Sentences with phrase «of alpha waves»

The Alpha - Stim also encourages the production of alpha waves in the brain, which is a calming, soothing wave.

It also increases dopamine and the production of alpha waves in the brain (7, 8, 9).

With a regular yoga practice the body makes a chemical called GABA which elevates the production of alpha waves, allowing a sense of relaxation without drowsiness and boosting mental alertness.

For Verbruggen and Maassen the ups and downs of the alpha waves provided inspiration for their design work, which ultimately resulted in a piece of furniture, the Brain Wave Couch.

Purveyors of «alpha consciousness» have encouraged people to undergo brain - wave biofeedback — in some cases using commercially available devices — to increase their production of alpha waves, brain waves that occur at a frequency of about eight to 13 cycles per second.

It is true that people tend to display a heightened proportion of alpha waves while meditating or relaxing deeply.

Whenever the amplitude of alpha waves in the left frontal cortex rose above that in the right, the participants would hear a pleasant note played on a clarinet.

«We think that different phases of the alpha wave encode for different parts of a visual scene.

Earlier he discovered a novel role of the alpha wave that was long thought to be a boring wave, emerging when the brain runs idle and a person is dozing off.

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There are five major types of brain waves, including delta, theta, alpha, beta and gamma, with delta brain waves having the slowest frequency and gamma having the fastest.

«So why are alpha waves closely predictive of these moments of insight?»

What is happening across the Catholic Church today through Alpha is an extraordinary, unpredictable continuation and result of the third and fourth waves hitting the UK: the impact of the Vineyard Church on the Anglican Church (is it coincidence that Carol Wimber was a Catholic?).

This feedback enables people to learn to control their physiological reactions to mental stimulation — which, as Jodi Lawrence says in her book Alpha Brain Waves, provides «you with instant information concerning your inner state, a kind of electronic mirror to see into your mind.»

In the fifth wave, the anointing comes in mission, out on the edge; it's in the conversions, and the rekindling of faith that the Alpha course is mediating through the Catholic Church.

It is this latter consequence of the third and fourth waves that interests me, because out of HTB came the tenweek course on exploring faith known as Alpha.

Although birthed in 1977, arguably it was not until Wimber came over to the UK (as part of the third wave) and the subsequent experience of the fourth wave of the Toronto Blessing at HTB under Sandy Millar, that Alpha began to progress around the world.

The electroencephalogram (EEC) of a relaxing person mainly shows regular alpha - waves; when the person begins to calculate, finer beta - waves are superimposed on the alpha - waves.

Croft, for example, argues that the alpha wave is really regulating the shift of attention between external and internal inputs.

The data showed that when the cell phone was transmitting, the power of a characteristic brain - wave pattern called alpha waves in the person's brain was boosted significantly.

Alpha waves increase in power when a person shifts his or her consciousness of the external world to internal thoughts; they also are the key brainwave signatures of sleep.

Alpha waves are generally regarded as an indicator of reduced mental effort, «cortical idling» or mind wandering.

In contrast, older adults demonstrated a rush of alpha oscillatory power (relatively faster brain waves) that was not observed in younger adults.

But slower, more goal - directed waves, a mix of alpha and beta waves, are deeper in the brain.

These alpha oscillations rise and fall endlessly, tracing a wave - like thrum of brain activity.

Some of the subjects learned, via feedback on a computer screen, how to control the slow waves in the alpha and theta ranges.

Theta waves, with high amplitudes and frequencies falling between those of delta and alpha waves, normally appear in adults during light sleep and meditation.

Yet research shows alpha - wave output is largely or entirely unrelated to long - term personality traits and short - term states of contentment.

We can achieve a deeper sense of consciousness and relaxation by boosting our alpha waves.

Pulses of radio waves were beamed at the planet using the 300 - meter radio telescope at Arecibo Observatory, and the echoes revealed two highly reflective regions, designated the Alpha and Beta regions.

As a result, white tea has the highest concentration of L - theanine, an amino acid that stimulates alpha brain waves to boost alertness while producing a calming effect.

As a result, white tea has the highest concentration of L - theanine, an amino acid that, according to recent research, stimulates alpha brain waves to boost alertness while producing a calming effect.

Alpha waves are supposed to help the brain focus when it is bombarded with all kinds of competing tasks (read: nonstop emails and phone calls).

Some treatments may sound like a wacky mix of the scientific and the spiritual — Crystal Bowl Sound Healing (at Rancho La Puerta Fitness Resort and Spa in Baja California) claims to activate alpha waves in the brain; Spirit Flight treatment (at Miraval in Tucson, Arizona) is touted as a blend of energy medicine, full - body massage, acupuncture, craniosacral therapy, and spinal alignment, along with indigenous ceremonial rituals.

It actually helps to promote a relaxed state of alertness as it increases L - Theanine levels and alpha waves.

In Yoga Nidra, you will move out of Beta brain wave state - this is where we vibrate at during stress and most of every day living - into Alpha + Theta brain wave states.

Green tea is filled with powerful antioxidants, well as L - theanine, which helps moderate the effects of caffeine by promoting the development of alpha brain waves, being a precursor to gamma - aminobutyric acid (GABA), and interacting with dopamine and serotonin.

Although how it works is not understood, hypnosis may bring about physiological changes in the body such as decreased heart rate, blood pressure, and alpha wave brain patterns, similar to meditation and other types of deep relaxation.

* L - Theanine helps to reduce the effects of stress and increases alpha brain waves.

Human based studies have identified elevated alpha brain wave activity and associated alertness following administration of this amino acid3, 4.

Warning: If you start falling asleep it means you're no longer in an alpha - wave state but drifting into delta (the sleep wave), which may be indicative of a sleep disorder.

Before going to sleep at night or before getting out of bed are great times to do it because you are in a half sleep state of alpha brain wave.

L - Theanine activates the brain's alpha waves, resulting in a feeling of calmness; combined with matcha's caffeine content, the drink offers sustained calm alertness.

If you could look at the wave patterns being generated by the brain, you would see a change from the rapid beta waves of daytime to slower alpha waves.

In one study... those who received the highest dose (200 mg) produced more alpha waves, an indication of increased relaxation, about 40 minutes after getting the L - theanine.

These give rise to alpha brain wave patterns, a pre-sleep state flowing down to the theta pattern of memory, dreams and deep meditation and, finally, to delta wave patterns of dreamless sleep and the collective unconscious.

Finally, one last thing: those of you who have purchased the alpha will soon be getting steam keys for the alpha version; we're just releasing them in a few waves so not everyone has to deal with the first few bugs, because how irritating are those, right guys?

Hi - Rez distributed an initial wave of closed alpha access keys for the closed alpha test of Realm Royale yesterday, and these were gone within hours.

The hour - long footage, available in glitzy 4K if your monitor supports it, comes from the Star Citizen test server where alpha build 3.0 currently resides, and to which a new wave of people have just been invited.

There is a new wave of Alpha / Unipolar sunspots that behave quite differently from the norm.

While the move may come as no surprise — the Alpha felt more like a product demo that crashed against the wave of Samsung's traditional «bigger is better» mantra — it points to the desperate position the company is in as its dominance is being challenged by Apple in the high - end and inexpensive Chinese OEMs like Xiaomi and Lenovo in the low.