abstract:A mind machine (aka brain machine, in some countries called a psychowalkman) uses pulsing rhythmic sound and/or flashing light to alter the brainwave frequency of the user.The Use of Auditory and Visual Stimulation for the Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children.
Though others have tried to combine the TV and the PC-- Gateway 's (nyse: GTW - news - people ) Destination PCs come to mind--this machine doesn't seem to be aimed at replacing the TV you already have in the living room.
Our trouble is not the over-all absence of smartness but the intractable power of pure stupidity, and no machine, or mind, seems extended enough to cure that.