How Do Binaural Beats Work?

Posted by Paul Kleinmeulman on 26 March 2008

How Do Binaural Beats Work?

Binaural beats were discovered by a Prussian physicist and meteorologist named Heinrich Wilhelm Dove in 1839. He discovered that when two different sounds of similar frequencies were sent to both ears, a phenomenon called entrainment occurred.

Entrainment happens when the brain automatically adjusts itself to the two different frequencies perceived and weeds out the difference between the two frequencies to create a new frequency or “beat”.

Let’s say you play two different sounds, one of 300Hz and one of 310Hz, to each ear. Each sound will be processed by both the left and right hemisphere of the brain. The brain will then weed out the difference between the 2 sounds (10 Hz) and perceive it as a binaural beat. The brain will then perceive a new sound that will be the average of the two sounds. In this case, the new sound will be at around 305 Hz.

Every since Heinrich Wilhelm Dove made this ground-breaking discovery, many people decided to pay closer attention to the effects of binaural beats and began to observe the many effects binaural beats can have on the physical body.

A man by the name of Gerald Oster released an article in the 1973 edition of American Scientific Magazine that set the whole scientific world on its ear. In his article, Gerald Oster demonstrated the different possibilities of binaural beats and truly introduced them as serious therapeutic tools.

Every since Gerald Oster released his article, more and more therapist began to study the actual benefits of binaural beats so that they can apply them to their patients.

The most outstanding feature of binaural beats is that they are really able to substantially change someone’s mood and state of mind. Some binaural beat recordings are specifically made for people who would like to get rid of the effects of depression on their everyday life. In some cases, binaural beats have been proven to be even more effective then traditional medication on severe depression cases.

Another great thing about binaural beats is that they can be used to induce a deep state of trance on the listener. This a great tool for people who practice meditation on an everyday basis. Binaural beats can help the listener reach meditative peaks that he would otherwise not be able to attain trough traditional meditation methods. Meditation is one of the most common reasons why people use binaural beats.

Binaural beats have also been used to help people focus better and were even used on some cancer patients to help them relax and improve the effects of the treatments they were receiving. Binaural beats can also be used for self-hypnosis and to alter some bad behavioral patterns.

There are new uses to binaural beats that are being discovered everyday and more and more people are developing binaural beat recordings to achieve specific results. The possibilities of binaural beats are limitless and are very promising for the future of physical and emotional therapy. Don’t be surprised if you hear more and more about binaural beats in the future…

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What Are Binaural Beats?

Posted by Paul Kleinmeulman on 24 March 2008

Binaural beats were discovered in 1839 by a physicist by the name of Heinrich Wilhelm Dove.

Heinrich Wilhelm Dove was born on October 6 1803 in Liegnitz, Prussia. He attended the University of Breslau for 3 years where he studied history, philosophy and natural sciences.

He then pursued further education at the University of Berlin from 1824 to 1826, and in 1838, Dove became an associate professor at the University of Königsberg. One year later, he assumed an associate professor position at the world renowned University of Berlin.

Heinrich Wilhelm Dove’s influence on the scientific world was such that there is a crater on the moon, the Dove crater, named after him. He was also presented with the Copley Medal in 1853 because of his many achievements.

During his career, Heinrich Wilhelm Dove wrote over 300 different papers on various subjects ranging from meteorology to experimental physics.

In 1839, Heinrich Wilhelm Dove discovered that when two different sounds of two different, but very close, frequencies were sent to each of his subject’s ears, the two frequencies created interference in the subject’s brain and merged to produce a whole other frequency, or “beat”. And this is how binaural beats were born.

Dove discovered that when two sounds of similar frequencies to those of the brain waves were sent to each ear, the brain would automatically adjust its own brain waves to match those frequencies. This phenomenon is called entrainment and is the main working principle of binaural beats.

But, it wasn’t until an American biophysicist by the name of Gerald Oster published a paper on the subject of binaural beats in the 1973 edition of Scientific American magazine called “Auditory Beats in the Brain” that binaural beats were introduced to the mainstream.

Since then, thousands and thousands of different studies were conducted on the wondrous effects of binaural beats. Binaural beats were even referred to as the first “digital pills” because of their amazing therapeutic properties.

Binaural beats can be used to produce certain states of consciousness. Binaural beats can be used to stimulate creativity or to induce a deep state of meditation. You can modify the binaural beat’s frequency multiple times during a session to give the best experience possible to the listener. Binaural beats can also alter the mood of the subject, making binaural beats a potentially powerful cure against depression.

There are binaural beat recordings that are specifically designed to help you focus better. Some are made to induce a state of happiness and tranquility and some can even be used to cure headaches and high blood pressure. Binaural beats are truly revolutionary therapy tools and there is no telling how far this technology can go.

You can find a large variety of binaural beat CDs or even instant download mp3’s on the internet and you will absolutely need good headphones to make the best of them. Binaural beats are totally safe and you won’t get addicted to them; so you don’t need to worry about undesirable side effects.

All in all, binaural beats are truly an amazing discovery that will probably change the way we look at traditional therapy forever; and their therapeutic properties will probably never cease to amaze us.

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All the best,

Sincerely,

Paul Kleinmeulman
Australia