Binaural Beats: Sound, the Brain, and Brainwave Entrainment

Your brain is constantly producing electrical patterns called BRAINWAVES, and these waves shift depending on what you are doing or feeling. When you are deeply asleep, your brainwaves slow down to a gentle, rolling rhythm. When you are alert and problem-solving, they speed up into faster, more energetic patterns. Scientists measure brainwaves in units called HERTZ (HURTS), which counts the number of cycles per second. A fascinating field of research explores whether sound can deliberately influence these brainwave patterns — and that is exactly where BINAURAL (by-NOR-ul) (TWO-EARED / DUAL-CHANNEL) BEATS enter the picture. The term binaural simply means BILATERAL, or relating to both ears, which is the first clue about how this phenomenon works.