“engage the rhythms of your brain” by stephen dolle

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Engage the Rhythms of your Brain

The DiaCeph Story: A Story of Perseverance and Innovation

Living with Hydrocephalus & Brain Injury

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NOTABLE CLIENTS & ORGANIZATIONS

Senior Centers w/ Prof. Julie Freelove Charton (UCSD Dept. of Gerontology)

UCI Susan Samueli Integrative Medicine Center

Bowers Museum (Orange County)

Girls Inc. of Orange County

New Directions for Women (drug & alcohol addiction treatment)

High Hopes (OC head injury program)

Spinal Chord Injury (Orange County)

Chabad Temple of Orange County

Friendship Shelter of Laguna Beach (homeless shelter

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A NOT SO ORDINARY “BIO”Piano from age 5, Vocals from age 10, Music Aptitude Test at age 14

Initial pre-med study in college (my earliest intuitive exp’s)

Nuclear Medicine Technologist 1976-1992, CNI Imaging co. 1982-1992

Medical Intuitive 1981

Actor/vocalist 1986-88

Business, Sports & Entertainment Fundraising 1988-1992

Brain Injury 1992 – Started over

Core neuroscience, AI, Regulatory Affairs, CNS Shunts, and, Music Therapy Research

New Role as Experiential Neuroscientist, Inventor, CEO of DiaCeph, Inc.

Coach/Assistant on 20 Youth Baseball & Soccer Teams

Approx. 15,000 Pt. Work-ups, 1/3 were Intuitive Readings

Amazing Drumming Experiences Since 2004: Shamanism? Intuitive? Science?

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“FINDING MYSELF” (CIRCA 1974)

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Get a CNS brain shunt--- then get busy w/ shunt, medical

outcomes, and tons of neuroscience research.

Pick up an instrument, start playing, and research

& write about your experiences.

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HOW DO YOU BECOME AN EXPERIENTIAL NEUROSCIENTIST ON DRUMMING FOR THE BRAIN?

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AND….. IT HELPS TO START VERY YOUNG!

Stephen (left) instructing his older brothers in the biological sciences.

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WHERE DOES MUSIC & RHYTHM COME FROM?

1. Time, space, movement, planetary, and gravitational influences (proprioception) on us – my theory on basketball.

2. Sounds of Earth, nature, birds, animals, accepted sounds and meaning (Jaws), development of language

3. Mimesis - Vocal intonations, expression, imitating others, entertainment, communications

4. Thought intent (pre-frontal cortex) – thought, communication, and expression; rhythm use likely began in mating rituals, social celebrations, war, games, etc.

5. Man made sounds, musical instruments, equipment, formation of established sounds eg. knock on door, rhymes and popular songs, Jaws theme

* Two primary forms of music today: primal low-brain expression, forebrain story-telling

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EVOLUTION OF DRUM COMMUNICATIONS

1. Animals and humans learned that when sound is ↑ in volume or tempo it is closing in and/or is ↑ in importance, calling attention, where slow or melodic sound tends to be friendly. Fast or repetitive sound tends to be forceful or threatening. Augmented sounds are appealing, and make us curious and/or happy.

2. Human sounds and drums evolved to disseminate information.

3. Sight, sound, and body movement patterns, along with words, eventually formed human language we know today.

4. Emotional “intonations” in words is termed “prosody.”

5. Since drum rhythms come from the “body,” they activate the “prosody” center of the brain in Wernicke’s area, and language centers in the pre-frontal cortex.

6. Rhythmic patterning and imitation is termed “mimesis.”

7. Correlation of audible patterning in brain waves to improved cognition: Mozart Effect

8. Modern day sports and music keep us connected to our past.

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EXAMPLES OF MUSICAL RHYTHM

1. At a very young age, we are able to recognize sound as: Coming toward us. Moving away from us. Talking to us. Posing a question? Calling out! Frightening us. Or appealing to us.

2. Bass & Clapping BWE Exercise: heightens “theta level” brain waves

3. Walk and movement mirror heart beat of 1-2, 1-2, pushing off from one foot, land/turn on other. Marching and running are 1-2, 1-2 and 1-2-3-4.

4. Our brains (and body) have the unique ability to recognize and think in terms of patterns. Take these random letters/no’s:

“XEZAEI34SSC.”

Say as a pattern, letters/no’s in bold emphasis:

“X E Z (pause) A E I (pause) 3 4 S S C”

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BRAIN WAVES IN SYNC W/ MUSICAL RHYTHM

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PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS ACHIEVE TRANCE-HEIGHTENED STATES DURING FMRI BRAIN IMAGING

(A NIH & JOHNS HOPKINS STUDY)

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Participants play structured and free-form rhythms w/ goal of reaching a common mindset, or brain wave entrainment (BWE), enabling group learning and tasking. Led today by trained facilitators & guidelines.

To succeed in life, you must be “engaged” in what is happening around you, develop strategies to help your mind stay focused and engaged in what you are doing, rising above adversity and distraction. Group drumming is the platform where you learn to engage the rhythms of your brain, and engage your work and others around you.

Modern Uses (see Modern Uses file)

WHAT IS A DRUM CIRCLE?

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HEALTH APPLICATIONS OF DRUM CIRCLES

Socialization: confidence, mental health, intimacy, outreach, recreation, dispute resolution *,**

Movement disorders: senior health, disorders, fitness, youth activities, sports training *

Sensory integration: SPDs, cognitive development, music therapy*

General Health & Wellness, Stress Reduction** Biofeedback: Management of chronic illness, cancer** BWE/Trance work: Behavioral modification*, **

* Dolle research ** B. Bittman, M.D. (Meadeville, PA, Research)

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DRUMMING FOR THE BRAIN: SIX KEY AREAS

Cognition/proprioception: my discovery was intuitive w/ hand/finger movements to sustain mental focus during driving, akin to Ricky Henderson base-stealing, broad IQ health benefits. Fingers, hands & body rhythms boost brain focus and mental output

Movement/coordination: my discovery was intuitive, my choreographed movements by taping on hips, legs, counters, and engaged surfaces, play to move, SCI workshop, today use of basketball (likely aid autism).

SI Therapy (In cases of SPDs): results were found in my 2002 SI study, was not drumming at the time, made therapeutic audiotape, later learned that drumming was aiding my SI tolerance, also benefits in learning (likely aid autism)

Socialization: team-building, corporate, family, youth, community

Language Development: learning of foreign language, non-verbal communications

BWE/Trance States: team-building, health & disease mgt., behavioral modification, integrative medicine, mental health

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DOLLE 2002 STUDY OF SPD W/ METRONOME- UNSYNCOPATED PATTERNS IMPAIR COGNITION

-SYNCOPATED PATTERNS AID COGNITION (MOZART EFFECT)*

-FINDINGS ARE RELEVANT TO LEARNING AND PRODUCTIVITY IN NOISY ENVIRONMENTS

-SEE PAPER ON WEB SITE FOR MORE DETAILS

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Group BWE occurs p/ 8-10 min.

Play of slow bass rhythms are conducive to Theta brain waves & trance states, good for team-building and behavioral modification.

SOCIALIZATION & BRAIN WAVE ENTRAINMENT

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1. Special Education & SPDs2. Drumming exercises may

help prepare for Learning of Foreign Language

3. Applications in Math & Science, i.e. Circadian Rhythms

4. Use of Teacher Non Verbal Communications, Tempo, and BWE in Class Setting – demo in Drum Circle 10.6.11

5. Socialization and Role of Team-Building in Learning

(At right: K grade students learn team-building)

DRUMMING IN EDUCATION (STEAM3 PROSPECTS)

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STEAM3 CLASS DISCUSSION -- OCTOBER 6, 2011Circadian Rhythms (sleep wake cycle) are regulated by the

Pineal Gland in the Brain.

Circadian Rhythms follow an approx. 24-hr cycle and are found in each living cell.

Music follows mathematics. Instruments + Arrangement + Variables = Balanced Sound

Your Skills today are often due to Genetic Predispositions (GP), skills that are passed on from earlier ancestors, dating back almost 1M years. Modern Civilization mostly deals with last 150-200 years.

Discover your GPs thru Drumming and similar Free-Thinking activities.

Create a 20-sec Elevator Pitch on “who you are” for your career prospects.

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A Drum Circle is a conversation: People (and students) are attracted to things that are Real and Cool. This Principal drives Participation and Dynamics within the Drum Circle.

Drumming is Trusting your Instincts, Connecting with Others, Following the Cool, Engaging your Intent, Vocal Intonations, and Tempo (Rhythm).

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STEAM3 DRUM CIRCLE ON CAB FRONT LAWN

Stephen Dolle demonstrates hands on play and brain wave entrainment (BWE) in this drum circle.

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NEED FOR SPD “AUDIO STD” FOR AUDIO & NOISE BROADCASTS IN PUBLIC PLACES: MONITOR SOUND AS A “TRIGGER”

Audio & noise emissions cause behavioral and medical

sequela in 10-20% of population.

Need for an accepted standard or algorithm to RATE all audio & noise emissions for SI processing trigger potential, covering:

- volume, - EQ, - rhythmic pattern & syncopation, - pitch frequency variation, - and percent of wave form at peak EQ.

Worst = TV commercials, skateboards, machinery, loud music, busy places.

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Brain injury and Neurological Impairments

Parkinson’s Disease

Autism Spectrum Disorders

Multiple Sclerosis

Arthritis

Obesity

* Also applicable to sports & fitness

DRUMMING AND MOVEMENT DISORDERS

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Religion/Faith: Belief in Unseen

Shamanism

Charisms

Intuitive Abilities

Healing

Savants & Persons w/ Neurological Dis.

(links in next slide)

MUSIC & THE SUPERNATURAL

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BRAIN IMAGING & TRANCE STATES1.Professional Musicians Achieve Trance States during Play

2. Women Fall into Trance during orgasm

3. Persons Speaking in Religious Tongues

4. Brain Activity During Meditation

5. Brain Activity During Fasting

6. Cerebellum in Motor Timing: PET Study of Auditory and Visual Rhythm

7. Auditory-Motor Interactions in Music Performance

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EXPERIENCES IN DRUM CIRCLE FACILITATION

Senior Centers w/ Prof. Julie Freelove Charton (UCSD Dept. of Gerontology)

Girls Inc. of Orange County

New Directions for Women (drug & alcohol addiction treatment)

High Hopes (OC head injury program)

Spinal Chord Injury (Orange County)

Friendship Shelter of Laguna Beach (homeless shelter)

Drumming Assessments in my Neurological Consults

Laguna Beach Full Moon Drum Circles

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Meetup.com/ Orange County Drum Circle

COMMUNITY DRUMMING

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BUILDING A MUSIC/ARTS ORGANIZATION: BUSINESS & MARKETING, SOCIAL NETWORKS, VOLUNTEERING

Dolle Communications Web Site http://www.dollecommunications.com/

Facebook Page/Stephen-Dolle http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stephen-Dolle/120770841267409

Twitter: ProfessorMac http://twitter.com/#!/professormac

LinkedIn.com/Stephen Dolle

Meetup.com/Orange County Drum Circle http://www.meetup.com/drumcircle-288/

Volunteerism, community events, word of mouth, paid events, partnerships

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PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTS

1. Prospects for Drumming in Education per STEAM3 Priorities

2. Need for Noise & Audio Broadcast SI Std.

3. Future Prospects of Drumming /Trance Work in Behavioral Modification

4. Future Prospects in Teaching and Learning per Understanding of BWE and Brain Wave States

5. Broad Health Applications in Drumming

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