That's the alpha-beta waves' job — to yank one thought off stage to let another on. Related: Most detailed human brain map ...

Understanding your brain waves Of course, thinking starts with ... For our purposes, I will focus on just two of these brainwaves: Beta and Alpha. Beta brainwave is a fast wave and indicates ...

Researchers have found that mindfulness meditation practitioners exhibit distinct patterns of brain activity compared to ...

Alpha waves are one type of brain waves detected by electrophysiological and closely related methods, such as by electroencephalography (EEG) or magnetoencephalography (MEG), and can be quantified ...

The effects of the binaural beat will depend on its frequency and the corresponding brain wave: Beta waves (13-16 Hz) occur when we are awake and alert. Alpha waves (8-12 Hz) happen when we are ...

And if you can control your brain waves, they say ... you'd want to shift up into an alpha or beta state. If you're anxious and angry and your brain is trapped in beta, you want to shift down ...

In her new column, Nicole Vignola (AKA @nicolesneuroscience) breaks down the mysterious ways your brain works. This month: how to harness January motivation to make good on lasting, positive change ...