I see. So the experiment is to see if you can find a frequency that is comfortable/helpful, and then figure out if it’s likely to match your alpha waves? From what I can tell, alpha waves are typically between 8 and 12 Hz, but I don’t know if it varies over time (nor how quickly) for individuals.
Unfortunately, the linked paper notes that the pulse is timed with the “trough” of the alpha wave, which is unlikely to be found with at-home experimentation. That implies that it’d need to use an EEG to synchronize, rather than ANY fixed frequency.
I think maybe you can stare for a while until it syncs up, but i don’t have an EEG. I also tried restarting the strobe a bunch to get on a different phase but didn’t notice any difference
Yes the hypothesis is that if you flash a light in sync with your alpha brain waves then focusing and learning is easier https://jacobshapiro.substack.com/p/teaching-at-the-brains-tempo https://academic.oup.com/cercor/article/33/9/5382/6814397?login=false
I see. So the experiment is to see if you can find a frequency that is comfortable/helpful, and then figure out if it’s likely to match your alpha waves? From what I can tell, alpha waves are typically between 8 and 12 Hz, but I don’t know if it varies over time (nor how quickly) for individuals.
Unfortunately, the linked paper notes that the pulse is timed with the “trough” of the alpha wave, which is unlikely to be found with at-home experimentation. That implies that it’d need to use an EEG to synchronize, rather than ANY fixed frequency.
I think maybe you can stare for a while until it syncs up, but i don’t have an EEG. I also tried restarting the strobe a bunch to get on a different phase but didn’t notice any difference