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kleinbl00 · 3196 days ago · link · · parent · post: Headphones that get you high on dopamine are tipped to go on sale next month - ScienceAlert
This is a vagal nerve stimulator. It can be used to treat depression. Note that not only does it look very little like headphones, but that it looks suspiciously like something involving a general anesthetic and some sharp, skilled bladework. These are Nervana headphones. Although you could probably invoke a sharp knife and a general anesthetic, the results are not likely to be FDA-approved. Long has there been a pervasive myth that the vagus nerve can be stimulated through binaural beats. I'm not entirely up on the whole shitshow. WORTHY OF NOTE - a lot of my music sounds like weird-ass binaural beats stuff. And while it certainly affects my mood, so does all music. I certainly wouldn't ascribe any clinical effects to Tom Heasley.
