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

Can how you perceive audio get you high? Last month, the academic journal Drug and Alcohol Review published a survey that proposed listeners have used audio files with binaural beats as "digital drugs ...

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 ...

There's a phenomenon of human hearing known as binaural beats. It occurs when two pure tones of different frequencies are played simultaneously, one into each ear. Under these conditions, what the ...

A binaural beat is an illusionary tone created by the brain when presenting two tones separately to each ear that slightly differ in their frequency. It’s claimed binaural beats can have a ...

Cowritten by Charlie Huntington and Tchiki Davis. Binaural beats are what happens when two equally loud sounds, at just slightly different frequencies (or tones), are presented at the same time, one ...

A 5-minute break to check your phone can turn into an hour of doomscrolling without you even realising. Here's how to take 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 ...

New peer-reviewed research reveals how breathwork may contribute to inducing altered states of consciousness with potential ...

Mental fatigue is a psychobiological state caused by prolonged periods of demanding cognitive activity which results in slower reaction times and attention deficits. It affects the ability to focus ...

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 ...