810nm light, delivered through the skull, into cortical tissue.
Transcranial photobiomodulation — tPBM — is near-infrared light tuned for the brain. At 810nm, the wavelength sits on a window where photons cross scalp and bone with enough fluence to reach the outer cortex and activate cytochrome c oxidase in cortical neurons. The same mechanism family as our deep-tissue NIR work, but the penetration profile through the skull is different enough to deserve its own conversation. This is a research direction we're exploring — not a primary modality we sell. We have the device, we use it adjunctively, and we're learning alongside the literature.
A Vielight Neuro-class transcranial headset delivering 810nm light to the scalp at clinically-studied dose. We use it adjunctively — most often paired with an HBOT session, the combination the Hadanny 2025 RCT studied directly. Not a stand-alone offer yet.
People working on cognitive performance, recovery from traumatic brain injury, and — with appropriate clinical framing — depression and early neurodegenerative work. The fuller list lives on the treatment and performance pages. Honest framing: at dreamlab this is currently exploratory. We layer it onto protocols where the evidence supports the combination, and we say so out loud.
Six photobiomodulation mechanisms applied to cortex — cytochrome c oxidase activation, cerebral blood flow, neuroplasticity, anti-inflammation. The Hadanny 2025 RCT and Naeser TBI work, plus the open dose-response question at transcranial depths.
Sessions per week, adjunctive use alongside HBOT, the 40-session cognitive course Hadanny ran — and the honest note that protocols here are still being shaped.
The Vielight headset, eye protection, the ~25-minute session, and what people commonly notice — or quietly don't — during a course.
How to find us, what to bring, the property, and how a visit unfolds.
Often paired with hyperbaric oxygen therapy — the Hadanny 2025 RCT combined both at 1.5 ATA.