how it works
pzizz uses a complex mathematical formula, based on structured random selection. This means that although the processor follows a predesignated path, the data it selects and subsequently delivers along the route is chosen in a random manner — making each experience different.
Simply put, every time you press "play", pzizz will mix a new soundtrack, so that you never hear the same thing twice!
this process is not possible on CDs
This has several benefits, the foremost of which is the consistent active stimulation of the subconscious through novel but recognizable input.
The algorithm draws from the three levels of data files (words, music and sound effects) stored in each preset, and mixes them together each time the start button is pressed, resulting in billions of combinations of sounds.
This unique system enables pzizz to achieve several things that normal linear tapes and nap techniques cannot. We have the strength of association when the conscious/subconscious hears the ident ("identifying sound") and introductory music, but instead of making a decision to switch off, we keep the subconscious active by virtue of the random nature of the program that follows.
NLP
Neuro Linguistic Programming is defined as the influence of language patterns on the brain. It shows us how language patterns program our minds and form our views.
NLP is a system in which the brain is viewed as a computer that can be reprogrammed to think and feel in a way that helps people achieve specific goals.
This means that with the structured language patterns within pzizz we can achieve a change in the state of the body and mind with a lasting post-experience effect.
the categories of brainwave patterns
concentration, arousal, alertness, cognition, higher levels associated with anxiety, disease, feeling of separation, fight or flight
relaxation, super-learning, relaxed focus, light trance, increased serotonin production, pre-sleep or pre-waking drowsiness, meditation, beginning of access to unconscious mind
dreaming sleep (REM), increased production of catecholamines (vital for learning and memory, increased creativity, integrative emotional experiences, potential change in behaviour, increased retention of learned material, hypnagogic imagery, trance, deep meditation, access to unconscious mind
dreamless sleep, human growth hormone released, deep trance-like psychical state, loss of body awareness
binaural beats
Your brain perceives binaural beats when you hear two tones of different frequencies, one in each ear, at the same time. For example, if there's a tone of 400 Hz in your right stereo headphone and a tone of 410 Hz in your left at the same time, you will perceive a beating pulsation because of the difference of 10 Hz in the two tones. You don't actually hear it, because it falls below the human range of hearing (20-20,000 Hz) — but you experience it as a beat.
Theoretically, your brainwaves will adjust to match the frequency of the beats. A beat that simulates a particular range of brainwave frequency (e.g., alpha, theta or delta) can actually change your brainwave frequency.
case studies
Antonia Will, Ph. D. and head of the prestigious MW Institute for Chronobiology announced the results of an a 25 year study on the effects of napping in industrial and post-industrial nations. The study's outcome was clear — "for 92.5% of workers, an afternoon nap increases their productivity, and their creativity and problem solving skill." In layman's terms, they not only get more done, but their work is better, too.
NASA states that "an afternoon nap increases productivity by 35% and decision making ability by up to 50%". In a study published on August 3, 1999 Michael B. Mann (Deputy Associate Administrator Office of Aero-Space Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration) states that napping is one of the measures which can prevent fatigue and lack of focus. Read the whole article.
music and sound effects
The music files have been composed for pzizz specifically to enhance the desired state at each point in the program. Again, as with the language files, they are selected by the processor with an algorithm in a structured random manner maximizing their effect and enabling the total flexibility of each program.
scientific proof
We spend less time sleeping today than our ancestors did, and lack of sleep has consequences for health, immune systems, and cognitive functioning. One way to combat increasing "sleep debt" is to take short naps. We asked 29 people to listen take a 20-minute nap each day for two weeks, listening either to pzizz or to one of several competitor's soundtracks. Importantly, people were "blind" to the condition: they did not know what soundtrack they were listening to. Before and after each session, we asked them questions designed to tap into various aspects of their well being. By the second week, we found that people who listened to pzizz reported signficantly more improvements in well-being compared to people who used competitor's products.