A binaural beat is an illusion created by your brain when you listen to two tones with slightly different frequencies at the same time, one in each ear. Some early research suggests that listening to ...

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When you hear two slightly mismatched sounds, an odd thing can happen. You start to hear a third sound, a rhythmic beat that does not exist. Don’t believe me? Try it for yourself, here. This strange ...

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Binaural beat therapy is an emerging form of sound wave therapy. It makes use of the fact that the right and left ear each receive a slightly different frequency tone, yet the brain perceives these as ...

Scroll through TikTok and you’ll see binaural beats recommended for everything from stress, to sleep, to super-focus time. I get it. Every time I put this kind of audio on through my cans, I feel ...

Studies show music can improve mood and reduce anxiety. More specifically, meaningful music shifts our neurobiology, tapping brain systems that involve emotion, sensation, attention, mood, and ...

In a TikTok video posted last month, creator Rachel Eppley shows herself lying down on her couch to take a brief nap. Then, she introduces her audience to binaural beats. “In case your mom didn’t ...

When two tones of slightly different frequencies are played in separate ears simultaneously (usually through headphones), the human brain perceives the creation of a new, third tone, whose frequency ...