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#778: Brainwave Entrainment & The Frequency-Following Response of Light & Sound
By Kent Bye
Interview with AVStim founder Larry Minikes about light-and-sound systems presented as tools for brainwave entrainment, relaxation, and meditation. The episode is useful for the technological and cultural history of photic stimulation, while its physiological and therapeutic claims remain attributed claims rather than independently verified findings.
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