Brainwave Categories
BETA (30–14 Hz)
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Active, external focus
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Logical thinking, analysis, decision-making
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Verbal and task-oriented mental activity
ALPHA (14–8 Hz)
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Relaxed, sensory awareness
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Daydreaming, visual imaging
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Acts as a bridge between the conscious and subconscious mind
THETA (8–4 Hz)
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Access to the subconscious mind
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Creativity, deep insight, spiritual awareness
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Associated with dreaming sleep and emotional healing
DELTA (4–0.5 Hz)
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Deep unconsciousness and non-dream sleep
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Empathy, psychic sensitivity, and a gateway to universal awareness
GAMMA (30–100 Hz)
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High-frequency, high-coherence brain activity
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Associated with superlearning, compassion, transcendence, and states of spiritual ecstasy
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Often harmonically linked with high-amplitude theta and delta waves
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Reflects heightened spiritual intelligence and super-lucid awareness