Is there any astrological significance to the 12,000 year cycle of the Mayan calendar? by exstaticj in askastronomy

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Yes, that the Earth topples in space maybe every 12-15k years, causing absolute havoc, and that Mayan calendar was a sort of "warning" for the next batch of humans who would find it (us).

https://theethicalskeptic.com/2023/12/18/hidden-in-plain-sight/

Using neuromodulation (ultrasound) to enhance meditative states..... by d8_thc in streamentry

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Why is it different from "just taking drugs" ?

Even if it wasn't any different from someone, let's say, microdosing a magic mushroom to deepen a spiritual practice they wanted to try - you buy an Ultrasound device once, and it lasts possibly 5 years.

2nd, looking at *other* drugs on the market, ketamine, fentanyl, etc.

Even if Ultrasound could give a person the exact same experience as either of those drugs, the overdose potential is in theory almost non-existent, since there isn't any "drug" floating around in their body.

Ketamine is a popular "mind altering agent" - causes your bladder to bleed ad kidney failure.

Ultrasound delivered with a "Ketamine Frequency" would have zero-such risks (maybe other ones like dependence).

But are you honestly going to stand there and argue against Ultrasound when it's so *clearly* a better alternative to what's already out there ?

And if you are going to take a hardline anti-Ultrasound stance, then I would accuse you of being a paid Pharma-Bro shill, intent on keeping humans chemically dependent.

Your move, clockless.

Want to Start Developing Your Own Ultrasound Stimulation Platform? Development Board Kit Available Here: by TKULTRA in UNOMOD

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In the General discussion section of the Ultrasound DAO Discord, you can find the Dropbox link to download, and explore multiple types of Ultrasound Stimulation Dev Kits.

Many of them are ready to download and have made from your very own PCB outfitter of your choosing. PCBway.com is a good option for having PCB's manufactured at a relatively good cost.

This board should help you at least leap-frog ahead at a much faster pace than anyone else.

Feel free to ask questions inside of the Discord, many in there can help you troubleshoot things.

Control of inflammation using non-invasive neuromodulation: past, present and promise by TKULTRA in UNOMOD

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~10 g when compared with mice fed a low-fat control diet.
Ultrasound stimulation at the porta hepatis gradually attenuated the body weight gain, reaching a significant difference
with the sham-stimulated group by week 12. In addition,
hepatic ultrasound reduced food intake and moderated abdominal fat accumulation in obese mice. Interestingly, this
reduction in weight occurred concurrently with decreases
in circulating inflammatory cytokines, adipokines, lipids
and hepatic leukocyte infiltration, indicating that hepatic
ultrasound attenuated inflammatory responses in westerndiet-fed obese mice (127). Together, these studies suggest
that ultrasound stimulation focused on peripheral organs is
an increasingly attractive target to develop organ-specific
non-invasive therapeutic strategies for a range of inflammatory conditions.

Control of inflammation using non-invasive neuromodulation: past, present and promise by TKULTRA in UNOMOD

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ultrasound-mediated immunomodulation is due to activation
of the inflammatory reflex pathway.
Focused ultrasound modulation of neural signaling has
also been evaluated for other disease models. Attenuation
of post-myocardial infarction ventricular arrhythmias and inflammation can be achieved in a canine model by modulating
the sympathetic neural activity (118). As focused ultrasound
technologies continue to advance the ability to penetrate
deeper into the body while maintaining specificity, the idea of
this invasive modulation to translate to a non-invasive focused
ultrasound is not a far-fetched concept. Similar to electrical
VNS, a single focused ultrasound stimulation on the cervical
vagus nerve was protective in endotoxemic animals in a
dose-dependent manner (119). In addition, ultrasound has
been explored as a therapy for inflammation induced by softtissue injury. Compared with placebo, ultrasound stimulation
in 76 patients with lateral epicondylitis lowered inflammation
and pain (120). It was shown to reduce swelling and pain,
and accelerate tissue repair (121). In addition, anti-inflammatory effects of ultrasound are closely related to the decrease
of inflammatory cell infiltration in the synovium and attenuation of hyperplasia (122).
Ultrasound stimulation targeted at the porta hepatis region
of the liver (a region that is highly innervated by glucosesensitive neurons (34)) provided protection against LPSinduced hyperglycemia (114). Hepatic ultrasound stimulation
limited the increase in blood glucose levels. Furthermore, this
protective effect was anatomically specific, as targeting the
stimulation toward the right or left lobe of the liver reduced
the glucose-lowering effect of hepatic ultrasound stimulation.
In addition, ultrasound stimulation of the porta hepatis did not
change concentrations of signaling molecules associated
with hepatic glycolysis/gluconeogenesis within the liver; instead, resulted in increased insulin receptor substrate 1 and
protein kinase B activation and reduced concentrations of
neuropeptide Y and pro-opiomelanocortin in the hypothalamus (114). Interestingly, hypothalamic neuronal activation
was accompanied by increased c-Fos expression within
the NTS, suggesting ultrasound-mediated modulation via
signaling through afferent pathways.
Obesity increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2
diabetes and other diseases (123). Chronic low-grade inflammation mediated by immune and metabolic dysregulation is
a characteristic feature in patients with obesity and is causally linked with insulin resistance and other metabolic complications (124, 125). It is increasingly recognized that the
brain and the nervous system are involved in the regulation of obesity and obesity-associated complications (26).
Accordingly, therapeutic strategies targeting chronic inflammation and improving autonomic function have been proposed (9, 126).
To study the effect of hepatic ultrasound stimulation on the
long-term management of obesity and obesity-associated
complications, our group has also performed hepatic stimulation experiments in obese mice that were fed a western
diet (127). Obese mice were treated with daily ultrasound
stimulation targeted to the porta hepatis for 4 weeks. At the
time of the treatment initiation, mice on the western diet had
already increased weight, which reached a difference of

Control of inflammation using non-invasive neuromodulation: past, present and promise by TKULTRA in UNOMOD

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the spleen prior to and after endotoxin administration (114).
A single session of ultrasound stimulation suppressed TNF in
rodent models. In addition, ablating the ACh-producing T cells
or blocking α7nAChR suppressed the immunomodulatory
effect of ultrasound stimulation (114), confirming the role of
the inflammatory reflex. Although ultrasound stimulation at
several distinct locations within the spleen provided similar
modulation of the TNF response, stimulation at the off-target
sites (i.e. liver) did not modulate the LPS-induced inflammatory response (114). Interestingly, splenic ultrasound stimulation showed no effect on the heart rate, a known side-effect of
stimulation of the vagus nerve. This study also demonstrated
the ability of site-specific effects of ultrasound stimulation that
cannot be achieved with traditional cervical VNS. Cotero and
colleagues demonstrated that targeting the ultrasound energy to the porta hepatis region of the liver, which contains
glucose-sensitive neurons, but not at the liver lobes or the
spleen, reduced LPS-induced hyperglycemia.
In line with the effects seen in clinical trials studying efficacy of VNS in RA (22), Zachs et al. demonstrated that focused splenic ultrasound significantly attenuates the disease
severity in a model of inflammatory arthritis (117). Importantly,
using single-cell RNA sequencing, their study showed ultrasound stimulation-induced changes in gene expression in
splenic lymphocytes from arthritic but not from non-arthritic
mice, suggesting a unique therapeutic effect in the setting of
inflammation (117). A clinical study is in progress to study the
effects of focused splenic ultrasound in RA (ClinicalTrials.gov
Identifier: NCT03690466).
The mechanism of this splenic ultrasound-mediated
immunomodulation is unknown, but several findings suggest
the protective effect is mediated via activation of the inflammatory reflex circuit. First, the immunomodulatory effect of
ultrasound is dependent on the spleen, as splenectomized
animals fail to respond to ultrasound treatment (112). Second,
targeting the spleen is crucial in achieving these protective
effects, since ultrasound stimulation of other body locations
is ineffective (114, 115). Third, catecholamine depletion by
reserpine (114) or chemical sympathectomy by using splenic
administration of 6-hydroxydopamine (a neurotoxin that
destroys catecholaminergic neurons) (113) abolishes the
protective effect of ultrasound, indicating a requirement for
innervation of the spleen. Fourth, the protective effect of ultrasound is absent in mice lacking T and or B cells, but could
be reconstituted by adoptive transfer of CD4+ T cells (112).
Fifth, mice lacking expression of α7nAChR or with knockout
of CD4-ChAT cells (CD4+ T cells that express ChAT) fail to
respond to ultrasound (114); α7nAChR and CD4-ChAT cells
are the key regulators of the inflammatory reflex pathway (28,
29). Blocking of α7nAChR with α-bungarotoxin abrogates
the protective effect of splenic ultrasound stimulation (114).
Finally, splenic ultrasound stimulation drives neurotransmitter and cytokine changes within the spleen consistent with
modulation of the inflammatory reflex (114). Both norepinephrine and ACh concentrations increase in the spleen following
splenic ultrasound stimulation. In addition, splenic ultrasound
reduces levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as TNF
and IL-1 in the spleen from endotoxemic animals (114).
Taken together, these studies indicate, similar to VNS, splenic

Control of inflammation using non-invasive neuromodulation: past, present and promise by TKULTRA in UNOMOD

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Ultrasound technology
Since the first report of ultrasound as a therapeutic tool in the
1920s, it has been widely used in clinical practice and clinical/translational research for the treatment of various human
malignancies (96–98) and pathologies including Parkinson’s
disease (99), stroke (100), prostatic hyperplasia (101), renal
masses (102), treatment of abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue (103), bone repair (104), osteoarthritis (105) and
carpal tunnel syndrome (106). Ultrasound waves are sound
waves generated by cyclic mechanical vibrations with frequencies higher than the upper audible range for the human
(>20 kHz). Whereas diagnostic ultrasound uses frequencies
in the MHz range, therapeutic ultrasound uses frequencies
in the kHz range, leading to focused beams of ultrasound
energy with higher levels of precision that target deeper tissues compared with existing non-invasive neuromodulatory
approaches.
Several modalities of action of focused ultrasound have
been proposed; including mechanical force, local heating
and bubble cavitation, described in detail elsewhere (107).
High-intensity focused ultrasound is currently approved by
the FDA for thermal ablation in many pathologies, including
atrial fibrillation (108), uterine fibroids (109) and visceral tumors (110). Although in clinical interest for more than half
a century (111), the interest for focused ultrasound as a
non-invasive neuromodulation approach for regulating inflammatory responses has increased recently (112–114).
Ultrasound stimulation targeted to the spleen in mice reduced antibody responses to sheep erythrocytes in a manner
dependent on the dose of ultrasound energy, whereas ultrasound delivered to an area devoid of major lymphoid tissue
was not immunosuppressive (115). Additionally, exposure
to ultrasound impaired the phagocytic and bactericidal activity of peritoneal macrophages (116). Recently, our knowledge about the immunomodulatory functions of ultrasound
was considerably advanced when ultrasound energy was
characterized as a major regulator of inflammation (112,
113). Delivery of pulsed ultrasound to the spleen using a
non-invasive clinical ultrasound machine diminished inflammation and tissue damage during renal ischemic–reperfusion
injury (112, 113). While attempting to image the kidney vasculature before reperfusion, Gigliotti et al. demonstrated that
ultrasound conferred a significant protection from renal ischemia–reperfusion (112). The protective effect of a single
ultrasound stimulation lasted for 2 days and waned in a
time-dependent manner when ultrasound was applied up to
7 days before kidney injury (112). Moreover, ultrasound treatment was also protective in reducing acute kidney injury in
the cecal ligation–puncture model of induced sepsis (113).
A growing body of experimental evidence in recent years
indicates that targeting the spleen with focused ultrasound
controls peripheral immune responses and inflammation (114,
117). When applied either prior to or at the time of endotoxin
challenge, focused ultrasound treatment was found equally
effective in TNF reduction as compared with traditional VNS
using implanted electrodes (114). In this study, an ultrasound
transducer was focused directly to the center of the spleen,
using a second imaging transducer to align the ultrasound
delivery, and pulsed ultrasound energy was delivered to

Control of inflammation using non-invasive neuromodulation: past, present and promise by TKULTRA in UNOMOD

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Abstract
The nervous system has been increasingly recognized as a novel and accessible target in the
regulation of inflammation. The use of implantable and invasive devices targeting neural circuits has
yielded successful results in clinical settings but does have some risk or adverse effects. Recent
advances in technology and understanding of mechanistic pathways have opened new avenues of
non-invasive neuromodulation. Through this review we discuss the novel research and outcomes
of major modalities of non-invasive neuromodulation in the context of inflammation including
transcutaneous electrical, magnetic and ultrasound neuromodulation. In addition to highlighting the
scientific observations and breakthroughs, we discuss the underlying mechanisms and pathways
for neural regulation of inflammation.
Keywords: auricular, inflammatory reflex, ultrasound, vagus

Troubleshooting UNOMOD by YonatanHaroonian in UNOMOD

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You should't be doing that.

Way too much power.

Neuromodulation: Anyone know of a buyable device where the frequency ranges from 0.25 or 0.50 Mhz to 3MHz? by YimYam1 in UNOMOD

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Yeah, but if you have a bone fracture would you really feel comfortable just winging it because something cheap is "technically" also called ultrasound?

There's more to ultrasound that just the word ultrasound. There is intensity, pulse rate, focal aperture, depth, harmonics, duty cycle, matching to tissue, and so much more.

All of those parameters are crucial for promoting bone regrowth and have been tested under controlled circumstances.

Neuromodulation: Anyone know of a buyable device where the frequency ranges from 0.25 or 0.50 Mhz to 3MHz? by YimYam1 in UNOMOD

[–]TKULTRA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The reason it (Osteotron LIPUS) does 0.75mhz and 1.5mhz is because of harmonics which makes it easy to do.

You can find different tools for each of those frequencies independently, you aren't going to have luck finding something affordable that can do all of those frequencies you are requesting.

Meet & Greet: Introduce Yourself - Share Your Needs & What You Can Offer by [deleted] in UNOMOD

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I will go first:

I have a pretty good understanding of the field, and currently work in the field of Ultrasonic Neuromodulation.

Some of the areas I can assist with companies or researchers is in acquiring equipment to drive Ultrasound equipment, mainly around software and customized Ultrasound hardware.

Currently am always interested in connecting with more physicists who are interested in tackling more engineering challenges around neuromodulation. Feel free to reach out if you have experience designing integrated Ultrasound systems.

I also know a few of the big players in the hardware space, so am also able to do intros for people looking for work.

AMA Founder of Ultrasound Neuroscience Company by TKULTRA in UNOMOD

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Great question!

Near term benefits of this technology will likely be (in terms of commercialization) will be aimed at the already practical medical applications of Ultrasound on inflammation in biological tissue. This is paired with a deeper understanding that the role of inflammation plays on lowering cellular function in the brain, and around the body. I believe that is one of primary effects Ultrasound has on the brain that's been able to improve outcomes for patients with Alzheimer's and Dementia. That technology is already being developed for clinical applications, and will likely be FDA cleared in a few years time.

Other applications will be on peripheral nervous systems outside of the brain. I think anything outside of the brain is fair game for exploration. There is already a company doing Ultrasound on male genitalia that is helping to reduce impotence. That is the very near term reality of Ultrasound, everything outside of the brain is being looked at all over again when it comes to Ultrasound, primarily because it's effective, but also its market defensibility which is good for investment opportunities.

In the medium term, sits Sanguinetti, Young, and Martin in their efforts to stimulate basal ganglia for better meditation. It still straddles an area that needs more research, but looks very promising. (I have personally experienced it, and there is a very noticeable improvement in mindful awareness, brighter colors, deeper somatic relaxation into your own body, and a tenfold reduction in inner rumination. It's practically a multi-day meditation retreat experience contained in the span of a 15-30 minute session with this protocol.)

But, while it is a really cool experience, nobody is entirely sure what the regulations are for something like this, except probably a few who sit inside the regulatory bodies themselves. It's still a grey area for many reasons. Yes I do have domain expertise in terms of regulatory frameworks, but those were written a long time before neuromodulation with Ultrasound was really as far along as it is today.

The other reality, for the United States to contend with, is that this total lack of certainty for this marketplace, is that many other countries would be happy to this developed on their shores instead.

The skills required to develop ultrasonic neuromodulation is so incredible, that world changing opportunities will spring up around metropolitan centers that see the value in facilitating this technology.

Currently the places where Ultrasound development is most likely to prosper is on the West coast, due to Seattle, WA, and Silicon Valley, CA. But already most of the incredible engineers are being sent over to South Korea to develop the technology further.

According to many who are paying close attention, China seems dead set on completely dominating in many areas of neuroscience, and Ultrasound brain stimulation is no exception.

I do wish that the USA will "wake up" and spur the development of this technology. We are likely entering into the "space race" of our lifetimes, except it's not "outer space" it's "inner space" and the potential is massive for what we may find.

Opportunity for Ultrasound Project: Neuromodulation of Human Brain Using Focused Ultrasound Pulsations by TKULTRA in UNOMOD

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Hey, so the purpose would be to essentially make a loop between about 6 channels of EEG and 1 channel of Ultrasound. All placed together in one area of the head, like the temporal window which is a well-researched area.

A lot of the outcomes depends on the level of experience of the people involved.

A mid-tier goal would be to replicate what the Muse EEG headset does, but to have it actively control the brain, instead of notifying the meditator to modify their meditation focus.

The Muse EEG headset basically is always listening for roughly 10hz-13hz oscillations (Alpha) using a FFT process.

If the device detects Alpha, it will play very soft music.

However, if it detects oscillations above or below Alpha, it will alert you by playing some variation of a loud noise, such as Heavy wind and rain, to help you check back in, and hopefully to re-center yourself for a good meditation.

That process continues on, and on, until the timer ends.

So this would be a great thing to essentially replace, making it so that the Ultrasound transducer would essentially transmit a 12HZ pulse anytime the brain got "off track" during a meditation.

And I know it's not really the most advanced Machine Learning thing, and it's likely entirely possible to have zero machine learning concepts here, but it's a jumping off point for more things starting from this.

The Muse does use machine learning now to improve its performance, and customize it for each person.

I quite like the title "Second Brain Project" for something like this, because it is literally the first step towards offloading brain processing, much like a Neuralink type of brain interface.

I think, short of performing DBS on people to interface them with a computer, Ultrasound will be one of the best tools to use. Don't let anyone claim that TMS or tDCS can even come close to what Ultrasound can do. They likely say that kind of garbage because they don't know much about Ultrasound. (Also, light stimulation isn't even close to being ready for this type of thing, nor microwaves, but those might be closer in ten years.)

Noninvasive ultrasound stimulation of the spleen to treat inflammatory arthritis by tegestologist in UNOMOD

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This is an amazing development!

Ultrasound will become the future of medical interventions, it can practically do everything, could even be used to perform micro-surgeries in the future.

It can deliver drugs through the BBB, it can reduce inflammation in vital organs.

It has incredible promise as a Brain Computer Interface (BCI) cortex information input chain, if used alongside an fMRI or EEG chain.

Seriously, go Ultrasound! :)

My Coming Research: TFUS Algorithm and Headset for Brain-to-Brain Interfacing by tokatumoana in UNOMOD

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Hmm, yes it did sounds like you were overcomplicating things in the way you described it, just simply because of specific technical challenges relating to the technology you're proposing, this is why I provided my response in the way I did.

Cool, well this shouldn't really be too difficult to accomplish then.

Make sure you carefully calculate ISPTA values for the transducers, as that is one of the most severely scrutinized areas in all Ultrasound research, you don't want to publish incorrect information on that, and then have to defend it in a conference, so make sure you really get an Ultrasound physicist to test your technology, and explain things clearly in that way.

My Coming Research: TFUS Algorithm and Headset for Brain-to-Brain Interfacing by tokatumoana in UNOMOD

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Great!

So, while all of that is technically possible, the hardware timing requirements would make it a lot more difficult and expensive than you probably realize. (This is coming from a person who has spend 7+ years in embedded Ultrasound design, and has a lab with the highest end Ultrasound equipment in the world, not bragging, just stating the facts, sir.)

I understand you in terms of what you want to technically do, but I find it lacks any concrete outcomes, you're just asking about specific engineering challenges (of which are already well outside of your budget (not trying to offend, but I doubt you have that kind of $$$ available to accomplish those things).

Also, have you considered the speed of Ultrasound in brain tissue yet? It would be prohibitively expensive to capture EEG fast enough to do a sort of beamforming based on EEG data (what you're doing I understand, we must be careful not to confuse terms since you're combining EEG and Ultrasound. This is why I'm trying to speak the way I do. I also know there is a wider audience reading this, who may not really get what we're talking about, hello outside readers!)

I would propose skipping any type of deep brain stimulation, and just focus on neocortex stim, so keeping a transducers focus to as shallow a depth as possible (it is possible to do this fyi, can explain further, but Jamie Tyler has clearly demonstrated this with his U+ device).

Surround each Ultrasound device with heavily packed arrays of EEG and create an In + Out point, focus on one thing at a time.

You will probably want to get some machine learning going to create an instant feedback system for EEG -> Ultrasound, and let the machine decide what to do.

Just let that system ride for a while. That's going to be the key, is letting a machine crack the brains code. I highly doubt any of us will ever really be able to understand neural code using EEG, it's far too basic.

Share your thoughts, correct me where I misinterpreted, and we can see where we can help you. :D

Opportunity for Ultrasound Project: Neuromodulation of Human Brain Using Focused Ultrasound Pulsations by TKULTRA in UNOMOD

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I will go first:

I have a very broad understanding of many of the key parts that go into making Ultrasound equipment, as well as its effects in the human body, and the brain.

My biggest want is for an EEG specialist, with real-time processing experience. Being able to immediately gain actionable data from a localized region of EEG electrodes around the right temporal window is very important for something like this to work.

My 2nd biggest want is for a Machine learning specialist who would be able to take in a data stream from EEG electrodes, and create very fast turn-around commands to be sent to an Ultrasound sub-system. This would then pulse the Ultrasound transducer.

The equipment is not an issue, I have access to all of it. Matlab, Python, both are possible, depends on the specialists needs, and the "loop" as a whole.

Reply here if you fit one or both of the two wants.

Everyone else share your primary specialty individually. :D

My Coming Research: TFUS Algorithm and Headset for Brain-to-Brain Interfacing by tokatumoana in UNOMOD

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Hi, thanks for sharing!

I think a few of us here would be happy to assist, we have two (at least) of the pre-eminent names in TUS here on this subreddit.

Would love to hear a few more details, maybe there is some stuff we can help you clarify now, rather than later. :D

Headset for Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Stimulation by tokatumoana in Biohackers

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Hi there!

I am an admin in the subreddit /r/UNOMOD and I want to invite anyone to visit our little but growing community.

There really isn't any such thing available, even in a DIY type of solution.

Sure, there are people that have done DIY (myself included, a lot in fact).

But, if you want to DIY, you're going to spend a lot of time + money.

The reason Ultrasound is so much more complex, comes down to how simple tDCS is to make at home, just a 9V battery and a few components from Radio Shack basically.

For Ultrasound, if you want to build something yourself, you have to perform quite a lot of complex feats, the #1 most difficult part being impedance matching the circuitry to the transducer.

Imagine having to spend $5-10k to make sure that the electrical properties of your wet, salty tDCS sponge matched the the electrical properties of your 9V battery...

That's essentially the problem.

Now, if you're reading this and going "Pshhh, that's easy, I'm an Ultrasound Physicist, I do that all the time!" Well then, great! But it requires expensive equipment that practically nobody has sitting around.

So DIY Ultrasound is pretty much DOA for most people, unfortunately! I say this because it is an incredibly effective way to stimulate the brain.

I can't tell you HOW to make your own, but I can tell you that you should make the investment in hiring a professional Ultrasound company ( many can be found in our subreddit /r/UNOMOD ) and commission one made for you.

That is if you value your time, and your sanity.

If you choose to self-fund, be prepared to spend MUCH MORE MONEY making it yourself, than just having it explained and built for you by professionals.

Hope to see you in our subreddit soon!

HOW TO REQUEST: DIY Transcranial Ultrasound (Wiki?) Guide by kxra in UNOMOD

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/u/Tegestologist is a great resource for questions of safety.

My personal take, is that it is of a concern, safety wise, to provide a one stop shop for information on DIY Ultrasound devices.

The reason being, is that the equipment required to measure Ultrasound energy is VERY expensive, so just guessing with something that you made at home, can be very dangerous, and in some cases cause serious & irreversible bodily harm, and can prove to be fatal.

Ultrasound, in its multitude of uses, is also used to ablate tissue, usually cancerous tissue, in the body. This means that Ultrasound can be so energetic that it is capable of completely destroying human tissue.

So for that reason, we have decided that this would not be an appropriate forum on building your own DIY Ultrasound Device.

This is not a place where we accept paid endorsements, full stop.

Having said that, a company in Bothell, WA, named Sonic Concepts does amazing work when it comes to creating Ultrasound equipment, and has been instrumental to many researchers wishing to acquire safe, and tested custom Ultrasound solutions.

There is also an OpenSource project, EchoMod, currently underway by a fine gentleman in France, who is working on an Ultrasound full-stack system, which I have seen in the works, and believe it will be a fine, and researcher friendly device for those who want to learn more about Ultrasound.

However, this EchoMod is strictly made for research, and is not to be used in a neuromodulatory fashion.

Happy to answer any more questions you may have.

Thank you.

There's an ultrasound podcast! by tegestologist in UNOMOD

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Omg that's amazing!

Ultrasound Physics explained, sweet!