The Brain and Brainwave
Entrainment—
The DAVID Device
What is Brainwave Entrainment?
Each of our senses responds to activity from the environment
and transmits that information to the brain. The senses of
sight and hearing, by their very nature, provide a favorable
environment for affecting brainwaves. By presenting pulsed
audio and visual stimulation to the brain, after a short period
of time, the brain begins to resonate or entrain at the same
frequency as the stimulus. This effect is commonly referred
to as brainwave entrainment (BWE).
Comptronic Devices Limited has been designing,
developing, researching and manufacturing audio-visual entrainment
(AVE) devices since 1984. Comptronic’s DAVID device
sends flashes of lights using a pair of eyesets, and pulses
tones through a pair of headphones to gently guide the brain
into altered states of consciousness.
We can slow down the brainwaves for meditation,
pain relief, dream states, hypnosis, deep relaxation, sleep,
creativity, and the relief of stress and anxiety. The DAVID
can also be used to speed up brainwaves, making the DAVID
an ideal tool to treat slow brainwave disorders such as Attention
Deficit Disorder, closed-head brain injury, fibromyalgia,
PMS, chronic fatigue and insomnia. Additional applications
of the David include improved mental and physical performance.
PROGRAM ACTIVITY
The client follows preprogrammed instructions
in the use of the DAVID device. Each program is intended to
induce a specific brainwave state. To use the DAVID device,
the client simply keys in the number of the program desired,
puts on the eyeset [goggles] and the earphones, then listens
to the audio tones and watches the color display. The user
can also overlay music of his or her choosing if desired.