to share our most popular posts on our Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) pages in 2023. So please enjoy whether this is the first time seeing the post or a review! Most often, we post about the technologies that we use in our work – Audio-Visual Entrainment (AVE), Cranio-Electro Stimulation (CES), transcranial DC Stimulation (tDCS), and Microcurrent Electrotherapy (MET), but we also like to share interesting...

Many years ago, after reviewing the research on using CES for ADHD, we decided to combine our ADHD sessions on the ALERT (now since discontinued) to create the ALERT Pro (also discontinued) Audio-Visual Entrainment (AVE) devices with Cranio-Electro Stimulation (CES), as we found that adding CES boosted the effect of the AVE on ADHD symptoms. Our current devices with both AVE and CES are the DAVID Delight Pro  and DAVID Premier which include sessions specifically for...

Congratulations! You’ve decided to purchase a Mind Alive device! Now for the fun of choosing the one that will best serve your needs. It may seem overwhelming given there are four different devices. For a quick description on the differences, watch this video. But not to worry, selecting can be quite simple. First let’s break down the different stimulation technologies: Audio-Visual Entrainment (AVE) – flashing lights and pulsing tones to guide you into different brainwave states Cranio-Electro Stimulation...

The Delight Pro device has Audio-Visual Entrainment technology (AVE) that is a non-pharmaceutical approach to wellness. The audio part is putting on a set of headphones that you will hear heartbeat-like sounds through. The visual part is putting on an eyeset that will flash lights at your closed lids. The device also has Cranio-Electro Stimulation (CES) technology that you use by clipping a set of earclips on your ear lobes after you have wet them. ** Add CES to enhance any...

Mind Alive Blog by Dave Siever and Amanda Jackson Wednesday, February 3, 2010 Welcome! Welcome to the Mind Alive blog. Your hosts are Dave Siever and Amanda Jackson. Dave Siever has been designing neuro-stimulators and biofeedback devices as far back as 1981. He was involved in temporo-mandibular dysfunction (TMD) research at the University of Alberta. He invented the first high-quality AVE device (the DAVID1) in 1984 to help Performing Arts students overcome stage fright.  He has been continually...