inaural Beats and Brainwave Synchronization

In today’s environment of rapidly increasing medical technology it comes as no surprise that researchers are directing their attention toward the deliberate manipulation of the neural functions. Brainwave synchronization through the use of binaural beats has been proposed by researchers, both modern and historical, as a potential treatment for numerous neurological disorders that would present patients with something that they have previously been denied-hope.

Binaural beats are an auditory sensation that occurs when two coherent sounds of similar frequencies are presented independently to each ear via stereo headphones or speakers. Rather than recognizing the sounds as separate and independent the brain chooses to integrate them, creating a pulse-like sound (or beat) to accompany them. The binaural beat is then sent to the reticular formation, where changes in brain function are stimulated through the use of neurotransmitters. Special Binaural beats that synchronize brainwaves are embedded within peaceful, relaxing music. You can create a particular state of mind simply by listening to the frequencies within the music.

istory of Binaural Beats

Binaural beats were first discovered in 1839 by Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, a Prussian physicist and meteorologist doing work at the University of Berlin; however, little was known about them at that time other than that they existed, and while independent research continued it wasn’t until the work of Gerald Oster in 1973 that the potential significance of binaural beats came to light.