Two examples of brain entrainment via sounds and music are isochronic tones and binaural beats. Gamma waves (31 Hz to 100 Hz) occur when you’re hyper-focused and very attentive also known as a flow state. Beta waves (14 Hz to 30 Hz) are where we live most of the time -engaged, conversing, emailing, and reading.
Alpha waves are the chill, calm, waves that happen when you’re relaxed, or meditating (8Hz and 13 Hz). Theta waves happen when we are drowsy or very close to asleep (4 Hz to about 7 Hz).
Delta waves are the very low-frequency waves that occur when we are sleeping (0.1 Hz to 4 Hz). We have five sets of brainwaves: Delta, Theta, Alpha, Beta, and Gamma. Lower frequencies put you in a relaxed, meditative, or drowsy state higher frequencies keep you engaged, focused, and alert. Just like other waves of energy, brainwaves have a range of distinct wavelengths. The Five Sets of Brainwaves and Their Characteristics And, as science has unveiled, it turns out we can influence and deliberately change our brainwave patterns through something called brainwave entrainment (also referred to as brainwave synchronization or neural entrainment) which refers to the phenomenon that brainwaves will naturally synchronize to the rhythm of external stimuli, such as flickering lights, speech, music, or vibrations.įor example, if you’re looking to tap into a little more energy and focus in preparation for a big project, you would want to hack your brainwaves into a pattern more akin to skydiving mode versus sleep mode. A QEEG brain map visually displays the brain’s electrical signals by showing different sections of it lit up.Image from Consciousness LibertyĪt a fundamental level, these pulses - known as brainwaves - can be thought of as conversations between neurons the electrical gossip amongst our brain cells. Our behavior, emotions, and thoughts are communicated as electrical pulses between neurons within our brains. As you might imagine, the electrical patterns in your brain would look wildly different between the two. Consider the following scenarios: In the first, you’re about to jump out of a plane to skydive the second, you’re drowsy and relaxing in bed after a long, exhausting day.
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