The Mind Mirror Software

Nothing else like the Mind Mirror existed when it was invented, and there is still nothing else like it today.  Offering affordability, versatility, portability, and ease of use, the Mind Mirror 6: 

• monitors the interrelationships of brainwave frequencies and categories in a unique composite pattern
• displays both sides of the brain for training interhemispheric symmetry, coherence, and synchronization
  
• measures the activities of the mind in frequencies ranging from 0.5 delta to 100 hertz gamma
  
• displays these frequencies in horizontal bands which cluster into beta, alpha, theta, delta and gamma
  
• provides an interrelated, composite pattern that can be read as a visual language and self-adjusted for optimal brain function
• allows self-trainers to hook up and relax while their brains adjust to win audio rewards for selected patterns which scientifically develop the power and potential of the brain and consciousness. 

The Mind Mirror's clear, accurate reflection of brain activity and states of consciousness led to its 2016 and 2017 awards as a Transformative Technology contributing to the mental and emotional well-being of humanity. Over the past 40 years, the Mind Mirror has been the global leader in consciousness research and development.

Today, the Mind Mirror 6 is used by self-trainers and practitioners associated with the Institute for the Awakened Mind to help bring about personal and planetary transformation.

The Mind Mirror 6 is easy to operate: just a few keystrokes and you're in full command of the software.  We provide a comprehensive user manual, self-training guide, online instructional videos, and monthly webinars with a vibrant online community of Mind Mirror owners. 

Classic and new views with an optional gamma screen.

The classic Mind Mirror pattern (below, left) consists of 14 frequency bars inclusive of 0.5-44 hertz, or cycles per second. This range can be extended with a keystroke command to either 64Hz or to 100Hz (below, right). The display can be changed to any color or combination of colors or appear in an outline with or without the frequency bars.

The white numbers below the brainwave display show the amplitude, or power, of the frequencies. This attenuation setting is easily adjusted with a keystroke command or right-click auto-attenuation command. The green surface Electromyography (sEMG) bar below the microvoltage settings alerts the meditator to the appearance of frequency-distorting muscle artifact in the head, neck or shoulders. Various data display windows are shown below.

Black or white canvas, with amplitude summary windows.                                                    Single-frequency Brain Mirror extends up to 100Hz.

The Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) and Blood Volume Pulse (BVP) sensors included in the Practitioner Kit and shown on the Hardware page are used to monitor and self-regulate physiology.  

Used alone or in combination with EEG, the GSR and BVP sensors deepen understanding of the body-mind connection and how to profoundly relax in order to reduce stress, improve health, and expand awareness.   

The GSR can be used without EEG to extrapolate the Meditation, Awakened Mind, and Evolved Mind patterns, due to Max Cade's correlation of ESR/GSR measurements with brainwave production. The screen capture below shows Lesh State 5 and its associated Awakened Mind brainwave pattern.  Post-session summary view windows for GSR and BVP enable the user to correlate mind-body relationships and master each. The red trend lines and vertical white markers, used in conjunction with a second timer clock, precisely pinpoint notable events in the body for correlation with EEG.  Session markers can be associated with internal landmarks for greater self-understanding and self-mastery.

The BVP sensor maps pulse rate, heart-rate variability, and stress index. With the add-on Mind Mirror Features Pack, the BVP sensor and Pacer identify the best HRV Resonant Frequency for the heart and breath. Resonant frequency breathing reduces stress, optimizes consciousness, and improves health.

In addition to  individual post-session summary amplitude windows for beta, alpha, theta, delta, and low, mid, and upper gamma, the Mind Mirror 6 software offers a quick overview of brainwave activity in the Composite Summary. Composite Summaries shows the interrelationships of the categories of consciousness. The amplitude scale is on the left. Below, note the drop-offs in alpha (green) and several peaks in gamma (the three data lines at bottom), especially toward the end of the session. The horizontal numbers are the time plot. 

The adjustable Brainscape Plot, with its frequency scale at bottom, shows brainwaves as what they are: waves in a sea of energy. The blue waves shown below can be changed to any RGB color. Keystroke commands increase or decrease the viewing range.

Coherence Reports, available with purchase of the optional Mind Mirror Features Pack, measure interhemispheric amplitude symmetry, a key component of peak performance. In addition to a Brain Symmetry graph and a Correlation Coefficient window which shows the 1-100Hz frequencies with the greatest levels of coherence, Coherence Summaries for each brainwave category track coherence throughout the session. The Coherence Summary shown below is for Mid Gamma (44-64Hz). The rising red trend line indicates that Mid Gamma coherence increased toward the high-coherence value of 0.7 as the meditation progressed.

The Mind Mirror 6 facilitates group brainwave training with affordability and ease. Four inputs in the Vilistus digital sampling unit accommodate up to four EEG sensors or a mix of EEG and physiology sensors.

The screen capture below shows four people hooked up to one Vilistus DSU simultaneously. Instrument windows include the Mind Mirror, signal check instruments showing the optimal 1.00 reading, and separate sEMG Artifact windows. Each of the four Mind Mirror windows can be adjusted in the many ways explained here and on the User Controls page.

 Designed for neurofeedback therapists, the Viistus Pro foundation of the Mind Mirror 6 offers standard and quick protocols. Direct audio-visual feedback is available, along with windows showing raw data and formats including vertical bars and bar graphs for 2-45 Hz, Gamma, Beta, Alpha, Theta and Delta Amplitude, SMR, Alpha-Theta, and Theta-Beta.  

The red arrows in the left- and right-brain alpha-theta windows shown below indicate whether or not the client's brainwaves are in compliance with the selected ratios. The most commonly used Neurofeedback Protocols are programmed into the software and can be adjusted easily with the Quick Protocol feature. The Clinical Q, an add-on feature, is a mini-QEEG.

Neurofeedback therapists can request substitution of the Mind Mirror's dual-channel EEG leads for two single-channel EEG leads. 

Like the brainwaves it mirrors, the Mind Mirror 6 is continually evolving. One exciting new software package, at an optional add-on cost of $200, is the Mind Mirror Features Pack. The Features Pack includes five components:

• Coherence Reports showing interhemispheric brainwave coherence in four different formats;
• The Pattern Editor, which allows you to self-train brainwave patterns of your own design;
• Resonant Frequency Tuning with the BVP sensor for increasing heart coherence and heart-rate variability;
• The Emotional State (ES) Meter, derived from simultaneous use of a GSR and Temperature sensor, for monitoring client wakefulness and self-training relaxed, attentive awareness;
  
• Voice Synchronization, which records verbal meditation guidance or notes into the session.

Our software developers work closely with worldwide self-trainers, Awakened Mind practitioners, and consciousness researchers to develop new features that advance and enhance the software and the experiences of users.

Software updates are provided free of charge. Software support includes comprehensive manuals, videos, webinars, and 24/7 online help. All hardware is warrantied under fair-use terms for two years.