Binaural Brain Power

Binaural beats have become all the rage in self improvement circles. Their uses are now wide and far ranging. Did you know that you can induce many different mental, emotional and physical states just by listening to binaural beats?

So what are binaural beats and how do they work?

Binaural beats are in fact an illusion. These strange beats do not really exist independently of the brain. They are not really there. Binaural beats are an effect that the brain creates when it hears specific sounds presented in a specific way. Just as an optical illusion does not exist but is merely a trick of the eyes, binaural beats do not really exist and are a trick of the mind (or ears).

Binaural beats occur only when you wear a set of stereo headphones.

While wearing the headphones one ear hears one tone while the other ear hears a different tone. The tones are identical except for the frequency of each. It is when these tones are played simultaneously, one to the left ear and one to the right, that the brain merges them to create one sound. It's a bit like your eyes. You see one image from the right eye and one from the left but the brain merges the two so you see only one image.

When the brain merges the two binaural tones it creates just one tone. However, a beat type effect is also produced. The beat is the exact difference between the two tones. For example if one tone has a frequency of 30 Hz and the other has a frequency of 20 Hz then the beat type effect would have a frequency of 10 Hz.

So how is this effect of binaural beats useful to us? How can we benefit from this binaural technology?

Well it has been known for a long time that our mental, emotional and physical states are all ruled by the brain. It is also known that the brain produces brainwaves that have a specific frequency depending on what we are doing. The brain is in the Theta or Delta range when you are in deep sleep. When relaxed, in trance or daydreaming the brain displays Alpha brainwaves. Beata brain waves are the prevalent frequencies that are present in the brain when you feel alert and energetic.

Through much research and experimentation the exact frequency ranges of these brainwave states is known.

The exciting thing about binaural beats is that when you listen to them the brain begins to resonate at the same frequency as the binaural beats you are hearing!

This means we have the ability to create any brainwave state we want and thus enjoy the mental, emotional and physical benefits associated with them. It is possible to experience deeper levels of sleep, laser-like concentration, better retention of learned knowledge, more relaxation and many other benefits merely by listening to a binaural beats recording.

Such uses of binaural beats means that, with the correct recording and frequencies, you can easily create a multitude of mental, emotional and physical states. Just pop on your headphones, plug into some binaural recordings and chill out!