Brainwave entrainment is a method to stimulate the brain into entering a specific state by using a pulsing sound, light, or electromagnetic field. The pulses elicit the brain’s ‘frequency following’ response, encouraging the brainwaves to align to the frequency of a given beat.
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Mind controlling techniques have been around in human history since centuries. The depths and abilities of the human brain and also the hidden powers that it possesses always fascinated man. For this purpose or rather the study of it, the science of hypnosis came into being. The origins of this science can be dated back to hundreds of years in recorded history but it was only over the course of the last century or a little earlier that it had been established as a regular field of study. It was slowly introduced into the field of therapy and became a tool of healing the pains and also getting rid of dysfunctional problems in the mind.
But with the advent of modern technology the task of studying and researching on the brain was taken over and performed with better outcome by the brainwave techniques. It was then that the drawbacks of hypnosis were revealed. Unlike the hypnosis system brainwave does not have side effect or after effects of any kind. The hypnosis system also requires external assistance such as a therapist who does his work by way of a mental manipulation or a trance. There are no such hazards with brainwave techniques. Through years, the technique is met with much speculation as well as for people who didn’t understand called that magic and sorcery as it labelled anything didn’t understand at these times. As misunderstanding continued, healer priests began practicing technique in the secret that gave rise to speculation & uneducated guesses.
Eventually, technique was then passed down by centuries that are increasing the mysteries. Also, it gained a lot of popularity in days when Mesmer Anton studied that & abused technique for the financial gain. This just gave rise to 2 of things: new name of the Mesmerism & the fall from grace becoming the technique, which was been used by practitioners to make the fools out of victims. It is how brain learns conducting appropriate behaviour. The treatment is effective, but it is costly & lots of Insurance Companies don’t cover that and other choice is Outpatient version of the brain wave therapy. With the therapy people will listen to the specific sounds as well as frequencies, which trigger various types of the brain waves. It makes the brainwave technology supreme at other methods of the hypnosis therapy. In the hypnosis therapy, person is been placed under the ‘spell’ or else in trance type state that is dangerous even though it is done by the qualified therapist.
Eventually, the hypnotism was known by science of mind, and psychology, as well as applied that for the psychotherapy. In modern world, use of technique that evolved in something else, and this time as the marketing technique. Neurolinguistic Programming or else NLP make use of techniques behind hypnosis. With use of the specific words & phrases, listener can get wrapped up in the imagination & needs as well as purchase the items that were been suggested by marketing strategy.
Brainwave entrainment is a method to stimulate the brain into entering a specific state by using a pulsing sound, light, or electromagnetic field. The pulses elicit the brain’s ‘frequency following’ response, encouraging the brainwaves to align to the frequency of a given beat.
This ‘frequency following’ response of brainwave entrainment can be seen in action with those prone to epilepsy. If a strobe flashes at their seizure frequency, the brain will ‘entrain’ to the flashing light, resulting in a seizure.
On the positive side, this same mechanism is commonly used to induce many brainwave states; such as a trance, enhanced focus, relaxation, meditation or sleep induction. The brainwave entrainment effectively pushes the entire brain into a certain state.
Brainwave entrainment works for almost everyone. It is a great way to lead your mind into states that you might usually have difficulty reaching, allowing you to experience what those states feel like.
THE HYPE
There is a lot of marketing hype around brainwave entrainment. It is sold with promises of increasing IQ, promoting weight loss, ‘mind-tripping’, enhancing creativity, concentration, inducing spiritual states and more.
While these claims are not entirely true, they are not altogether false either. In practice, the claims are based on an overly-simplistic view of how the brain and the brainwaves function.
THE RUB
People are very seldom deficient in a certain brainwave type in all areas of their brain. Usually the distribution is much spottier, with an excess in one area and a deficiency in another.
We are all different, especially when it comes to the distribution of our brainwaves. Boosting a certain brainwave state may be beneficial for one person, and emotionally uncomfortable for another. Without knowing each person’s starting position, entrainment can be rather ‘hit and miss’.
If brainwave entrainment leaves you with unwanted side-effects (see below) or discomfort, you’re probably encouraging a range of brainwaves that are already excessive in some area of your brain. The way around this is to get a brain map to see what your brain’s strengths and weaknesses are, and see what (if any) brainwaves could use some encouragement.