Back in 2005, unknown businessmen discovered the concept of digital drugs to the world. They created the program I-Doser, which offered to listen to some sounds that supposedly imitate the effects of the use of known drugs: heroin, cocaine, marijuana; and also to feel different states: spontaneous joy, happiness, drowsiness. It is difficult to imagine even now, and in 2005 it had a great commercial effect all over the world.
They called it binaural drugs — a safe way to feel “coming,” without harm to the body. We created a lot of paid audio programs and began to win the interest of the whole world. At first it was the United States, and where else could such a powerful commercial machine of mass consumption appear? When demand in America began to fall, merchants sent spam to Asia, by 2009, digital addicts began to actively download new “doses” already in Russia. To understand how it works and how it got into the network, let's return to the story.
Mankind has long been aware of the binaural effect - the ability to determine the direction of the sound source. Back in 1939, the German scientist G.V. Dove discovered the existence of binaural beats. In the early 50s, American researcher Robert Monroe continued to study binaural beats. Robert Monroe belongs to the discovery that when listening to sounds of similar frequency through different channels (right and left) of a stereo signal, a person feels these very binaural rhythms (beats). He proved that when listening to stereo music through stereo headphones, a person subconsciously feels the difference in the frequencies of the left and right sound channels (this frequency difference lies at the basis of the binaural rhythms generated in the brain of a listener). For example, when one ear hears a pure tone (monotonous sound) with a frequency of 300 Hz, and the other - 310 Hz (the frequency difference should not exceed 25 Hz), the hemispheres of the human brain begin to work synchronously, and as a result the listener feels a special sonic beat with “Difference” frequency equal to 10 Hz (310 - 300 = 10 Hz). But this frequency is a derivative of the brain itself, as if it subtracts the difference between the two frequencies and makes it possible to hear the very 10 Hz indicated in the example. The effect on the body of this effect Monroe studied first on himself and then on volunteers. The results impressed the researcher. It turns out that using different frequencies, you can achieve different effects on the human body.
In 1975, he registers several patents related to audiomethods aimed at stimulating brain function to synchronize the left and right hemispheres. In the same year, Monroe registers the trademark Hemi-Sync, which develops and sells audio media containing sounds capable of changing the psychophysical state of a person. The scientist planned to use these developments for the benefit of mankind, of course, not for free. Hemi-Sync audio recordings were used to suppress depression, to relax after severe stress, and in other psycho-emotional disorders.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
After more than thirty years of work Monroe found its commercial use in the form of digital drugs and programs. Interestingly, the Hemi-Sync company still exists today. It can be assumed that this company is the source of audio drugs, given the decline in the popularity of binaural psyche treatment. In addition, not a single lawsuit was registered against the distributors of binaural drugs, who, judging by the requests, got rich in this business in 2005-2009. Of course, this is just my guess based on indirect facts. I am sure you have your opinion on this.
Whoever spreads these drugs, they naturally claim that they are completely harmless. Some resources distribute binaural programs under the guise of relaxing tools. For example, the Omharmonica resource presents binaural beats as a means of meditation. And the resource is translated into 5 languages, including Russian. It is registered in the network quite recently - at the end of 2011. Apparently, the creators hope to make a profit by combining meditation and listening to binaural programs. The resource uses programs created as early as 2003 by New York Internet entrepreneur Vishen Lakiani. All this, of course, is not subject to any certification. The parent company Mindvalley describes in detail the “disclaimers” and “cases of no effect”, which more than once confirms that the effect that binaural rhythms have on the brain and nervous system is not fully known, and the effectiveness of the sold “personality formation programs” is in doubt. . And I am not at all against meditation in its pure form.
A popular resource I-Doser is positioning its product no more than a way to “change mood” to any desired one. There are even paid applications for mobile devices. Following the trends of the present - health and sport - the resource has changed the image of the "dragdiler" to "mood generator". But what about the dashing 2000s?
Nobody forgot what kind of "mood" did I-Doser offer before?
So, are digital drugs harmful or not? Science has no definite answer, and this is a fact. Disputes on this subject exist in scientific circles in our time, I do not want to go into the treatises on neurophysiology. From one point of view, binaural rhythms stimulate the brain, improve memory, increase efficiency. On the other hand, the effect of binaural programs on the brain is compared with the state of ice thrown into the fire. After all, the program offers to change your natural sadness, for example, to joy, at one moment! In this intricacies of scientific passion and controversy the truth is not found.
PS Joke with the brain is dangerous. Remember poor Johnny Mnemonic, who recorded data in his brain, like on a flash drive. Perhaps not the best example, but this did not make Johnny's head any better. But how serious it is - you decide.
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