you wanna be a genius?

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Depends on what IQ tests you take. There are Internet tests that say I'm a genius too. Which have you taken? Seriously?

There is no single genius "gene". Most likely, its a multiply determined (i.e. polygenetic) "range". Now given that, if you have been doing something that moves you into your upper range, great. But can a gentically retarded individual achieve these results? No, they are limited in their potential.

Actually, you have the most brain cells early in development, and through experience, cells that are not needed are "pruned" as you get older. Its called effeciency. Second, you have hit on another misunderstaing on your part. That of "knowledge" equating to "intelligence". That is simply one half of the story. We call that crystallized intelligence, and the other half fluid intelligence. This fluid intelligence is more ill-defined, but is described as the ability to piece together pattern, or natural logical thought...I am seriously lacking the words to describe it right now. Thats why there are tests like Raven's Matrices.

I have known many individuals "who know a lot about one thing" and are still dumb as a box of rocks.

 

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It's nice to know I have so much influence already. I look forward to becoming even more of a genius than I already am.

 

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Wow, if I was not tired as hell, I would rad all of that in detail, but you mostly seem to be presenting biological changes...however,

"there are two main effects of reorganization and increased synchrony in the brain: one, is an increase in various mental capabilities: increased learning ability, creativity, mental clarity, INTELLIGENCE, intuition, and so on. second, each time the neural structure changes, positive changes in mental and emotional health occur. with the creation of new neural pathways, connections are percieved between bits of information that previously seemed unrelated, and more choices are available"

You have not shown me any evidence all those changes translate into these assertions.

SHOW ME SOME EVIDENCE!

 

Isn't this evidence?

over 68% had increases in DHEA levels, with an average increase of 43.77%. several participants had increases of 50, 60, even 90%

cortisol was down an average of 46.47%, with postive changes in 68% of the people, and with several participants having decreases of 70, or 80%

melatonin levels increased an average of 97.77%, with positive changes happening in over 73% ot the participants. many had improvements of 100, 200, even 300%

 

really the only evidence is basically the knowledge we have on how our brain works. i dont think you can acctually observe the new neuropathways forming, rather you use the cause and effect of things you can observe(bwp, neurochemicals, electricall activity in the brain) then when you see the results of say, production of the neurochemical vasopressin, when the brain is put in the state of theta, you would assume that since vasopressin is proven to boost memory, in turn the more often you can induce a state of theta, the more vasopressin, thus improved memory. thats just one example of one benefit. you can use that basic formula for all the benefits i described earlier.
i do believe i have given enough technicall info for most people even skepticall ones, to at least give it a try, i mean what is there to loose at worst you get to spend an hour a day reflecting on what ever, at best you get to be as cool as me!!

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but really i dont know if you want me to send you my brain, or what more proof i can give, then all the research and findings of experts in the field, stated previously. cause ultimatly the only solid proof youll ever get, that it works for you is by expierience. :m:

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That is evidence of biological changes, but HOW DO WE KNOW THAT TRANSLATES INTO A CHANGE IN INTELLIGENCE?

I would need to see evidence of the relation between cortisol levels and performance on a test, for example.

 

Is it? How much do I have to assume? How GOOD is the research on vassopressin? Are there any studies that show NO relation? Do we know the direction of effects are statistically significant? Are we relying on the results of one study? or two? Is this an established literature?

HOW LONG DO THE EFFECTS LAST?

WHAT TYPE OF MEMORY DOES VASSOPRESSIN AFFECT?

You are making some serious logical leaps here, that I believe are unwarranted, or at minimum unsubstantiated.

 

and what warrants your belief,i see no substancial evidence debunking my info.
if you want to be devils advocate you probablly should at least look up something for your rebuttle.

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• atwater f. the monroe institute's hemi-sync process, a theoretical perspective. the monroe institute of applied sciences. 1988
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i if you find anything to contradict info i have supplied please share.

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You seem to have missed one of the posts so I'll quote it for you...

 

This isn't precisely indicative of increase in intelligence, but it supports an increase in whole-brain thinking:

http://www.centerpointe.com/product/Mind_Mirror.htm

 

actually i apologize, i forget not everybody has the same material in front of them that i do.
the actuall point of the results shared there were to show the effect holosync had on hormones. as i stated the results already i wont repeat myself, rather i will just go into what those results meant.
first a little background on each of the hormones associated with the test.
cortisol: a hormone that is produced by the adrenal glands. according to Dr. Giampapa, cortisol is the major age-accelerating hormone within the brain. it also interferes with learning and memory and has, in general, negative effects on health and well being.
DHEA: is also produce by the adrenal glands. it is a precurser to virtually every hormone the body needs. the level of DHEA in the body is a key determining factor of physiological age and resistance to disease. when theyre low we're more susceptible to aging and disease; when they are high, the body is at its peak.
a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (dec 11, 1986) found that a 100 microgram per decileter in DHEA blood levels corresponded with a 48% reduction in mortality due to cardiovascular disease, and a 36% reduction in mortality for any reason.
melatonin: is a hormone associated with the restfull sleep. we make less of it as we age, and since during sleep many important rejuvenating substances are created in the brain while were sleeping, if your not getting restfull sleep it will most likely take a toll on your quality of life and your aging process.
now you could argue that the study on the effects holosync had on them were not pertanant to our discussion on intelligence,(other then cortisol is a interference on learning and memory, and to substancially lower it would likely compliment the increase in vasopressin for increasing memory.) but in my opinion, i would say your overall well being is something any intelligent person would be concernd with. but like i said that is my opinion, i dont have any proof for that. i will look up more info on the studies, on vasopressin. till then dont let your pickle drip :bugeye: :m:

 

http://www.nootropics.com/vasopressin/index.html
i think youll find enough info here to keep you busy for a while. also if you want more info just type in vasopressin on your search engine, there is alot most of wich seemed to verify what i had already said. but i only glanced at them.

 

Selfeducated, I do not doubt the results of tehse studies, but a mere pervue of the titles suggest that a minority of those studies have to do with intelligence/genius, the topic of this thread...

 

so what really do you need clarity on. i would guess, but i hate writing if its not what your really getting at.

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This is as close as I can come to 'intelligence.' But remember, IQ is a very selective measurement. Holosync claims to improve the brain in various ways, and the combinations of these improvements could result in increased intelligence, although they never explicitly make this claim, as far as I know.
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As we slow the brain waves from beta to alpha to theta to delta using Holosync, there is a corresponding increase in balance between the two hemispheres of the brain. This more balanced brain state is called brain synchrony, or brain synchronization.

As the brain waves slow and the brain balances, you more and more tap into what scientists call whole-brain thinking, or whole-brain functioning.

So just what is whole-brain thinking? It's using both sides of the brain to think, instead of using one side at a time, as we usually do. It gives you a kind of meta-awareness, a new perspective-a view from a higher spot on the mountain.

Whole- brain functioning is associated with increased creativity... insight... learning ability... problem solving ability... memory... and what some people call vision.

This type of brain function has been associated with geniuses-the Einsteins and Mozarts of the world.

As amazing as it may seem, we really do now have a method for tapping into this kind of whole brain, integrative, super-functioning, high-performance, creative thinking-a level of brain functioning.

Researcher Dr. Lester Fehmi has said that brain synchronization is correlated experientially with a union with experience, and 'into-it-ness.' Instead of feeling separate and narrow-focused you tend to feel more into it...There's a whole-brain sensory integration going on and it's as if you become less self-conscious and function more intuitively.

Synchronizing your brain can quite simply catapult you to much higher levels of effectiveness in your life. Neurologist Jerre Levy of the University of Chicago had this to say about brain synchronization and personal effectiveness:

Great men and women of history did not merely have superior intellectual capacities within each hemisphere [of the brain]. They had phenomenal levels of emotional commitments, motivation, attentional capacity - all of which reflected the highly integrated brain in action.

 

"Whole- brain functioning is associated with increased creativity... insight... learning ability... problem solving ability... memory... and what some people call vision."

I would like to see some results on these claims.

 

Another crackpot theory. Like Xerxes said; meditation will get you further than some quack sticking something in your ear. For all you know it could be a metal box full of bloodthirsty man-eating earwigs. This is about the most retarded idea I've ever heard, and I've heard some good ones.

If a mod is reading, I declare that this thread should be moved to pseudoscience.

 

Selfeducated1, you are handy with the copy/paste function of your computer... the original bibliography is here for others to see and read the context that these citations were referring to.

My question for selfeducated1 is this: the bibliography that centerpointe provides is nice though quite old, but where's the citations to the studies they've conducted on the methodology that they claim obtains the results they claim for the hefty price of $159 + s/h?

A hallmark of pseudoscience is the ability to astound the ignorant (often those that believe they are self-educated) with scientific sounding jargon and quotes all-the-while conning them out of their money. State governments do this every day with the lotto, otherwise known as the "tax on the ignorant," by making a display out of odds, statistics, etc. and then following up with catch-phrases like, "you gotta play to win."

I looked their website over and didn't see the link or citation to their peer-reviewed study. Perhaps you can enlighten us? I realize you're astounded by the literature they've cited, but their literature review is only part of the process of research. They still have to provide the methodology (which they barely outline) as well as the results of their studies. Citing "Dr. Giampa" doesn't do anything for us. There's no indication that he was using the $159 +s/h package for sale by centerpointe to get his results, right?

You haven't supplied data with regard to the $159 + s/h package, you've only copy/pasted the bibliography that centerpointe claims supports their $159 +s/h package. I'd like to see the peer-reviewed data of the $159 +s/h package, then we can talk about contradicting something.