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Peer-Reviewed Research Confirms Mistikist’s Impact

A 2025 study in Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback has scientifically confirmed that Mistikist rapidly cuts anxiety by nearly 50%. By using EEG monitoring to track its blend of binaural beats and kaleidoscopic visuals, researchers saw median anxiety scores plummet from 51 to 26 in just minutes, validating the platform's effectiveness as a fast-acting mental health tool.

The Telegraph

Recognized by The Telegraph as a 2025 wellness innovator, Mistikist combines neuroscience and biohacking to transform mental health. Our platform translates clinical brainwave entrainment research into practical tools for daily performance. Discover how our science-backed approach is leading the digital health revolution through our latest press coverage and research.

The Independent

As featured in The Independent, Mistikist leverages AI-driven frequencies to provide essential mental health support for today’s fast-paced lifestyles. By turning complex neuroscience into an easy daily habit, we empower thousands of users across 150 countries to manage stress and boost productivity. Whether through VR or Microsoft Teams, our versatile technology is establishing a new global benchmark for digital relaxation and cognitive enhancement.

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Anxiety was measured using a clinically validated psychological scale (STAI), commonly used in medical and neuroscience research.

After Mistikist:

~50% Reduction in anxiety

After a single session of Mistikist, the brainwaves related to Anxiety are significantly reduced.

What this means?

The entire group shifted toward lower anxiety. This means the effect was consistent across users not driven by a few extreme cases.

Özdemir İ, Tülay EE, Aksu S, Cantaş Türkiş F, Abalı Çelebi Ç, Bek S, Kutlu G. Alpha and Beta Powers in EEG: How Audio-Visual Stimulation Influences Anxiety. Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback. 2025 Oct 21. doi: 10.1007/s10484-025-09739-5. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41118096.

From stress to relaxation in minutes.

Microsoft research shows that workspace stress causes massive cognitive strain and productivity loss. Mistikist counters this by rapidly resetting your brain's balance. In just minutes, our technology helps you reduce mental fatigue, restoring the focus and sharpness you need to tackle any challenge.

Mistikist on Press

"Good-quality sleep underpins everything from productivity to mood, and Mistikist’s relaxation app offers a simple way to foster more balanced mental states in just a few minutes."

"The quality of your sleep can shape whether you have a good or a bad day. Mistikist is a relaxation app that aims to help support mental clarity, calm and focus in just two to eight minutes."

"Mistikist is on the ITU Çekirdek TOP 50 list!"

"$30,000 support from Sabancı ARF!"

"Türk Telekom Ventures PİLOT's 12th term Startups have been announced!"

"We can achieve up to a 90% reduction in stress and a 95% increase in focus within just 2-8 minutes. With the Turk Telekom PILOT program, which we have been accepted to its 12th term, we have increased our growth rate in the international market both in B2B and B2C."

"Based on scientific research conducted at universities such as MIT, Harvard, Stanford and Johns Hopkins; we developed Mistikist as the world's first digital stress reduction assistant by turning the brainwave regulation method into an application accessible to everyone."

"Clinical studies have proven that it reduces stress levels by up to 95% and increases focus by up to 90% in just 8 minutes. The methodologies used by Mistikist are based on studies of institutions such as MIT, Stanford, Johns Hopkins and Harvard."

"The startups selected for the new period of the Türk Telekom Ventures PİLOT startup acceleration program met with Türk Telekom CEO Ümit Önal at the Türk Telekom Ventures Entrepreneurship Center located in the Atatürk Cultural Center."

"Developed by computer scientist Buğra Karahan, who studies in the field of neuroscience, Mistikist helps reduce stress, increase focus and work performance by using visual and auditory stimuli."

"Türk Telekom CEO Ümit Önal: "As Türk Telekom, we have been supporting the technologies that shed light on tomorrow and the initiatives that feed these technologies for more than 10 years."

"Mistikist was accepted to the 12th term of Türk Telekom Ventures' startup accelerator program PİLOT."

"Mistikist is a transformative app that helps individuals overcome stress, anxiety, and self-sabotaging behaviors by harnessing neuroscience-backed techniques to regulate brainwaves."

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