Brainwaves.
Brainwaves, that is the word and the connotations for it can be vast and varying. On a surface value, brainwaves are the stuff of life and death, of the conscious and the unconscious and the dividing line between those weird or wavering waking and sleeping experiences.
If you want to think about the mystery of the mind then you have to first approach how it is linked into the function of the brain. How varying frequencies in activity are bound to conscious awareness. How by understanding the regular natural process of the brain so much good health and potential improvement in everyday life is possible.
The brain is powered by electrical impulses that can be measured by an EEG machine and divided into the following divisions. When we are wide awake there is a range of feelings that show from thirteen to sixty pulses per second and these can be measured on the hertz scale. This conscious state is called Beta, which is the second letter of the Greek alphabet.
Proceeding towards the more passive state of mind, when totally at rest but still conscious the next state of the mind is often thought of as highly enjoyable and can feature in the first stages of meditation. This has the title of Alpha, the first letter of the Greek alphabet. It is when the mind is open to suggestion and the gateway to better health and achievements. This occurs when the pulses range down from thirteen to seven per second. There is a significant increase in endorphins, and dopamine, which enhance the processes of the brain and is a pleasurable experience. Within this area of relaxation is the state that can encompass creativity in imagery and subconscious problem solving.
The next state is the beginning of somnolence and reduced consciousness which occurs at seven to four pulses. This division is called Theta, which is the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet.
Full sleep takes place from four to naught point one pulses per second. This is called Delta and is the third letter of the Greek alphabet. This is a vital time for good health as the brain clears the accumulated detritus and important growth and repair for the body takes place. To deprive sleep is an extreme action of torture physically for the body, so it is important to get a full period of restful sleep, if only to improve the ability of brainwaves to function through the body.
REM or rapid eye movement takes place in connection with dreaming and during this time the body experiences a natural period of paralysis to protect the body from harm. Paralysis during sleep sounds frightening to some, but actually it is a natural means of the body keeping itself immobile during a vulnerable but restful stage.
Understanding brainwaves and the degrees of awareness can be very useful in exploring all the possibilities that conscious thought can give. If you need to come up with a good idea or have to revise for an important exam, then how relaxed you are can influence the brainwaves behind any given success.
There is a natural progression in the process of sleep as I have indicated but of course there can be interruptions that mean an individual’s sleep pattern may keep pausing and then drifting back into each state of awareness. However you do it, whenever you do, sleep is something that many living forms have in common. In some animals, movement is maintained even as they are at their most relaxed state and this could be a life saving ability for them against predatory advances. Brainwaves though, are a very intriguing topic of which to be aware, because how alert you are to the possibilities of what they can do could mean a lot to your life.
If you want to think about the mystery of the mind then you have to first approach how it is linked into the function of the brain. How varying frequencies in activity are bound to conscious awareness. How by understanding the regular natural process of the brain so much good health and potential improvement in everyday life is possible.
The brain is powered by electrical impulses that can be measured by an EEG machine and divided into the following divisions. When we are wide awake there is a range of feelings that show from thirteen to sixty pulses per second and these can be measured on the hertz scale. This conscious state is called Beta, which is the second letter of the Greek alphabet.
Proceeding towards the more passive state of mind, when totally at rest but still conscious the next state of the mind is often thought of as highly enjoyable and can feature in the first stages of meditation. This has the title of Alpha, the first letter of the Greek alphabet. It is when the mind is open to suggestion and the gateway to better health and achievements. This occurs when the pulses range down from thirteen to seven per second. There is a significant increase in endorphins, and dopamine, which enhance the processes of the brain and is a pleasurable experience. Within this area of relaxation is the state that can encompass creativity in imagery and subconscious problem solving.
The next state is the beginning of somnolence and reduced consciousness which occurs at seven to four pulses. This division is called Theta, which is the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet.
Full sleep takes place from four to naught point one pulses per second. This is called Delta and is the third letter of the Greek alphabet. This is a vital time for good health as the brain clears the accumulated detritus and important growth and repair for the body takes place. To deprive sleep is an extreme action of torture physically for the body, so it is important to get a full period of restful sleep, if only to improve the ability of brainwaves to function through the body.
REM or rapid eye movement takes place in connection with dreaming and during this time the body experiences a natural period of paralysis to protect the body from harm. Paralysis during sleep sounds frightening to some, but actually it is a natural means of the body keeping itself immobile during a vulnerable but restful stage.
Understanding brainwaves and the degrees of awareness can be very useful in exploring all the possibilities that conscious thought can give. If you need to come up with a good idea or have to revise for an important exam, then how relaxed you are can influence the brainwaves behind any given success.
There is a natural progression in the process of sleep as I have indicated but of course there can be interruptions that mean an individual’s sleep pattern may keep pausing and then drifting back into each state of awareness. However you do it, whenever you do, sleep is something that many living forms have in common. In some animals, movement is maintained even as they are at their most relaxed state and this could be a life saving ability for them against predatory advances. Brainwaves though, are a very intriguing topic of which to be aware, because how alert you are to the possibilities of what they can do could mean a lot to your life.
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