Brainwave Generator

[Dazed]

The easiest way of applying stimulus to the brain is via ears. Other senses could be used as well, and vision is actually used quite often (often in addition to hearing). However, humans cannot hear sounds low enough to be useful for brain stimulation, so special techniques must be used. One such special technique used is called binaural beats.

If the left ear is presented with a steady tone of 500Hz and the right ear a steady tone of 510Hz, these two tones combine in the brain. The difference, 10Hz, is perceived by the brain and is a very effective stimulus for brainwave entrainment. This 10Hz is formed entirely by the brain. When using stereo headphones, the left and right sounds do not mix together until in your brain. The frequency difference, when perceived by brain this way, is called a binaural beat.

http://www.bwgen.com/


There's claims about what these binaural beats can do in terms of brainwave entrainment here

http://www.bwgen.com/theory.htm#BINAURAL

Is this all BS or what? I mean, I know the binaural beat is real, but would it actually effect your brainwave frequency?

[Dazed]

Bump.

Anyone heard of this?

[Colorama]

I hear this 10Hz all the time and it beats commercial radio :)

[robinson]

You can download the program and try it. It checks out as safe. Works as advertised, (creating sound and light frequencies), but how to tell if the results are real?

[Dazed]

That's what I'm wondering Robinson. I have tried it, and I've noticed some effects, but they could certainly be placebo.

[robinson]

OH I think the effects are real, there is ample scientific evidence that sound and light effect the brain, especially in certain frequencies. (It would be more woo if they didn't). But WHAT effect is the hard question. An EEG would show an effect taking place, but what does it mean?

[Cuddles]

OH I think the effects are real, there is ample scientific evidence that sound and light effect the brain, especially in certain frequencies. (It would be more woo if they didn't). But WHAT effect is the hard question. An EEG would show an effect taking place, but what does it mean?

Evidence?

Beating is a well known phenomenon in any waves, but I have never heard of any effects in the brain other than the parts to do with hearing lighting up, which isn't really that surprising.

Edit: Having looked at just the front page of that site my computer started quacking so much I couldn't bear to go any further. Complete and utter cow poo. They don't even know what they mean by "brain frequencies". I'd be very surprised if the words "quantum" and "magnets" aren't around there somewhere.