Sonocea® Sonic Augmentation Technology™ (SAT™) uses patent-pending signal-generation architecture and is designed for professional deployment.
Sonocea® is a neuroscience technology company developing acoustic interventions designed to support autonomic nervous system regulation.
Why it matters
Under sustained pressure, regulation matters
High-pressure organizations depend on people being able to recover and return to readiness.
Yet many approaches to regulation and recovery require dedicated time, active participation, specialist provision, or individual behavior change – making consistent deployment difficult.
Sonocea is designed to make nervous system support practical within demanding environments and at organizational scale.
What makes Sonocea different
Our technology is in the signal
Sonocea®️ Sonic Augmentation Technology™️ (SAT™️) uses patent-pending signal-generation architecture to create structured acoustic interventions designed to support autonomic nervous system regulation.
Unlike conventional meditation, music, or wellness content, Sonocea is built on proprietary acoustic technology and evaluated through human research and biological measurement.
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The Sonocea platform
Built on five decades of autonomic neuroscience research
Sophisticated neuroscience. Simple delivery.
SAT applies precisely structured acoustic input through the auditory system, designed to support endogenous autonomic regulation.
Science & evidence
Human studies show both rapid response and improvement with repeated use
Human research has measured both rapid response after a single 15-minute SAT exposure and change following repeated use over four weeks.
Evidence includes peer-reviewed research and a completed US federal government-supported randomized study, using behavioral measures alongside biological measurement.
Research program
A growing program of human research
The Sonocea research program includes academic and government-supported human studies, from published research to further clinical evaluation.
Applications
Built first for people under pressure
Sonocea is initially focused on people working in demanding environments where sustained stress, high arousal and limited opportunities to recover can affect how they feel and function.
Applications: elite sport
Regulation matters in performance
Elite athletes move quickly between very different physiological and psychological demands - from high arousal and intense competition to recovery, rest and preparation for the next performance.
Supporting the ability to shift state could help athletes transition more effectively between periods of demand and rest - creating the conditions for recovery and readiness when they matter most.
Built to fit existing routines
Passive listening sessions can be incorporated around training, competition, recovery and travel using ordinary audio devices.
Early evidence in elite sport
Evaluated in a professional soccer environment
87.5%
(21 out of 24 participants)
In an uncontrolled feasibility pilot, 87.5% (21 out of 24 participants) improved, showing a reduction in the high-arousal measure following a Sonocea session.
These early findings support further evaluation of Sonocea within performance environments.
Feasibility data only. The pilot was uncontrolled and does not establish causation or improvement in sporting performance.
Real-world deployment
From research to scalable professional use
Sonocea technology powers Rest & Restore Protocol™, licensed to Unyte Health as part of its suite of listening-based solutions for clinicians and therapists.
Rest & Restore Protocol is designed to support restoration and recovery, giving professionals a simple, non-invasive way to incorporate nervous system regulation into their work with clients.
About Sonocea
Built on five decades of autonomic neuroscience
Sonocea brings together Professor Stephen W. Porges’ five decades of research into the autonomic nervous system with Anthony Gorry’s 20+ years developing and commercializing audio technology and immersive experiences.
Together, they co-founded Sonocea and co-invented Sonic Augmentation Technology - bringing together autonomic neuroscience and signal-generation technology in a proprietary acoustic technology platform designed for real-world use.
Leadership
The expertise to turn science into scale
The wider leadership team adds deep experience across operations, medicine, technology and finance - supporting the development, deployment and commercialization of the Sonocea platform.
Scientific & medical advisory board
World-class expertise across science & medicine
Extending Sonocea expertise across neuroscience, medicine and areas of future clinical research.
1. What exactly is Sonocea?
2. How is acoustic neuromodulation different from meditation, music, binaural beats or wellness audio?
3. How does Sonocea acoustic neuromodulation work?
4. What scientific evidence supports Sonocea acoustic neuromodulation?
5. Is Sonocea a medical device?
6. Is Sonocea safe?
7. How is Sonocea delivered?
8. Where can I get Sonocea?
9. Can healthcare professionals use Sonocea with their clients?
10. Where is Sonocea already being used?
11. How can an organization work with Sonocea?
12. Does Sonocea replace therapy or medical treatment?
13. How do you pronounce Sonocea?
Work with Sonocea
Explore how acoustic neuromodulation could support regulation, recovery, readiness and resilience for people working and performing under sustained pressure.
Sonocea works with organizations, professional teams, research institutions and commercial partners to evaluate and integrate the technology in real-world environments.
Interested in research?
Sonocea collaborates with academic and clinical researchers to expand the evidence base for acoustic neuromodulation.
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