Pulsonome is Holostum's space dedicated to the development of applications and experiences. It's a conceptual and technological framework based on a simple idea: living systems function through rhythms and frequencies.
We explore how to use consciously designed rhythms to facilitate regulation, coherence, and connection.
BEYOND MUSIC…
Pulsonome isn't music for relaxation; it's structured rhythm and frequency for regulating mood.
LISTEN AND FEEL
Facilitates a relaxed and functional presence.
The experience depends on the volume. Take a moment to adjust it....
A broad vibration that generates inner space. It doesn't set the rhythm. It opens up the space.
It's not what you hear. It's what you feel while doing it.
Music can evoke memories, emotions, or states associated with past experiences. Guided meditations often offer images, concepts, or internal narratives.
Pulsonome works on another level.
It doesn't seek to imagine, suggest, or guide the mind toward a predetermined content. It reduces sound to its most basic structural elements: frequency and pulse.
While music expresses, Pulsonome proposes a stable rhythmic framework with which the nervous system can interact without narrative interference.
THE STYLES OF SOUND
We are always surrounded by sound...
And not all sounds affect us equally. Quality is the way they resonate within us, how we perceive them.
Pulsonome organizes sound into different styles because each person resonates differently. Some find calm in nature. Others connect with the metallic vibration of a singing bowl, the pulse of percussion, or the neutrality of white noise.
Each style fulfills a specific structural function within the system, but the experience is profoundly personal.
The styles don't change the objective—the regulation of a state—but rather the texture with which the pulse is presented. The same rhythm can feel organic, profound, ethereal, or mechanical depending on the sonic language that sustains it.
Living systems function through rhythms: The heart beats. Breathing oscillates. The brain operates with measurable electrical patterns.
Neuroscience has shown that rhythmic stimuli can influence physiological state, and therefore, mood. The phenomenon of synchronization describes the tendency of oscillatory systems to partially adjust when they interact.
Slow sounds can promote relaxation. Fast rhythms can increase activation. The relationship between sound and state is not speculative: it is documented in psychology, physiology, and applied acoustics.
NOTE:
The concepts developed in Pulsonome are based on observation, experience, and common-sense principles applied to sound and perception.
Each person is a unique system.
Therefore, the experience may vary and should always be understood as personal.
Modern physics describes reality not as static objects, but as energy systems in motion. Oscillation is no exception: it is a structural property of many natural systems.
When two rhythmic systems interact, synchronization can occur. This principle is observed in experiments with metronomes, in cell biology, and in collective dynamics.
Living systems not only respond to external stimuli, but also generate their own rhythms.
In complex systems, interactions are not always unidirectional. The influence may be small at the individual level, but collective effects can exhibit emergent dynamics.
The question we explore is not whether an individual can modify reality, but what happens when many systems coincide in the same rhythm.
The brain functions through electrical activity organized into rhythmic patterns known as brainwaves. These oscillations can be measured using electroencephalography (EEG) and are grouped into different frequency ranges, such as delta, theta, alpha, beta, and gamma.
Each range is typically associated with different functional states, such as deep sleep, relaxation, attention, or intense cognitive activity.
Neuroscience research has observed that repetitive sensory stimuli, especially auditory and rhythmic ones, can influence neuronal activity through partial synchronization phenomena known as entrainment.
Pulsonome explores this relationship from the structural design of rhythm, not seeking to induce specific states, but rather to offer stable patterns with which the nervous system can interact.
Heart rate variability (HRV) is the measure of the small variations in time between one heartbeat and the next.
Although the heart may seem regular, the intervals between beats are not identical. This variability reflects the dynamic interaction between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.
Adequate HRV is often associated with greater physiological adaptability, better emotional regulation, and autonomic balance. Conversely, reduced variability may be related to prolonged states of stress or activation.
Several studies have explored how rhythmic, respiratory, or auditory stimuli can influence HRV by modulating the activity of the autonomic nervous system.
Pulsonome investigates rhythm as a potential tool for interacting with these regulatory processes.
The heart is regulated by the autonomic nervous system, composed of two main branches: the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems.
The sympathetic system is involved in activation and alertness responses.
The parasympathetic system promotes recovery, balance, and energy conservation.
Both systems interact continuously to maintain the body's stability.
Several studies have observed that certain rhythmic auditory stimuli can influence the activity of the autonomic nervous system, generating measurable changes in parameters such as heart rate and heart rate variability (HRV).
Pulsonome investigates this relationship from a structural perspective of rhythm.
PULSONOME APPS
The Apps derived from Pulsonome explore these principles on different scales:
MOOD PULSE: This app plays sounds with frequencies optimized to balance mood. (In final stages of development).
GAIA PULSE: This model plays the rhythmic sound of the Earth's heartbeat to synchronize people.
MOM PULSE: This app plays sounds similar to those of newborns, such as the sound of a heartbeat at different rhythms. (In the design phase).
OTHER LINES: We are exploring different scales and purposes, such as teamwork (TeamPulse) or connection and harmony between people (LovePulse).
