Sound Matrix Shaping of Living Matter: From Macrosystems to Cell Microenvironment, Where Mitochondria Act as Energy Portals in Detecting and Processing Sound Vibrations

Abstract

Vibration and sound are the shaping matrix of the entire universe. Everything in nature is shaped by energy vibrating and communicating through its own sound trail. Every cell within our body vibrates at defined frequencies, generating its peculiar "sound signature". Mitochondria are dynamic, energy-transforming, biosynthetic, and signaling organelles that actively transduce biological information. Novel research has shown that the mitochondrial function of mammalian cells can be modulated by various energetic stimuli, including sound vibrations. Regarding acoustic vibrations, definite types of music have been reported to produce beneficial impacts on human health. In very recent studies, the effects of different sound stimuli and musical styles on cellular function and mitochondrial activity were evaluated and compared in human cells cultured in vitro, investigating the underlying responsible molecular mechanisms. This narrative review will take a multilevel trip from macro to intracellular microenvironment, discussing the intimate vibrational sound activities shaping living matter, delving deeper into the molecular mechanisms underlying the sound modulation of biological systems, and mainly focusing our discussion on novel evidence showing the competence of mitochondria in acting as energy portals capable of sensing and transducing the subtle informational biofields of sound vibration.

Keywords: cytoskeleton–mitochondria sound modulation; elementary-particle sound; mitochondrial ATP production; sound sensitive mitochondria bioenergetics; sound vibration; vibrational protein motions.

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Brain on Music: How Sound Can Impact Brain Activities (a) Salimpoor et al., 2011 [13]; (b) Nilsson, 2008 [14]; (c) Kulinski et al., 2022 [15]; (d) Eskine et al., 2018 [16]; (e) Tan et al., 2010 [17]; (f) Siedliecki et al., 2006 [18]; (g) Martín-Fernández et al., 2021 [19]; (h) Mofredj et al., 2016 [20].

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Cymatics: Study of Wave Phenomena and Vibration. All sounds we hear are waves, typically in the air, that vibrate your eardrums, which, in turn, create electrical signals that are sent to your brain for interpretation. These waves are only invisible to our eyes simply because the air is invisible. The concept of cymatics is to use a substance other than air to transmit sound to visualize the waves. This was most notably performed by Hans Jenny, who attached a sine wave frequency generator to a metal plate, placed lycopodium powder on the metal plate, and then vibrated the metal plate at different frequencies using the frequency generator. He found that at certain frequencies, the sand or dust would form geometric patterns that became more and more complex at higher and higher frequencies [30].

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An Overview of the Entire Spectrum of Sound Frequencies and Wavelengths.

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The Power of Sound at the Cellular Level. The photos shown are reproductions of those from Maman’s book [46] with permission from the Tama-Do Academy, www.tama-do.com. (A) For this series of photographs, healthy human blood cells were used while playing the chromatic scale with a xylophone, in order to observe the change in the field around the cells. One photograph was taken per note per minute. For each note, there appeared a specific shape and color directly related to the frequency of the sound. (B) For this series of experiments in human Hela cancer cells, the Ionian scale on the xylophone was used by playing in sequence the following notes: do–re–mi–fa–sol–la–ti, and then do–re at the next octave. One photograph was taken per note per minute. Fourteen minutes was enough time to destroy the Hela cancer cell when these nine different frequencies were used.

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The Power of Sound at the Cellular Level. The photos shown are reproductions of those from Maman’s book [46] with permission from the Tama-Do Academy, www.tama-do.com. (A) For this series of photographs, healthy human blood cells were used while playing the chromatic scale with a xylophone, in order to observe the change in the field around the cells. One photograph was taken per note per minute. For each note, there appeared a specific shape and color directly related to the frequency of the sound. (B) For this series of experiments in human Hela cancer cells, the Ionian scale on the xylophone was used by playing in sequence the following notes: do–re–mi–fa–sol–la–ti, and then do–re at the next octave. One photograph was taken per note per minute. Fourteen minutes was enough time to destroy the Hela cancer cell when these nine different frequencies were used.

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The Diffusive Power of Musical Sounds at the Cellular Level.