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Brain Responses to a 6-Hz Binaural Beat: Effects on General Theta Rhythm and Frontal Midline Theta Activity

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Check out this Knowledge Base article from StressTherapy Solutions: Brain Responses to a 6-Hz Binaural Beat: Effects on General Theta Rhythm and Frontal Midline Theta Activity.

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Study at a glance

Area
Anxiety & Stress
Study type
Controlled study
Authors
Jirakittayakorn N, Wongsawat Y
Journal
Frontiers in Neuroscience
Year
2017
Participants
28
Population
Adults
Protocol
6 Hz binaural beat (250 Hz carrier)
Sessions
1 x 30 min
Equipment
BrainMaster Discovery

Key findings

  • Theta increased across the cortex within 10 minutes
  • Frontal-midline theta induced compared with controls
  • Tension scores fell

DOI 10.3389/fnins.2017.00365 → PubMed 28701912 →

Healthy adults listened for 30 minutes to a 6 Hz binaural beat on a 250 Hz tone, compared with a control group. Theta activity rose across the whole cortex within 10 minutes, including frontal-midline theta, and tension scores fell, resembling a meditative state.