The auditory illusion can create a phantom tone in your head said to promote focus, relaxation, and cognition.

Binaural beats, which use the 'undulation' of sound produced by listening to sounds with subtly different frequencies in the left and right ears, have a healing effect and the effect of enhancing ...

Can a sound bath really help with anxiety? Emilie Lavinia speaks with experts on sound healing and neuroscience to find out ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. If listening to ethereal, almost otherworldly, sounds for a few ...

The term “nervous breakdown” is no longer used—“mental-health crisis” is the nomenclature du jour—but I think I had one two years ago. My journey into the psychological night was precipitated by a ...

Have you heard of binaural beats? It’s a technique that’s been around for a while, but recently is getting a lot of attention for its ability to lower stress and improve sleep, as well as to improve ...

An auditory illusion thought to synchronize brain waves and alter mood is no more effective than other sounds, according to research in adults recently published in eNeuro. The effect reported in ...

Binaural beats are non-musical sounds that can get your brain into a variety of desired states. Essentially, a binaural beat recording consists of two simple sounds — one heard by each ear — of almost ...

Isochronic tones are used in brain wave entrainment, a method of getting brain waves to sync with a specific stimulus, typically an audio or visual pattern. Brain wave entrainment techniques, such as ...

An auditory illusion thought to synchronize brain waves and alter mood is no more effective than other sounds. The effect reported in other studies might be a placebo but could still have helpful ...