Meaningful Possibilities

Good afternoon! If it is not the afternoon in your location then no worries it is the afternoon somewhere else, time is all relative anyway.

Being the first entry in the series, I would like to introduce and illustrate the purpose of this page. It has occurred to me that, while exploring the endless possibilities of ideas and concepts that surround the universe, I ought not to certainly keep the discoveries of my journey to myself and those that I communicate with in my daily life. Therefore for purposes of self and the collective body of intelligent-thinking species it would be mutually beneficial to post and extend any findings that I have come across on my journey.

Alright...that was a mouthful, but on to the fun stuff!

Recently in a local collegiate publication, I read a short article describing the effects of binaural audio on the brain. Apparently binaural recording has been around for at least a century and produces the remarkable effect of three-dimensional audio. This is not merely the 7.1 surround sound effect a user gets while playing an album in the living room or where else one has their system set up. While binaural audio has the stereo effect in common with expansive audio systems, its effect derives from the use of headphone speakers and the difference of frequency in the audio delivered by each speaker.

For example: While playing a tune, say Beethoven's 9th Symphony, the left headphone produces a frequency of 15 Hz while the right puts forth 10 Hz.

To the interest of the neurologist, psychologist, and any other individual with interest in study of the mind, when the brain receives sound from two differing frequencies it attempts to adjust itself to the beat frequency. In that attempt, the brain produces hypnotic effects, depending on the frequency difference, that mimic different types of brainwaves.

The list of effects includes: relaxation, increase of brainwaves (yes, seriously), sleep inducement, and increased concentration.

The benefits of binaural audio are staggering, namely the increase of brainwaves that would enable one to learn new languages quicker, memorize/retain information, and develop new thoughts.

Here's a sample, (make sure to wear headphones and dim the lights):



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