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Our idea is to transplant the desired mental state from one person to another.

Suppose the first subject (we call him/her a “trainee” or “recipient”) desires to achieve a certain mental state (e.g., a state of relaxation, deep sleep, a state of focus, an altered state of consciousness, being in the “zone” or in the “flow,” or a particular emotional state);

Suppose, the second subject (we call him/her a “trainer” or “donor”) is adept at achieving and maintaining the desired mental state;

To accomplish “transplanting” the desired mental state, we propose to:

1. record neural correlates (e.g., brainwaves) of the desired mental state in the trainer/donor who is in the desired mental state, using, for example, electroencephalography (EEG);
2. process the recorded brainwaves to create a waveform for stimulation; and
3. “play” the recorded brainwaves back by stimulating the trainees’ brain (e.g.,
   through electric or magnetic transcranial stimulation, light or sound) to
   help the trainee achieve the desired mental state.

Dr. Poltorak wrote an in-depth paper on this theory titled “On the Possibility of Transplanting Mental States“.