Brainwave Entrainment Definition

There is a neuro-scientific technology available today, that has been used successfully by the medical-scientific community for over the past 70 years, in the area of healing, and it is called brainwave entrainment.

This neuro-technological tool, is specifically designed, portable, convenient, and very effective in the areas of self-healing, cognitive function improvement, augmentation with traditional psychological therapies, the stimulation of hormones and pain relievers, and the enhancement of relaxation, making it the panacea for today's stressed-out, busy lifestyle.

What is Brainwave Entrainment?

Brainwave entrainment is a deliberate process that synchronizes, or entrains natural brainwaves to that of an external stimulus frequency, that is usually auditory and/or visual in nature. When the brain entrains, it duplicates the frequency of the stimulus, causing a change in the electrical activity in the brain. Each different electrical response produces a different brain state or brainwave frequency. Each different brainwave frequency has a specific pattern and can be designed to induce a certain effect or state of consciousness.

In effect, brainwave entrainment is the manipulation of the brain's natural brainwave frequencies, through the use of touch, sound and/or visual stimulus, to deliberately alter the brain's state of mind, inducing it to entrain at a specific frequency, for a specific purpose.

Entrainment can induce a desired psychological state corresponding with arousal or relaxation and all states in-between.

How does the Brain Entrain?

Entrainment is a physics principle that simply means, the process of where two cycles synchronize naturally with each other to work more efficiently. The principles of entrainment appear in chemistry, neurology, biology, pharmacology, medicine, astronomy and more.

When the brain is exposed to a frequency, it undergoes a Cortical Evoked Response, where it emits an electrical charge in response to the stimulus. The predominant brainwave frequency is said to move towards the frequency of the stimulus, matching its frequency.

Pulses and patterns of neural activity move through the brain in waves in a dynamic ocean of subtle electrical matter at all times. These patterns of electrical activity are called brainwaves and are responsible for different states of consciousness.

For instance,

· GAMMA WAVE-->40 Hz-is associated with higher mental activity, perception, problem solving, fear, and consciousness.

· BETA WAVE-13--39 Hz-is associated with active, busy, anxious thinking, active concentration, arousal, cognition, and/or paranoia.

· ALPHA WAVE-7 - 13 Hz-is associated with relaxed awareness, pre-sleep, and pre-wake drowsiness, REM sleep, and dreams.

· THETA WAVE-4 - 7 Hz-is associated with deep meditation/relaxation, NREM sleep.

· DELTA WAVE--<4 Hz-is associated with deep dreamless sleep, loss of body awareness, and the state recorded when one is nearing death.

If a stimulus is introduced to the brain that repeats and is rhythmic and consistent, the brain responds by synchronizing or entraining its brainwaves to the external stimulus, using the Frequency Following Response principle. This means that the brain will naturally entrain to repeated, rhythmic stimulus, whether it is man-made or from nature (as in the sound of rain or ocean waves).

Entrainment uses the Frequency Following Response principle to alter brainwave patterns.

The brain rapidly entrains motor responses to auditory rhythms that are stable and steady, synchronizing states below and above conscious perception thresholds.

Different Methods of Brainwave Entrainment

There are three main forms of entrainment used today to alter consciousness.

· BINAURAL BEATS-one frequency is played in one ear and a slightly different frequency is played in the other. Each ear is connected to the opposite side of the brain and when each half hears something different, it compensates by creating a third beat, that is not really there. The sound only exists in your brain and causes both hemispheres to entrain at a single frequency. It takes 8 to 10 minutes to begin entraining. Because binaural beats don't entrain the thalamus, most of its effectiveness is in dissociation, making them good for meditative states, altering subconscious messages, and pain.

· MONAURAL BEATS--two tones are combined to create a perceivable beat, are played in each channel, resulting in a stronger stimulus because they mix together before they reach the ear. This form of entrainment is stronger than binaural beats but can be altered by outside noise interference.

· ISOCHRONIC TONES-the strongest, most effective entrainment uses pulsing tones to synchronize the brain to a desired frequency. The process is automatic and requires no particular effort or focus from the user. Distinct sharp tones are introduced to the brain, which the brain easily follows, causing a strong entrainment. Tones entrain in the thalamus and are very effective for deep meditative states, mild relaxation, high level stimulation, and cognitive enhancement because they cause the brain to form new neural networks. The entrainment effects are fast and permanent.

The Benefit of Using Brainwave Entrainment

If you want to create a brainwave state that is deficient or impossible to experience consciously, brainwave entrainment can allow you to access that brainwave frequency by guiding your natural brainwaves, using principles in physics.

Entrainment happens naturally, everyday, all day, to everyone.

Specifically designed brainwave entrainment (entrainment that is targeted), is a beneficial and effective way to produce specific brainwave frequencies, that induce various states of mind, at your will, making it a cutting-edge personal advancement tool.