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This shows a woman performing mindful meditation

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·October 22, 2022·5 min read

Mindfulness Training Provides a Natural High

Mindful meditation can produce a healthy altered state of consciousness in the treatment of those with addiction problems.

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·June 25, 2022·3 min read

Theta Waves: A Marker of Emotional Regulation

Emotional regulation was linked to theta wave activity in the frontal cortex of the brain.

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·June 28, 2021·5 min read

Virtual Reality Boosts Brain Rhythms Crucial For Neuroplasticity, Learning and Memory

Immersive virtual reality enhances theta and eta waves in the hippocampus, improving memory, learning and neuroplasticity.

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·May 21, 2019·4 min read

Optical illusions reveal regular waves of brain activity enable visual feature integration

Optical illusions are helping researchers better understand attention and visual perception. Findings suggest attention operates periodically on the perceptual binding of visual information.

This EEG printout shows theta wave activity when DBS is applied

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·April 4, 2019·5 min read

Deep stimulation improves cognitive control by augmenting brain rhythms

Deep brain stimulation improves performance on cognitive control tasks and increases theta oscillations in the medial, and lateral prefrontal cortex.

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·October 23, 2018·4 min read

Brain Wave Device Enhances Memory Function

Entrainment devices not only enhance theta wave activity, they also may help boost memory performance, a new study reports.

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·June 20, 2018·3 min read

Reading Risk Behavior in the Brain

EEG technology allows researchers to predict risk taking behaviors in people. Researchers say higher frontal midline theta power is linked to higher cognitive control, allowing people to weigh up options more intensively during the decision making process.