![]() ![]() These audio files usually contain music or nature sounds, accompanied by tones that aim to influence brainwave activity in such a way that listeners are better able to focus. One frequently used method for increasing focus is the creation of a nondistractive environment, for example listening to specific audio files which can create a focused or relaxed state of mind. As a consequence, people are searching for methods to help them focus. Nowadays, society is characterized by a lot of distraction due to the use of electronic devices like smartphones. Further research is recommended to gain more insight in the role of factors such as duration of stimulation of BB and MB, frequency range, most appropriate carrier tones, and the role of personality traits. The present study supports the notion that faster attention processing may equally be attributed to the influence of BB and MB. Finally, as participants with low or high emotionality did not respond differently to BB and MB under any of the conditions, effects of BB and MB seem similar in high and low emotional participants. With respect to the quality of performance on the Flanker attention task and the Klingberg working memory task no significant differences under the WN, MB, and BB condition were found. ![]() No differences were found between BB and MB conditions. Speed of performance on all three levels of difficulty of the Flanker attention task was faster under the BB and MB condition than under WN. A group of 24 participants (16 females, 8 males) between 19 and 31 years old ( M = 22.33, SD = 3.42) performed a Flanker task to measure attention and a Klingberg task to measure working memory while listening to white noise (WN), 40 Hz gamma binaural beat (BB) and 40 Hz gamma monaural beat (MB). The present study examined the effects of binaural and monaural beat stimulation on attention and working memory in high and low emotional participants. This improvement is explained by the assumption that the brain adapts its brainwave frequency to the frequency of the auditory beat. Participants “frequently described listening to binaural beats while using substances to enhance the experience”.Today, binaural and monaural beats are offered over the Internet or by mental health institutes to improve wellbeing or cognitive functioning. For example, binaural beats were mentioned in a paper investigating drug combinations on a public internet forum. There is limited literature concerning digital drugs as substitutes for, or used in combination with, psychoactive substances. Binaural beat tracks available to download are sometimes named after specific drugs, for example “Molly Rave Riot” (reference to MDMA) or “Roofie Enhanced calm” (reference to Rohypnol). Some of these soundscapes have been marketed via mobile phone apps as digital drugs. Binaural beats as digital pleasuresīinaural beats have also been incorporated into music, soundscapes and other consumer-facing products, including meditation tracks. Emerging research indicates ASMR may have therapeutic benefits for mental health, which highlights the broader potential of digital sounds. Music as medicine – can music and sound be used to treat anxiety?īinaural beats can be positioned within a range of other commonly used digital sound-based therapies such as ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response). Studies using high-quality designs have also consistently shown effects: using a double-blinded randomised control cross-over trial (the gold standard of clinical study), binaural beats reduced pain intensity, stress and use of analgesic drugs in chronic pain patients, compared with a placebo stimulation. A dose-response effect was found, meaning greater exposure to the sounds increased their effectiveness as a therapy. However, there have been conflicting findings around its effects on concentration.įor example, a meta-analysis that included 22 studies on the effect of binaural beats on memory, attention, anxiety and pain relief found across all studies a statistically significant and consistent effect. Research investigating binaural beats has found positive effects for pain alleviation, anxiety reduction, and memory. ![]() 2) as a substitute for or complement to psychoactive drug use (drugs that affect the nervous system and alter perception, mood, cognition or behaviour). ![]()
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