h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

This is my first entry, so tell me if their is any way I can improve what I have done so far.

This is a really fasinating subject for me personally so I'd like to see this entry eventually make it to editing.

First off it does need a little work. Here's a few ideas you can dip into:


1. Is there anything that tells us what makes those waves? Is it the general activity of the brain that we pick up and analyse or is it something else?

2. You tell us about the binaural beat frequencies for altering the mind states, but not about the visual stimuli. If you want to limited your entry to the auditory stimuli, you can put in a small statment saying that you will on concern yourself with the auditory.

3."This, combined with another frequeny-encoded noise in the other ear, can produce different brainwave patterns by having the same frequency repeated over and over again." I don't think this comes out as you meant. Possibly better to mention the two frequencies in one sentence and have another sentence about how the repetitive sound afects the brain... Anyway, the sentence needs some work.

4. "However, if, for example, a frequency of 10 Hz is wished to be obtained, a frequency of 500 Hz in one ear combined with 510 Hz or 490 Hz in the other, a frequency of 10 Hz is registered in the brain, because..." What I think you're trying to say here is that they two opposite frequencies cancel each other out, leaving on the sum of the two waves...the 10Hz. I think it needs to be explained to those that don't know, that opposite waves cancel each other out and that's the reason the brain only hears 10Hz

5. What benefits can be gained by messing with your brains this way? e.g. Help people with insomnia? I don't know and some facts are needed to back this up. What are some disadvantages...for example it was used to brain wash people. I don't know of any examples off hand, but if you could find some that would be cool. Is this treatment used currently for anything?

I know this looks like heaps and that you probably thought you were finished but as I said, this topic is very interesting and deserves someone to do a good job of it. There's probably a dozen more things that can be done to this entry to make it great, but try with one or two of the above first. If you need help I would be glad to give you any assistance you need.

Just before I leave you, I just want to say that you did an excellent job with the GuideML. I still have to learn how to make graphs and other clever things.

Thanks for the suggestions, Miztres. I added a bit more info, expaned on visual stimulation and cleaned up the text as much as I could. I may write in a bit more on the Ganzfeld effect, or maybe if I get enought put it as an independant entry.

Cool! Now I'll have to get a chance to read it again. No hardship though.