| Binaural beats were discovered in 1839 by a physicist | | | | subject of binaural beats in the 1973 edition of Scientific |
| by the name of Heinrich Wilhelm Dove. Heinrich | | | | American magazine called "Auditory Beats in the |
| Wilhelm Dove was born on October 6 1803 in Liegnitz, | | | | Brain" that binaural beats were introduced to the |
| Prussia. He attended the University of Breslau for 3 | | | | mainstream. |
| years where he studied history, philosophy and natural | | | | Since then, thousands and thousands of different |
| sciences. | | | | studies were conducted on the wondrous effects of |
| He then pursued further education at the University of | | | | binaural beats. They were even referred to as the first |
| Berlin from 1824 to 1826, and in 1838, Dove became an | | | | "digital pills" because of their amazing therapeutic |
| associate professor at the University of | | | | properties. |
| Königsberg. One year later, he assumed an | | | | Binaural beats can be used to produce certain states |
| associate professor position at the world renowned | | | | of consciousness. Binaural beats can be used to |
| University of Berlin. | | | | stimulate creativity or to induce a deep state of |
| Heinrich Wilhelm Dove's influence on the scientific world | | | | meditation. You can modify the binaural beat's |
| was such that there is a crater on the moon, the Dove | | | | frequency multiple times during a session to give the |
| crater, named after him. He was also presented with | | | | best experience possible to the listener. Binaural beats |
| the Copley Medal in 1853 because of his many | | | | can also alter the mood of the subject, making binaural |
| achievements. | | | | beats a potentially powerful cure against depression. |
| During his career, Heinrich Wilhelm Dove wrote over | | | | There are binaural beat recordings that are specifically |
| 300 different papers on various subjects ranging from | | | | designed to help you focus better. Some are made to |
| meteorology to experimental physics. | | | | induce a state of happiness and tranquility and some |
| In 1839, Heinrich Wilhelm Dove discovered that when | | | | can even be used to cure headaches and high blood |
| two different sounds of two different, but very close, | | | | pressure. Binaural beats are truly revolutionary therapy |
| frequencies were sent to each of his subject's ears, | | | | tools and there is no telling how far this technology can |
| the two frequencies created interference in the | | | | go. |
| subject's brain and merged to produce a whole other | | | | You can find a large variety of binaural beat CDs or |
| frequency, or "beat". And this is how binaural beats | | | | even instant download mp3's on the internet and you |
| were born. | | | | will absolutely need good headphones to make the |
| Dove discovered that when two sounds of similar | | | | best of them. Binaural beats are totally safe and you |
| frequencies to those of the brain waves were sent to | | | | won't get addicted to them; so you don't need to |
| each ear, the brain would automatically adjust its own | | | | worry about undesirable side effects. |
| brain waves to match those frequencies. This | | | | All in all, binaural beats are truly an amazing discovery |
| phenomenon is called entrainment and is the main | | | | that will probably change the way we look at traditional |
| working principle of binaural beats. | | | | therapy forever; and their therapeutic properties will |
| But, it wasn't until an American biophysicist by the | | | | probably never cease to amaze us. |
| name of Gerald Oster published a paper on the | | | | |