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What
are Brainwaves?
Your brain is made up of billions of brain cells
called neurons, which use electricity to communicate with each
other. The
combination of
millions of neurons sending signals at once produces an enormous
amount of electrical activity in the brain, which can be detected
using sensitive medical equipment (such as an EEG), measuring electricity
levels over areas of the scalp.
The combination of electrical activity of the brain
is commonly called a BrainWave pattern, because of its cyclic, "wave-like" nature.
Below is one of the first recordings of brain activity.
Here is a more modern EEG recording:
Brainwave Frequencies
With the discovery of brainwaves came the discovery that electrical
activity in the brain will change depending on what the person is
doing. For instance, the brainwaves of a sleeping person are vastly
different than the brainwaves of someone wide awake. Over the years,
more sensitive equipment has brought us closer to figuring out exactly
what brainwaves represent and with that, what they mean about a person's
health and state of mind.
Here is a table showing the known brainwave types and their associated
mental states:
Wave
|
Frequency
|
Associated
Mental State
|
| Beta |
12hz - 38hz |
Wide awake. This is generally
the mental state most people are in during the day and most
of their waking lives. Usually, this state in itself is uneventful,
but don't underestimate its importance. Many people lack
sufficient Beta activity, which can cause mental or emotional
disorders such as depression, ADD and insomnia. Stimulating
Beta activity can improve emotional stability, energy levels,
attentiveness and concentration.
|
| Alpha |
8hz - 12hz |
Awake but relaxed and not processing
much information. When you get up in the morning and just
before sleep, you are naturally in this state. When you close
your eyes your brain automatically starts producing more
Alpha waves.
Alpha is usually the goal of experienced
meditators, but to enter it using NP2 is incredibly easy.
Since Alpha is a very receptive, absorbent mental state,
you can also use it for effective self-hypnosis, mental
re-programming, accelerated learning and more.
|
| Theta |
3hz - 8hz |
Light sleep or extreme relaxation.
Theta can also be used for hypnosis, accelerated
learning and self-programming using pre-recorded suggestions.
|
| Delta |
0.2hz - 3hz |
Deep, dreamless sleep. Delta is the slowest
band of brainwaves. When your dominant brainwave is Delta,
your body is healing itself and "resetting" its internal
clocks. You do not dream in this state and are completely unconscious. |
The Significance of Brainwaves
You can tell a lot about a person simply by observing
their brainwave patterns. For example,
anxious people tend to produce an overabundance
of high Beta waves while people with depression tend to produce
an
overabundance of slower Alpha/Theta brainwaves.
Researchers have found that not only are brainwaves
representative of of mental state, but they can be stimulated to change a
person's mental state, and even help treat a variety of mental
disorders.
Certain Brainwave patterns can even be used to
access exotic or extraordinary experiences such as "lucid dreaming"
or ultra-realistic
visualization.
See the section of Brainwave
Stimulation.
For technical questions see the Technical
Section or FAQ
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