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Music as brain clock?

Posted by: atomicthumbs | March 3, 2008 | 1 Comment |

I’ve found that I work much more efficiently when I listen to music while I work. It has to not be discordant (S.P.O.C.K. and Kraftwerk work well, as well as some classical and most techno), and a steady beat is good.

I think that maybe with the beat combined with the other tones, it acts like a clock signal does in circuit design and puts my brain in synchronization with itself. If I have ADD, my brain being out of sync might be part of the problem – different parts aren’t thinking about the same thing.ยทยทยท

I’m going to try various different sounds, like binaural beats and a solo percussion track with just C64-style noise drums and see if it still works.

Wish me luck. I’ll report my findings here.

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Yes, there is a whole science to this. The Russians were developing it if my memory serves me right….I saw a book on the topic in the early 90’s. All I remember is classical music helps one integrate better while studying. I bought some music and used it for the purpose at the time.

Try this cool trick when taking tests and for trying to remember anything. Switch from beta waves to alpha waves by inhaling and looking up (eyes open or closed). Exhale and look down. Repeat about 4 times or until you can feel yourself shift into a calmer brain phase. Then stop thinking about what you were trying to remember. It’ll usually come back to you very soon. Also good for calming your mind down when trying to fall asleep or meditating. In an Alpha wave state you can recall anything your subconscious mind has recorded. You could be on stage looking at a huge audience of people for 1 second. Then go offstage and recall each person’s hair color, clothes color, etc.

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