WHAT:
Entrainment is the process of synchronization, where vibrations of one
object will cause the
vibrations of another object to oscillate at the same rate: related, in
many ways, to the Hutchison
effect. External rhythms can have a direct effect on the psychology and
physiology of the listener.
Slower tempos from 48-70 beats per minute have been proven to decrease
heart and respiratory
rates, thereby altering the predominate brainwave patterns. When pure,
precise audio signals of
different frequencies are delivered to the brain through stereo
sources, the two hemispheres of the
brain function together to hear a phantom third signal - a binaural
beat. Brain cells
sympathetically resonate and vibrate in response to a binaural beat, in
the same way a crystal
goblet resonates and vibrates in response to a pure musical tone.