What Are Binaural Beats?

Binaural beats were actually originally discovered in the 1800's in Germany. However, it was not entirely known what effect they had on the human brain; so there wasn't a lot of experimentation done with them at that time. It wasn't until the 1970's that Dr. Gerald Oster did research on binaural beats and found out what their properties were. His research launched an industry that sought to find ways to use these interesting sound waves.

These beats are not actually heard since they would be well below the natural human range of hearing. Instead of hearing the binaural beats, your brain processes them from differences in the sound that you get from your ears. For example, if the frequency of sound that you're hearing in your left ear is 520Hz, and the frequency that you're hearing in your right ear is 530Hz, your brain will process a binaural beat of about 10Hz.

It's been discovered that these beats can be used to elicit responses in the brain. Essentially what happens is that the brain becomes entrained - in other words, it starts to resonate at the same frequency as the binaural beat. When this happens, it can change the brain wave patterns in your brain temporarily. This stimulus has been shown to have a huge effect on the brain, both temporarily by inducing an altered state, and permanently, by effecting the way your brain works completely.

It's been shown that these binaural beats are highly effective at inducing meditation. This is a great breakthrough for anybody who's wanted to meditate but didn't have the years to spend learning how. This meditation is also more effective than usual meditation as a result of these binaural beats. For instance, this can reduce your stress levels and the amount of sleep that you need each night. Not only that, but it can increase such things as intelligence, intuition and creativity.

These binaural beats are most often put into a backing of white noise, which is called the carrier signal. This carrier signal plays a huge part in Holosync soundtracks, as it enables these beats to be carried directly to your ears so that you can experience the benefits of meditation.

Probably the most interesting thing about binaural beats is that you can't actually hear them - but your brain can still recognize them for what they are. The reason for this is that the curve of your skull enables the brain to process long wavelengths which are beyond human hearing. With the long wavelengths of binaural beats, your ear will not pick up the sound - however, your brain will still be able to recognize and process the stimulus.

Holosync soundtracks are some of the best ways in which binaural beats are used. In fact, these soundtracks have been shown to be some of the most effective meditation aids on the market. Unfortunately, just listening to a binaural beat will not necessarily cause a state of altered consciousness. A few things that you do can make it easier to drop into an altered state of consciousness, for instance, reducing distractions and having a sincere desire to be in that state of consciousness.