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Starting Protocols[edit | edit source]

OpaqueMind's initial protocol[edit | edit source]

First post on on longecity TAGsync thread:

to start, I will post a simple but thorough guide to its operation, courtesy of the user Closer

  1. Attach the ground electrode to Cz, one reading electrode to Pz, another reading electrode of Fz and one reference electrode to each ear.
  2. Add your EEG as a BioExplorer device
  3. Open the design 'TAGx2 MONx1 AUD - Quiet Reward.bxd'
  4. In either the signal diagram window or from the Objects menu:
    1. Set Bandpass Filter (BF) 1 to 9Hz - 11Hz (Alpha)
    2. Set BF2 to 4Hz - 7Hz (Theta)
    3. Confirm Audio Player 1 is set to '_TAG Pink Noise.mp3'
    4. (optional) Change Tone Generator 1 Frequency to 250 if the tone is hard to hear
  5. Commence the NFB session and:
    1. Set Threshold 1 display range to 0u to a maximum you can't exceed e.g. 40u
    2. Set Threshold 1 Manual Target 1 to a value that yeilds an 80% silence through time of the Tone Generator 1 noise (a dull beep)
    3. Set Threshold 1 Manual Taget 2 to 3x the value of Manual Taget 1
    4. Repeat the above three steps for Threshold 2
  6. Set Thresholds 3-8 to encourage conformance with the 1/f rule as shown in figure 4 of this document. The values can be slightly higher than this 1/f bracket, but should follow the general distribution.
  7. Repeat step 6 for Thresholds 9-14.
  8. Adjust the volumes (Tools -> Volumes) to a comfortable level
  9. Train for 20 minutes using one or more of the following inputs/suggestions, the 'right' combination is unclear at this time so experiment:
    1. If you can raise A/Tsync with eyes open do that. If not, train with eyes closed
    2. look away from the computer monitor as it may negatively affect brainwaves with respect to the training goals
    3. try various non-physical techniques to increase the silence of BioExplorer. Be sure not to tense facial muscles.
    4. Either create a state of passive awareness and be mindful of the training's goal, which is the silence of BioExplorer, or actively attempt ways of increasing the signal/time spent in silence.
  10. Change BF2 to 38-42Hz (Gamma) and adjust Threshold Manual Targets 1 and 2 as per step 5.
  11. Train for 5 minutes.
  12. Move the electrode at Pz down about 7-8cm, to just beneath the ridge at the back of the head, and repeat steps 4 - 11.

Once you're reasonably well established in achieving TAGsync at those positions, alternate sessions between F3/P3, F4/P4 and the above mentioned locations. You can also explore other areas of the head. Frontal and pre-frontal symmetrical sites have had good effects for me and another guy so far. TAGsync can be applied scale and placement invariantly, and since it deals with universal activation patterns within the brain, there will be many as yet undiscovered locations where its usage could have boosting effects on specific aspects of mental functioning. To guide this application you might consider a browse of the relevant neuroscience literature. If you find any relevant studies, or stumble upon some placements with particularly interesting effects, it would be great if you could post them here for all to see.