What Are Binaural Beats?

Posted by Paul Kleinmeulman on 13 March 2008

Just over a month ago now if you were to ask me “Paul, what are binaural beats?” I wouldn’t have a clue, but for the last month I have been absolutely obsessed with these amazingly powerful audio’s.

Now you if you were to ask the scientists at http://www.web-us.com/thescience.htm you would get this exact answer.

“Binaural beats are auditory brainstem responses which originate in the superior olivary nucleus of each hemisphere. They result from the interaction of two different auditory impulses, originating in opposite ears, below 1000 Hz and which differ in frequency between one and 30 Hz (Oster, 1973).For example, if a pure tone of 400 Hz is presented to the right ear and a pure tone of 410 Hz is presented simultaneously to the left ear, an amplitude modulated standing wave of 10 Hz, the difference between the two tones, is experienced as the two wave forms mesh in and out of phase within the superior olivary nuclei. This binaural beat is not heard in the ordinary sense of the word (the human range of hearing is from 20-20,000 Hz). It is perceived as an auditory beat and theoretically can be used to entrain specific neural rhythms through the frequency-following response (FFR)–the tendency for cortical potentials to entrain to or resonate at the frequency of an external stimulus. Thus, it is theoretically possible to utilize a specific binaural-beat frequency as a consciousness management technique to entrain a specific cortical rhythm.”

Now I don’t know about you but that doesn’t make much sense to me, I can’t speak “scienese” so I especially asked my sound engineer what is happening when you listen to binaural beats mp3s.

Here is how he explained it.

Two tones at slightly different frequencies are presented separately, one to each of a subject’s ears, using stereo headphones. A beating tone will be perceived, as if the two tones mixed naturally, out of the brain.

These two frequencies when mixed together, results in a different frequency, which aligns your brain waves into a different way of thinking.

Here is a picture to explain a little better.

What Are Binaural Beats?

Now what does that mean for you?

Simply this… when you listen to specific binaural beats you can influence your brain waves to think or react in a specific way.

So… Instead of feeling tired all the time, you can change your brain waves so that you can immediately feel more alert. I’m talking about an espresso coffee jolt without the harmful side effects.

Or

If you want to spend a long time in concentrated effort, such as writing a book but your mind is constantly distracted, then you can instantly bring your brain waves to a different frequency, and you will think a lot clearer and more focused.

Or

If all you want to do is relax, but you can’t stop your brain from thinking. All you have to do is change the frequency of your brain waves from Beta to Alpha, or in other words slow them down.

If you want to experience the amazing power of binaural beats then I highly recommend that you check out http://www.MyMindShift.com for 12 binaural beat mp3’s for the price of one.

All the best for your success.

Sincerely,

Paul Kleinmeulman
Australia

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