Posted by Dwight on June 13, 2000, at 19:23:05
In reply to What is Think Fast? a puter game or what? (nm), posted by harry b. on June 13, 2000, at 15:48:42
Harry,
Yes, ThinkFast is a kind of computer game. Actually, it's series of six different games which measure various aspects of cognitive functioning. After each game you are presented with a variety of different gauges--Overall performance, Brain speed, efficiency, percent correct, etc,.--to help you interpret your score. At the end of the series you are given an overall assesment and a brain level ranking. If you play the game daily--it takes about 15 minutes--you will steadily improve. But I'll warn you the game is addictive. You'll keep pushing until you get into "Theta" level. I've played it so much that I've gotten to the end of the spectrum. Do I feel smarter? In subtle ways, yes. I type faster, I can remember ISBN numbers without writing them down. I read faster and with better concentration. In any case the game is a lot of fun. And can be a valuable too, as long as you are careful not to spend too much time on it. You can download it, or order it, from www.brain.com. Don't worry I don't work for them.
In my above post I also mentioned some CDs from centerpointe.com. I have to say I think their technology is amazing. Basically you listen to the tapes or cds and without doing anything special you find yourself falling into a very, very deep meditative state, deeper than anything I'd accomplished using traditional meditation techniques. It works by sending slightly different frequencies into each ear. (you have to use headphones.) These different frequencies somehow slow down your brain wave patterns. All way down to Delta even. Centerpointe is on to something, but it's very expensive and there is a lot of advertising hype surrounding the technology. The website is at www.centerpointe.com. If you have headphones you can listen to a free demo right on your computer with realplayer; by the end, you'll feel something! I would be very interested in hearing what other people think about this technology. Again, I'm not trying to sell anything; I'm just always looking for ways to improve/heal myself and these are two rather exciting technologies I stumbled upon.
Today I started a combo of adrafinil/amisulpride/adderal/klonipin. The adrafinil and amisulpride are new and I didn't want to go cold turkey off the others. The neurontin was probably the most potent in terms of lowering social inhibitions, but it causes rather severe memory loss. I'll save it for emergency situations. As of today I don't feel anything remarkable. To John--I hope I can find that combo that gives me the best of both worlds. Warmest Regards
Dwight
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