Thanks Scott.. I stole this from one of his interesting posts: In 1839, a Prussian physicist by the name of Heinrich Willhelm Dove discovered a method of meditation known as binaural brainwave entrainment. In 1973, over a hundred years later, a research scientist named Gerald Oster published an article entitled Auditory Beats in the Brain. His research helped to bring widespread attention to this powerful technology. The term “binaural” refers to the perception of sound by our two ears. In physics, entrainment occurs when two systems oscillating at different frequencies independently are brought together in synchronization. Binaural entrainment is the process of introducing different auditory frequencies into each ear, which causes our brain to create its own third signal, known as a binaural beat, equal to the difference between the two tones. Scientists call this effect frequency following response (FFR). If frequencies of 440 Hz are played into our right ear and 447 Hz in our left ear, our brain will detect the difference and produce a third frequency at 7 Hz. This process manifests what is known as “whole-brain functioning,” causing us to enter a deeply focused meditative state, like those achieved by Zen monks, in twenty minutes instead of the twenty years it might take with traditional meditation. Hundreds of studies have been published on the emotional and physical benefits of binaural entrainment. Research from the Oregon Health and Science University, the National College of Natural Medicine, and the Clinique Psychoanalytique de Montreal shows that binaural brainwave entrainment can benefit people suffering from anxiety, depression, and mood disorders. Scientists at Duke University found that binaural entrainment improved mood, performance, and vigilance.
Posted on: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 14:13:46 +0000
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