Research articles
This section contains a collection of shorter blog style articles on scientific research material.
Sugar, intelligence and brain activity
Forget where you put that chocolate? It may be the chocolates fault. An excess of sugar effects your memory and creativity. The science of brain wave activity tells us why. Do...
“I see red” – red light eye therapy update
'I see red' or I saw red, is one of those sayings that people use when they are angry. Red has long been associated with heightened arousal or warnings. Think stop lights and...
Eating a rainbow to help with ADHD
Could there really be a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? Yeah I know, it sounds weird right. But research into dietary sources of treatment for ADHD have found that...
Gamma stimulation and Alzheimer’s update: Human trials
Back in March of 2015.., brain researcher Li-Huei Tsai of MIT in Cambridge bathed Alzheimer’s suffering mice in 40Hz Gamma flickering light for a hour a day. To her disbelief,...
Dopamine is an antidote to fear & light exposure effects dopamine function
Dopamine is well known as the 'reward' neurochemical as we get a boost of it when we have an experience worthy of praise or pleasure. Research on dopamine's role in the body also...
Control your weight and extend your lifespan with selenium
If only there was a pill that allowed you to eat whatever you want and still be healthy and not get overweight. Well.., there just might be. And it might be simpler than you...
Protect your heart with Light
Another score for our friend light! It's not new to anyone that sunlight exposure is good for health and wellbeing and is responsible for most of the vitamin D production in our...
Intention alters brainwaves
Forgetting on purpose... What???... Research on patients with epilepsy whom had electrodes temporarily implanted near specific regions of the brain show that when we purposely...
How our eyes process images
Sight and Vision are often compared to a movie camera that records a scene. Light effects the sensor (rods and cones of the eye) and the information is sent to the microcomputer...
What causes the patterns in my mind?
One of the fascinating and enjoyable aspects of photic stimulation using stroboscopic light machines like the roXiva RX1 is the depth of colour, patterns and kaleidoscopic and...
Theta and Gamma brainwaves work together to organise brain communication and memory
Studies of patients with tiny electrodes implanted in their brains for purposes of seizure study and control, have shown a unique relationship between Theta brainwaves (4-8Hz)...
The brain can sense the earths magnetic field
Of course it can you say? Well it's been hard to prove because most tests have introduced inaccuracies into the equation and have therefore been inconclusive. We know animals can...