Category: insomnia

This procedurally generated Twitch channel wants to help you sleep

Post author By Randall
Post date October 3, 2019
Categories In Art, endel, Entertainment, insomnia, sleep aids, Tech, twitch

[ad_1] Insomnia by Endel is a “real-time procedurally generated soundscape” which streams relaxing sounds and visuals. The company says the channel uses “psychoacoustic effects,” which is basically just a fancy way of saying “nice sounds,” and “masking effects,” which is where multiple sound signals are layered in a way that makes some of them inaudible. […]

Brain-controlled VR lightshows could lull you to sleep

Post author By Randall
Post date July 26, 2019
Categories In Art, betty sargeant, brain waves, brainwaves, color, Design, eeg, emotions, gear, headset, insomnia, inter-dream, justin dwyer, kaleidoscope, medicine, meditation, mental health, nathan semertzidis, neurofeedback, neuroscience, pluginhuman, rmit, rmit university, Sleep, Tech, tomorrow, Virtual Reality, visualization, visuals, vr, Wearables

[ad_1] Inter-Dream assigns different colors and properties to different brainwaves, and since brainwaves are always changing, the visuals and colors change, too. The result is a constantly moving, mirage of colors, shapes and patterns. More active brainwaves are associated with more active displays. The idea is that people whose minds are more active just before […]

Your sleep tracker might make insomnia worse

Post author By Randall
Post date June 15, 2019
Categories In activity tracker, Fitness Tracker, gear, health, Home, insomnia, medicine, Science, Sleep, sleep tracker, sleep tracking, Tech, Wearables

[ad_1] This doesn’t mean the devices tend to be unreliable, and manufacturers have unsurprisingly rushed to defend their products. Fitbit’s Dr. Conor Heneghan claimed that few users deal with serious sleep anxiety, and that the tracking data could stress the effects of consistent sleep schedules and harmful habits. They can also pinpoint heart rates and […]