Gamma waves are associated with heightened mental function. Improves reasoning and problem solving.
Beta waves are associated with high activity- business. Great for clarity and focus.
Alpha waves are experienced when one is relaxed but still awake.
Theta waves are associated with deep states of meditation as well as sleep outside of the REM phase.
Delta waves occur when one enters deep, dreamless sleep. In this state one is unaware of ones body.
The Sound of Freedom
(I didn’t know why, but it worked)
Can Auditory Beat Stimulation (ABS) positively affect cognition and mood states? According to an extensive examination of the evidence by Leila Chaieb, Elke Caroline Wilpert, and Juergen Fell, and published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry, the answer would appear to be yes.
After combing through the evidence presented in more than 920 studies of ABS(also known as brain entrainment) that predominantly used binaural and monaural beats, the results, though mixed, are generally positive. The most pronounced positive outcomes were observed in people with anxiety.
Binaural beat stimuli in the delta/theta range significantly reduced anxiety in subjects with State anxiety (event related) and Trait anxiety (continually elevated anxiety as a personal characteristic). The Padmanabhan study showed anxiety score decreases of up to 26.3% using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STA-I) assessment questionnaire.
That’s great, but what are binaural and monaural beats?
Binaural and monaural beats are tonesthat are generated when two tones of similar frequency are delivered to both ears simultaneously (monaural beats) or to each ear separately (binaural beats). For example, when two frequencies, say 400 Hz and 432 Hz, are played into both ears simultaneously, a monaural beat is subjectively heard. That beat is the difference between the two frequencies, in this case 32 Hz. Binaural beats occur when one frequency, say 400 Hz is played in the left ear and the other, 432 Hz is played in the right. The resultant tone of 32 Hz seems to be heard and located inside the head.
Now that we have that out of the way let’s discuss why we should care.
For more than 150 years scientist have observed that moods and states of being correspond with certain observable brain frequencies. Naturally, they were curious to see if the brain could be trained to mimic the frequencies associated with calm, with focus, with sleep, and with general wellbeing. The results of the many attempts have been mixed and often contradictory. These findings may owe to the fact that no standard methodology was practiced and much of the resulting data was compiled from subjects who self-reported.
As stereo headphones are a relatively new technology (John Koss invented stereo headphones in 1958. They were not in common use until the 1970’s), self-experimentation with monaural and binaural technologies is still in the toddler phase. But as more and more people gain access to high quality sound equipment and information about technologies is accessible at the speed of light via the internet, there has been an explosion of self-experimentation in addition to scientific experimentation.
All of this was enough to pique my curiosity as I had been caught up in the snare of alcoholism as well as anxiety and depression. To this day I don’t know if the conditions were co-occurring or co-related. Nevertheless, I sought out relief as if my life depended on it- which I believe it did.
I studied many “therapies” both natural and pharmacological and found varying and inconsistent relief but was unable to determine which therapy, or combination of therapies, was responsible for the changes.
When I began experimenting with binaural beats, something discernable changed. Not only did I feel more calm and focused, but I was completing tasks more quickly and accurately. I began to think that the Sunday crossword puzzles and the questions on Jeopardy were becoming easier. I also noticed that when I played Binaural beats in the alpha frequency range, my cravings for alcohol seemed to vanish. My use of binaural and monaural beats began to increase as I discovered new benefits. When I played delta frequencies, my insomnia, and the anxiety it produced, diminished in fewer than 30 days. If I had never read a single study confirming these findings I would have continued based solely on experience.
I have curated a series of binaural beats for your use and I sincerely hope that you begin to see similar results. We’ve added the deep breathing application as it enhances the results exponentially.
We urge you to plug in your headset for a few minutes when stressed at work to reboot your nervous system. If you begin to use these tools consistently we are confident that you will need no urging to continue. If you find, as I did, that these simple tools give you more control of your moods and emotions, please share your findingson your feed, or in a blog post.
Mawimbi ya gamma huhusianishwa na utendaji wa akili ulioongezeka. Husaidia kuboresha kufikiri na kutatua matatizo. Mawimbi ya beta yanahusishwa na shughuli za juu za biashara. Ni nzuri kwa ajili ya uwazi na lengo. Mawimbi ya alpha hupatikana mtu anapokuwa mtulivu lakini bado akiwa macho. Mawimbi ya Theta huhusianishwa na hali za kina za kutafakari na vilevile usingizi nje ya awamu ya REM. Mawimbi ya delta hutokea mtu anapolala usingizi mzito usio na ndoto. Katika hali hiyo mtu hajui mwili wake. "Kama vile ""The Sound of Freedom"" (Sauti ya Uhuru) inaonyesha, ""Audient Beat Stimulation (ABS) inaweza kuathiri kwa njia nzuri utambuzi na hali ya hisia.""" Kulingana na uchunguzi wa kina wa Leila Chaib, Elke Caroline Wilpert, na Juergen Fell, na kuchapishwa katika jarida Frontiers in Psychiatry, jibu linaonekana kuwa ndiyo. Baada ya kuchunguza ushahidi uliotolewa katika masomo zaidi ya 920 ya ABS (yajulikana pia kama brain entrainment) ambayo ilitumia hasa binaural na monaural beats, matokeo, ingawa mchanganyiko, ni chanya kwa ujumla. Matokeo mazuri zaidi yalionekana kwa watu wenye wasiwasi. Binaural msukumo katika delta-theta mbalimbali kwa kiasi kikubwa kupunguzwa wasiwasi katika masomo na hali ya wasiwasi (tukio kuhusiana) na tabia ya wasiwasi (kuendelea kuongezeka wasiwasi kama tabia ya kibinafsi). Utafiti wa Padmanabhan ulionyesha kupungua kwa alama ya wasiwasi hadi 26.3% kwa kutumia maswali ya tathmini ya State-Treat Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Hiyo ni kubwa, lakini nini ni binaural na monaural beats? Binaural na monaural beats ni sauti ambazo hutengenezwa wakati sauti mbili za mzunguko sawa zinapopelekwa kwa masikio yote mawili kwa wakati mmoja (monaural beats) au kwa kila sikio kando (binaural beats). Kwa mfano, wakati wa kucheza katika masikio yote mawili kwa wakati mmoja, kwa mfano, katika masafa ya 400 Hz na 432 Hz, mlio wa sauti ya sauti ya sauti ya sauti ya sauti ya sauti ya sauti ya sauti ya sauti ya sauti ya sauti ya sauti ya sauti ya sauti ya sauti. Hii ni tofauti ya mzunguko kati ya frequency mbili, katika kesi hii ni 32 Hz. Binaural beats ni sauti ya sauti ambayo hutokea wakati frequency moja (hivi 400 Hz) inapopigwa katika sikio la kushoto na nyingine (hivi 432 Hz) inapopigwa katika sikio la kulia. Sauti ya 32 Hz inasikika na kuonekana ndani ya kichwa. Sasa kwa kuwa tuna kwamba nje ya njia hebu majadiliano kwa nini tunapaswa huduma. Kwa zaidi ya miaka 150 wanasayansi wamegundua kwamba hali ya moyo na hali ya kuwa inalingana na masafa fulani ya ubongo yanayoweza kuchunguzwa. Watafiti walipenda kujua kama ubongo unaweza kufundishwa kuiga masafa yanayohusiana na utulivu, kukaza fikira, usingizi, na hali ya jumla ya afya. Matokeo ya majaribio mengi yamekuwa tofauti-tofauti na mara nyingi yanapingana. Matokeo haya yanaweza kuwa na sababu ya ukweli kwamba hakuna mbinu ya kawaida iliyotumiwa na mengi ya data inayotokana ilikusanywa kutoka kwa masomo ambayo yaliripoti yenyewe. Stereo headphones ni teknolojia ya kisasa ya sauti ambayo ilibuniwa na John Koss mnamo 1958. Kwa sababu ya kuwa na uwezo wa kuwasiliana na watu wengi, teknolojia ya binaural na monoural bado ni ya msingi. Lakini kwa kuwa watu wengi zaidi na zaidi wanapata vifaa vya sauti vya ubora wa juu na habari kuhusu teknolojia zinapatikana kwa kasi ya mwanga kupitia mtandao, kumekuwa na mlipuko wa majaribio ya kibinafsi pamoja na majaribio ya kisayansi. Yote hayo yalitosha kuamsha hamu yangu ya kujua, kwa kuwa nilikuwa nimekamatwa katika mtego wa ulevi na vilevile wasiwasi na mshuko wa moyo. Hadi leo sijui kama hali hizo zilikuwa zinatokea pamoja au zinahusiana. Hata hivyo, nilitafuta kitulizo kana kwamba uhai wangu ulitegemea hilo - jambo ninaloliamini lilitegemea hilo. Nilijifunza "matibabu" mengi ya asili na ya dawa na nikapata kitulizo tofauti na kisicho sawa lakini sikuweza kuamua ni tiba gani, au mchanganyiko wa matibabu, uliosababisha mabadiliko hayo. Nilipoanza kufanya majaribio na mdundo wa sauti, jambo fulani lilibadilika. Si kwamba tu nilijisikia mtulivu zaidi na kukaza fikira, bali pia nilikuwa nikikamilisha kazi haraka zaidi na kwa usahihi zaidi. Nilikuwa na wasiwasi kwamba siku ya Jumapili ya majaribio ya kujiuliza maneno ya msalaba na maswali ya Jeopardy yalikuwa yakibadilika. Pia niligundua kwamba nilipocheza muziki wa Binaural katika frequency ya alpha, hamu yangu ya kunywa kileo ilionekana kutoweka. Nilichukua hatua za binaural na monaural na kugundua faida zake. Nilipocheza delta frequencies, insomnia yangu na wasiwasi uliotokana nayo ulipungua kwa muda usiozidi siku 30. Kama mimi kamwe kusoma utafiti mmoja kuthibitisha matokeo haya ningekuwa aliendelea kulingana tu na uzoefu. Nimeandaa mfululizo wa beats binaural kwa ajili ya matumizi yako na mimi kwa dhati matumaini kwamba wewe kuanza kuona matokeo sawa. Tumekuwa aliongeza maombi ya kupumua kina kama ni inaboresha matokeo exponentially. Tunakuomba uunganishe vichwa vya sauti kwa dakika chache wakati wa mafadhaiko kazini ili kuanzisha upya mfumo wako wa neva. Kama wewe kuanza kutumia zana hizi mfululizo sisi ni uhakika kwamba unahitaji hakuna kushinikiza kuendelea. Kama wewe kupata, kama mimi alifanya, kwamba zana hizi rahisi kukupa udhibiti zaidi wa hisia yako na hisia, tafadhali kushiriki matokeo yako juu ya kulisha yako au katika post blog.