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Are physical distancing restrictions getting in the way of you providing therapy to your clients who struggle with anxiety? We are getting more and more feedback from clinicians on how they are using Audio-Visual Entrainment (AVE) with their patients during these very stressful and difficult times. Some clinical offices rent or sell devices to their clients to take home to use between appointments. With an increase of Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Facebook Messenger video chat...

EEG recordings are always relative recordings. By “relative” this means that the recording electrode determines brain wave activity in comparison to a reference electrode. It the reference electrode is on the ear lobe, then the brain wave activity seen will be compared with the activity in the ear lobe. Surprising as it may sound, occasionally, a fair bit of brain activity can get into the ear lobe, cancelling out “real” brain activity while injecting fake...

April 20, 2020 Not long ago, I went to the optometrist for an eye exam and a prescription for a new pair of eyeglasses. The Dr made his assessment and soon after, I was fitted with a new pair of glasses. The doc handed me my new spectacles and said, “You’re going to love having 20/20 vision.” I put the eyeglasses on and behold – I had perfect vision! “Step out into the mall and...

Setting up an AVE group session with Spectrum eyesets For the past few decades, many clinicians have expressed the need for an effective and affordable AVE system for group work. The Spectrum eyeset and our DAVID PC apps offer a clinician the ability to set up a group of several clients on an Audio-Visual Entrainment (AVE) session on Windows-11 PCs. Now, by plugging into a simple USB hub, large groups can experience AVE therapy along...

Written by Dave Siever, June 2019 Our adventure began aboard the Audrey Rose, a 2010 Bavaria 45. My shipmates were Cynthia and Perry Kerson and Mari Swingle. Cynthia is a professor at Saybrook University and very active in the neuropsychology community. Mari is the author of the best-selling books “iMinds,” and “iMinds second edition.” (http://www.drmariswingle.com/). Perry is an accomplished boat captain with years of experience running a salmon fishing charter and racing sailboats. Here are...