Brainwave Entrainment
Steven Halpern's Aural-SyncTM BRAINWAVE ENTRAINMENT series adds sonic entrainment tones to his healing music. The combination amplifies the positive effects of the music alone, and makes it easy to dial in the specific brainwave state you desire.
Our bodies respond to the rhythms of the world around us. "Entrainment' is the term that describes how our heartbeat synchronizes (entrains) to a drumbeat, for instance (measured in beats per minute).
On a more subtle level, our brainwaves entrain to rhythmic stimuli, measured by EEG in beats/cycles per second (cps). The electrical activity of the brain has historically been categorized by most researchers as alpha 8-12 cps, beta (13-39 cps), theta (4-7 cps) and delta (1-3 cps).
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Audio Brainwave Entrainment: When we hear two tones that are very close to each other in frequency, say 100 cps and 107 cps, our brain entrains to the vibrational difference between them. Even though we cannot physically hear a tone of 7 cps, or Hertz (Hz), our brains are able to perceive and respond to that specific frequency. This is called the 'frequency-following effect.'
Brainwave entrainment music combines an appropriate musical soundtrack with the desired entrainment tones. When done correctly, as you'll experience with Aural-Sync tm brainwave entrainment soundscapes, the combination enhances the relaxing and healing effects of the music itself. For example, a musical composition encoded with 2 Hz will help you fall sleep; the same composition encoded with 7 Hz will support deep meditation, self-healing and stimulate higher levels of creativity.
As the field of brainwave entrainment continues to expand, you'll discover a wide range of variables, both in the volume of the entrainment tones, and the quality of the music. As I have always said, "If the music isn't something you want to listen to in the first place, it doesn't really matter what the entrainment is. You won't get any benefit if you don't listen to the MP3 or CD."
View the brainwave entrainment demonstration video by Steven Halpern
I have been involved in researching and producing soundscapes using brainwave entrainment since 1977. I have worked with leading scientists like Itzhak Bentov, Dr. Andrijah Puharich, and IBM senior scientist Dr. Marcel Vogel, and have a track record of proven success going back over 30 years. In 1991, I demonstrated this technology to the 48 HOURS producers in the recording studio. They were blown away, and we all anticipated the public's response when the segment aired. Alas, I was told it was 'too powerful' and did not make it through the final edit.
My soundscapes are effective when listened to on external speakers, but you'll likely find a deeper level of brainwave entrainment and benefit when listening with headphones.
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