Moreover, these results suggest that the application of binaural beats on attentional processes may only be useful for individuals with impaired attention either from an external or internal source. Findings indicate that binaural auditory beats at these frequencies did not influence beta brainwave magnitudes or vigilance task performance. A within-subject design was utilized such that all participants took part in two continuous performance tests (CPT) in which either the control (white noise) or experimental (binaural auditory beats set to entrain16 Hz and 24 Hz) treatment was present. In this study, 19 San Jose State University (SJSU) undergraduate psychology students were sampled. This thesis aims to research the influence of binaural beats on beta brainwave magnitudes and vigilance task performance. That is, the belief that if binaural beats are set to entrain a frequency within the range of normal brainwaves, the brainwaves of the listener will change to match the frequency of the binaural beat. Research has demonstrated that binaural beats have the capability to influence behaviors (Brady &Stevens, 2002 Lane et al., 1998 Padmandaban et al., 2005) and it is speculated that this is done by way of brainwave entrainment. Due to the nature of these sounds, only 1 binaural beat can be listened to at a time.

A single modulating tone is perceived whose amplitude is equal to the difference of those presented. Binaural beats frequencies can be enjoyed solo, or added to your mix. When two pure tones are presented separately but simultaneously to each ear a strange perceptual phenomenon occurs.

Binaural beat only