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Brainwave Entrainment Can Help You Dramatically Improve Your Mental States &

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Recently, professionals in the areas of psychology, neurology,

medical health and self-help have begun utilizing the power of

brainwave entrainment in their work with patients and clients.

Advances in the effectiveness of brainwave entrainment have been

significant.

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Brainwave Entrainment Can Help You Dramatically Improve Your Mental States &

Abilities!

Copyright © 2006 Tom Sebastian Digges

Brainwave Entrainment

http://gfnproject.com/Introduces/OptiMINDzation

Recently, professionals in the areas of psychology, neurology,

medical health and self-help have begun utilizing the power of

brainwave entrainment in their work with patients and clients.

Advances in the effectiveness of brainwave entrainment have been

significant.

What is brainwave entrainment?

It is a relatively young but rapidly growing field that involves

the study of how altering brainwaves naturally can allow people

to easily enter states of increased intelligence, creativity,

relaxation, pure energy and more! Researchers and scientists

have found that different bands of brainwaves are associated with

different mental states. Scientific studies have shown that

brainwaves not only provide insight into an individual's mind

and body, but they can be stimulated to actually change that

person's current state. By causing the brain to produce or

decrease specific types of brainwave frequencies, it is possible

to bring about a large variety of mental states and emotional

reactions.

How does this work?

Here's the science behind this incredible breakthrough: The

brain is made up of billions of brain cells called neurons, which

communicate with each other using electrical signals. All of

these neurons sending signals at once produce a large amount of

electrical activity commonly called a Brainwave pattern, because

of its " wave " or cyclic-like nature. " Entrainment " is a

principle in physics, where two cycles synchronize naturally with

each other in order to work more efficiently. Entrainment is

applied to chemistry, astronomy, electrical systems and much more

– but can also be applied to the brain.

When the brain is provided with a stimulus, through the ears,

eyes or other senses, it emits an electrical charge in response.

This is called a Cortical Evoked Response. These electrical

responses travel throughout the brain to become what an

individual sees and hears. When the brain is given a consistent,

repeating stimulus, such as drum beats or flashes of light, the

brain responds by synchronizing, or entraining, its electric

cycles to the external rhythm. This is commonly called the

Frequency Following Response (or FFR), and it can be used to

effectively alter our brainwave patterns.

In the last 10 years, there have been great advancements in the

field of brainwave entrainment as it relates to cognitive

functioning. Studies have shown that the brains of many people

are actually functioning at low capacity. By targeting the

specific brainwave band that is related to states of intense

concentration and strong focus, scientists have been able to help

individuals improve their academic performance. Entrainment can

also be used to induce states of relaxation and even deep states

akin to deep meditation. This can have profound benefits for

people who are seeking to perform certain types of work, art or

even attain certain spiritual states.

Still Wondering Whether Brainwave Entrainment Really Works?

In 1999, the Journal of Neurotherapy published a case study

conducted by Budzynski, Ph.D. In the study Dr. Budzynski

used 8 college students who were struggling academically. After

undergoing audio-visual brainwave stimulation, the students

outperformed a control group and significantly increased their

grade point average. The GPA for the 8 students continued to rise

even after treatment was discontinued!

Drs. Siegfried and Othmer found that neurofeedback

brainwave training in the 15-18 Hz range can produce significant

shifts in IQ score, particularly with people who are suffering

from ADD/ADHD and other disorders. In cases where the starting IQ

value is less than 100, the average IQ increase was 33 points!

They also found significant improvements in memory, reading and

arithmetic. In a one year follow-up, trainees showed major

improvements in self-esteem, concentration and self-expression.

There Are Two Ways to Alter Brainwaves: Binaural Beats and

Isochronic Tones

Binaural beats are the most recognized form of brainwave

entrainment because it is the earliest. With binaural beats, a

slightly different tone is presented into each ear. The tones

then combine in the brain to form a pulse or " beat " . The pulse

heard by the listener is actually the difference between the two

tones. For example, if the left ear is given a tone at 20 hertz

and the right ear is given a tone of 30 hertz, then the listener

will hear a beat of 10 hertz. And the brain will entrain to that

rhythm.

While binaural beats are by far the most used form of brainwave

entrainment, other more modern methods are quickly gaining

popularity. The most promising of the new methods is Isochronic

Tones. Isochronic tones are a somewhat less well known form of

entrainment; however, they have proven to be much more effective.

Isochronic entrainment uses a single tone that is manually

spaced, turning on and off in a precise pattern. This actually

enhances the effectiveness of audio entrainment.

Three More Reasons Why Isochronic Tones Are Better Than Binaural

Beats:

1) Binaural beats require the use of headphones or special

speaker assignments. Isochronic tones do not rely on speaker

assignments, and therefore can be used without headphones or any

special speaker assignments.

2) Binaural beats are incapable of entraining the brain's

hemispheres individually (because they require both ears).

Binaural beats are a disadvantage because many of the modern

entrainment protocols used in clinical work currently requires

the use of separate stimulation to each ear. This is useful for

deep meditation, depression, ADD treatment and cognitive

enhancement.

3) Studies have found that binaural beats are not as effective

as isochronic tones due to the way brain processes the beats. Dr.

Gerald Oster's, a pioneer in the field of brainwave technology,

study of binaural beats concluded that the depth or intensity of

the resulting " beat " is only around 3 decibels or 1/10th the

volume of a whisper.

The difference between the peaks and troughs in the wave pattern

determines the strength of the Cortical Evoked Response. Looking

at the binaural beat pattern on a monitor, it is clear that the

wave is shallow. The entrainment is harder to detect and leaves

only a minor electrical imprint on the brain. Conversely, the

isochronic tone pattern shows each pulse as individual and

separated. This results in much greater evoked potentials within

the auditory cortex of the brain. (see OptiMINDzation )

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T Sebastian Digges is an author and life coach specializing

in helping people break through their patterns and programs

to live the life they really want. To learn more about

Brainwave Entrainment visit: Http://gfnproject.com/Introduces/OptiMINDzation