Brain.fm, streaming for the mind
A music streaming service unlike any other: Brain.fm offers tracks that help you focus, relax, and induce sleep.
What is Brain.fm
The process is simple: you access the official site of the platform, register, and start listening. It's better with headphones, as the portal itself advises, to make the experience even more effective. There are no songs in the traditional sense; rather, there are sessions lasting thirty minutes, an hour, or two hours. The homepage features three categories: Focus (“listen while you work or engage in creative activities”), Relax (“listen to take a break or for meditation”), and Sleep (“listen when you rest or are about to sleep”). The test was conducted with the first of the three options, primarily during the writing of articles like this one. Immediately after launching the listening, a message notifies you that to start experiencing tangible benefits, you need to immerse yourself in the listening for at least ten minutes.
Does it work?
It is no secret that listening to binaural tones and sounds that fall within the frequency of alpha waves directly affects concentration and cognitive abilities. What Brain.fm does is take this principle and offer it as a ready-to-use service, just a click away.
'Binaural beats are beats perceived by the brain when two sounds with a frequency below 1,500 Hz and a difference of less than 30 Hz are listened to separately through headphones.'
Being an unconventional streaming platform, there are contraindications, clearly highlighted upon registration. Do not use if you suffer from seizures or epilepsy, if you are pregnant, or if you have a pacemaker. Under the influence of medications or narcotics, consult a doctor. Do not listen while driving or operating potentially dangerous machinery. Does that sound exaggerated? It’s not, and a quick look at Wikipedia will help you understand why.
'… exposing a subject to both of these stimuli while reproducing alpha waves can cause the onset of photosensitive epilepsy (PSE), linking this phenomenon, through still unknown mechanisms, to the condition.'
Furthermore, studies confirm the correlation between listening to sounds at certain frequencies and the production of specific hormones. In other words: use with caution.
'Some experimental observations study the phenomenon triggered by specific binaural frequencies that can stimulate specific glands to secrete certain amounts of hormones; in one experiment, it was possible to modulate beta-endorphins with a mix of alpha-theta waves.'
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