Occupational Therapy Insights

Memory and Retention: Brain Entrainment Master Series


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Memory and retention is the focus of this brain entrainment session.  It is backed by a calming country-side ambiance which can be used both in the classroom and geriatric settings.  

Brainwave entrainment is a method to stimulate the brain into entering a specific state by using a pulsing sound, light, or electromagnetic field. The pulses elicit the brain’s ‘frequency following’ response, encouraging the brainwaves to align to the frequency of a given beat.   This ‘frequency following’ response of brainwave entrainment can be seen in action with those prone to epilepsy. If a strobe flashes at their seizure frequency, the brain will ‘entrain’ to the flashing light, resulting in a seizure.    On the positive side, this same mechanism is commonly used to induce many brainwave states; such as a trance, enhanced focus, relaxation, meditation or sleep induction. The brainwave entrainment effectively pushes the entire brain into a certain state.     
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Occupational Therapy InsightsBy Dr. Frederick B. Covington

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