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A.K.A. TM. A lvin Chase K imberly King A nsu Baysah. Through. “ A dvancing. K nowledge. A udio”. A.K.A. May 18 th , 2006. Providence, R.I. Mozart Effect. A.K.A. TM. Intelligence Increases For Children Under Age 3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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A.K.A.TM Alvin Chase Kimberly King Ansu Baysah Through “Advancing Knowledge Audio” A.K.A. May 18th, 2006 Providence, R.I.
Mozart Effect A.K.A. TM • Intelligence Increases For Children Under Age 3 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • First Experiment Performed In 1993 By Irvine Physicist Gordon Shaw And Frances Rauscher • College Students Increased Their Spatial-temporal Reasoning By 8 -9 Points University of California A.K.A. May 18th, 2006 Providence, R.I.
Products Currently Available A.K.A. TM Spinoza Talking Teddy Bear Baby Mozart DVD Lovely Baby CD Music CD A.K.A. May 18th, 2006 Providence, R.I.
Why Not Get A Head Start? A.K.A. TM Why Not Introduce Audio Stimulation At An Earlier Age? A.K.A. May 18th, 2006 Providence, R.I.
Fetal Hearing A.K.A. TM 27 Weeks 100-500 Hz 23 Weeks 500 Hz 31 Weeks 1000-3000 Hz 24 Weeks Human Frequency Range: 20-20,000 Hz 9 Weeks 32 Weeks Source: “Fetal Psychology”, Janet L. Hopson, Psychology Today, October 1998 Source: “Music During Pregnancy”, B. Arabin, Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2002 A.K.A. May 18th, 2006 Providence, R.I.
Introducing… A.K.A. TM Womb-Woofer TM DRAWING OF PRODUCT DIGITAL PIC OF PRODUCT Prenatal Audio System Custom-built iPod “Pocket” Portable with Full Range of Motion Advanced Back Support Technology A.K.A. May 18th, 2006 Providence, R.I.
Sheep Experiments A.K.A. TM • Sheep vs. Human Hearing • Low vs. High Frequency Sound • Attenuation Results: • 5 dB <1.0 kHz • 20 dB to 30 dB < 4.0 kHz • 6 dB/octave for 0.5 – 4.0 kHz • 10 to 15 dB for 0.125 – 0.25 kHz • 45 dB for 0.5 – 2.0 kHz Source: Effects of Intense Noise Exposure on Fetal Sheep Auditory Brain Stem Response and Inner Ear Histology, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc., Volume 20 (1), February 1999, pp 21-32 A.K.A. May 18th, 2006 Providence, R.I.
Design Process A.K.A. TM 4 Sennheiser Headphones 3 Pilates Experiment #1 2 Home Depot Harness 5 Boosteroo Amplifier DIGITAL PIC OF PRODUCT 1 Brainstorming 6 Pilates Experiment #2 Final Product 7 A.K.A. May 18th, 2006 Providence, R.I.
Test Results A.K.A. TM Insert Wav Files here Insert graphs here A.K.A. May 18th, 2006 Providence, R.I.
Womb-Woofer TM Ultrasound vs. A.K.A. TM A.K.A. May 18th, 2006 Providence, R.I.
Safety Concerns A.K.A. TM “There’s no defended research anywhere that shows any enduring effect from stimulations…No one would consider poking a newborn baby, so why would you do such a thing with a fetus?”– William Filer, PhD, Columbia University “Might be risky for hearing development and behavioral state regulation in the unborn child.”– B. Arabin, Clara Angela Foundation “Stimulating the fetus might alter its developmental sequence, and anything that affects the development of the brain comes at a cost.” – Heidelise Als, PhD, Harvard Medical School A.K.A. May 18th, 2006 Providence, R.I.
Womb-Woofer TM Safety A.K.A. TM Common Belief: “Children are smarter, more verbally and musically inclined, more physically coordinated and socially adept than average when exposed to music.” Dangerous Range: Exposed Levels 85 to 95 dB Safe Range: Exposed Levels < 85 dB Womb-Woofer TM Range: Exposed Levels ## dB to ## dB A.K.A. May 18th, 2006 Providence, R.I.
A.K.A. TM Womb-Woofer TM Demonstration A.K.A. May 18th, 2006 Providence, R.I.
A.K.A. TM Questions??? A.K.A. May 18th, 2006 Providence, R.I.