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BRAIN WAVES

The brain function in question -- which researchers refer to as "slow wave activity" -- is critical to the restoration of mood and the ability to learn, think and remember.

There are six very important brain waves that have been studied extensively in both humans and animals. The animal studies have been mostly conducted on rodents like rats and mice.

There are several different types of waves that are produced by our brains. Gamma waves are a pattern of brain waves that are associated with our perception and consciousness.

They finally figured it out. I've been waiting for this day my whole life. A new technology created in Japan allows you to control electronic devices by reading brain activity.

Burier is a victim of brain waves which occur spontaneously and at intervals. He gives the impression that he is keen on executing anything he takes up. He announces a massive industrial development program for the state.

Mr. Business Burier is a man of ideas. These ideas in reality are brain waves which have no relevance to reality.

Researchers have discovered a way to turn your brain waves, as recorded by an EEG, into musical sounds. Read how this new experimental therapy is expected to treat depression, migraines, insomnia, and anxiety.

Research has long shown that TV affects brainwaves. TV encourages low alpha waves, which can lead to a decreased ability to concentrate

It's not exactly mind control that has been depicted on science fiction films and television shows. But scientists at the Wadsworth Center have developed a device that will permit a person to operate a computer simply using the power of the brain.

Some researchers feel the best course of action is to keep the cell phone away from your brain by keeping it attached to your belt on your waist. But there are OTHER researchers who say doing that can make you sterile or worse.

Keep your noggin fit with brain exercises.

A whole new area of toys is beginning to open up. Gone are the days of actually using your hands. Engineers working at NeuroSky are testing prototypes for brainwave-reading tpys and video games.

Is brain wave technology the next step in gaming?

It is important that as a parent you not only teach your baby, but that you exercise their brain as well. Some of the steps you can take are to cultivate their interest in fresh new areas such as art word games, or by teaching them another language.

The human brain is a complex organ that allows us to think, move, feel, see, hear, taste, and smell.

Migraines can cause parts of the brain to swell up, leaving the sufferer with potential brain damage as a result of each painful headache. Is it permanent brain damage?...

All humans sleep, and it is necessary for everyone to receive an adequate amount of sleep each night. Lack of sleep affects your overall health and mental status and can cause disturbances within your life.

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A lot has been said about our brain's electrical activity and its ability to create electromagnetic oscillations called waves or brainwaves. There are different types of brainwaves Depending on their frequency range (Alpha, Beta, Omega etc.).

Because brain hemispheres don't "fall asleep" in unison, your sleep disorder may be associated with a particular hemisphere of the brain where EEG activity is not slowing down at the same rate.

N-Brain turns to Miracle Studios for their complete online branding

Could it be that the microchip and the human brain will evolve into one entity in the coming decade? With incredible new brain implants and gaming tools, our brains may evolve into something that ethicists are very concerned about in our continual evolution.

On July 25 a special White House panel recommended a significant overhaul to the physical and mental health care provided to U.S. troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, especially those troops with traumatic brain injuries.

The world is having its quota of CEOs who occasionally have brain waves which they equate with flashes of genius.With a supporting structure of unthinking junk brains such decisions take concrete shape and result in funny situations.

NASA, brain waves and manure to highlight 2008 technology.

Human stupidity sometimes hits the sky and goes beyond. Then brain waves occur to selected persons who equate such aberrations with genius. We know what they are. But many worship them as great, though perverse adventurers.

A diagnosis of an inoperable brain tumor doesn't necessarily mean the patient will die from it. Here's a few facts...

Doctors on TV shows are consistently ordering CT scans, PET scans, and MRI's. What are these scans? This article briefly goes over each of the more common brain scans.

A disorder has been occupying her brain waves, changing her life's journey.

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A cup of tea can help lower your stress and increase your ability to focus.

Nothing prepared me for helping a brain-injured friend recover from a serious accident. Brain-injured patients can suffer extreme mood and behavior changes. Here's the story of a miracle.

A company named NeuroSky is developing a line of toys and video games that are controlled by human thought. While the idea of controlling a toy or game with brain waves may seem frivolous, the technology has remendous potential to alter the way we control our environment.

Has current brain research yielded usable information? Does the new research in Quantum biology hold possible missing aspects? What do we know about the brain?

Use of Magnetic waves to treat clinical deppression

An overview of the alternative health benefits of massage therapy.

Japanese technology unveiled on Wednesday may allow people to move things with their mind instead of their body according to the Associated Press. The new technology works by reading brain activity and translating it into a set of commands.

Playing board games may help seniors with memory, improving relationships, reducing the risk of dementia, and enhancing verbal skills through left and right-brain hemisphere functions. Find out why Scrabble and Chinese Checkers make the list.

The true function of dreaming is still a mystery, but research suggest it is necessary for normal data processing and storing memory. Most dogs "think" and their memory banks needs periodical purging and reorganization with sleep, as do people.

What if some catastrophe caused the heart beat of my child to stop? Would the hospital resuscitate or "pull the plug," murdering my children while they still lived for a heart transplant because someone needed the heart?

I am against abortion, but I also firmly believe it should remain legal. How can I justify combing two seemingly incompatible trains of thought on abortion? How can I rectify my moral beliefs with this controversial legal issue?

Read this interesting article and find out some surprising facts about JELL-O Gelatin you probably don't know!

Is an unborn baby a human? Is abortion murder?

To keep abortion legal, some will argue that viability is the key factor in determining personhood, which in turn would define when a life is allowed to be interrupted and taken.

Millions of Americans are diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea every year

Sport psychology- a new field being used to improve athletic performance mentally instead of just focusing on the physical.

You read the title and you're thinking, "Isn't that supposed to be positive thinking?" The answer: Nope. But you're going to have to read the article to find out why!

Star Trek episodes can be good or bad - sometimes really bad. Here are the worst.

Our best ideas come from our unconscious minds. How to access that area that is hidden from us is the topic of this piece. What can be achieved as a result of it is shown.

For the first time, lab mice have shown that symptoms of certain disorders can be reversed.

Diffuse control freak tactics and gain your personal freedom back.

A discussion of the positive and negative effects of music and television on children in America today.

This article gives a breakdown of biological, sociological, and psychological theories of crime.

Through practice and small steps you can learn to better control your brainwaves. This article explores some methods of "brainwave entrainment"

Debra Kahnen, R.N., N.D. and author of Power of Clarity, discusses her work as a Life Coach and Breakthrough Specialist.

An abstract and review of the article: Meisler, Stanley. "The Surreal World of Salvador Dali." Smithsonian Magazine April 2005. 01 Dec 2005 .

This is a story about my daughter's struggle with a neurological disease called benign familial convulsions.

Recent research suggests that the use of a cell phone, for more than 10 years, increases the risk of cancer. Children's thinner skulls make them even more susceptible to the formation of tumors, and other health risks.

Although the Masons have a very storied history, much actual fact about them seems to have been forgotten. This paper includes interviews with several lodge leaders and goes back through the history of Masonic culture in America.

Sleep deprivation is one of the biggest health concerns in America, and results in many illnesses, accidents, and relationship problems.

Meditation is a major part of many religions. However, it is often misunderstood in Western culture, this essay explores meditation and the function that it plays in many different religions, as well as the importance of the practice in a global sense.

Chapter Fourteen of my serial Halloween novel.

Your home should be a haven where you can retreat from the worries of the day. Here's how to create a stress free home.

Lavender, also known as Lavandula angustifolia, is one of the most widely used, versatile herbs known today.

I'm thinking that if ever there was a time when mankind could use a little meditation -- it's probably now.

Alzheimer's disease is a scourge among our elders. It is important to confront this threat head-on.

Rape and the will to survive...

Drinking tea may not only be a pleasurable action it may be good for your health.

Sleep sex also referred to as "sexomina" is a disorder where sexual actions are started and occurring while a person is a sleep or in the companionship of a partner.

Why embryonic stem cells are less effective then aduklt stem cells.

Even when modern management techniques have worked wonders with organisations, we find cases of mismanagement and gross violation of fundamental principles.This humorous story conveys this message though with some exaggeration.

Struggles of a toxic mold victim. Molds do not discriminate, and can attack at any given time. If you have unexplained illnesses that seem to not go away, contact your physician as you may be ill from hidden toxic molds where you live, work, or attend school.

It is now possible to put a computer in control of normal human things, and all you have to do is think it.

I am a Polysomnographic Technician who has had over 60 patients come in for a Sleep Test. I want to share with you what happens at a Sleep Study and hopefully answer any questions you may have.

This article continues the series about dreams. This one deals with dream states and what they mean.

Dolphins are aquatic mammals and are found all over the world. Dolphins are said to very intelligent and smarter then other mammals.

In the middle of the night, my husband will often roll over in bed, look at me, and ask me a question that is totally out of place, like, "Where did all those people go?" Often I am awake when this happens and I ask him something in response: "What people?"

My man Lucas drank pee, a whole quart of piss outta King Cobra bottle for $15 one time.

An overview of the use of biofeedback therapy to treat migraines.

These seizures are extremely scary while they are happening, but relaxing is important to being able to care for your sick child.

This article explains why meditaion is an important part of daily life, and how everyone can benefit from the practice. This article will also dispel the myth that mediation and religion go hand in hand.

Certain types of music and sounds can bring about a sense of relaxation within the mind, body, and spirit resulting in a state of relaxation response, which helps reduce many stress-related conditions.

Each night is an adventure and an experiment. I never know when the twitching will start and how or if I will be able to quell it. Some nights are as easy as popping a piece of nicotine gum and climbing into my own bed.

It is estimated that nearly 40% of Americans suffer from insomnia at one point in their lives. Although insomnia can be a chronic (ongoing) condition, it is typically situational, and caused by an emotional, mental or physical affliction.

Narcolepsy, which is a chronic neurological sleeping disorder, affections approximately one in every 4,000 Americans, and is growing in frequence among men and women in their thirties and forties.

The EEG test for epilepsy is one of many tests a neurologist uses to confirm or rule out epilepsy.

A technology developed by NASA is being used to help children with ADD/HD by playing off the shelf video games.

In modern society we are faced with the difficulty of ensuring that we are not locking up innocent people. We as a society want to fight crime at any means necessary but at what cost are we willing to pay for this so called justice?

Video games are fun, imaginative and undoubtedly a great way to pass time. And then there are the others. The ones that bring a cloud over an otherwise great day, the ones that you remember with a bitter taste and sore thumbs because one guy. A Boss.

Sleep Deprivation and how it affects nursing

Need to improve concentration? Increase energy? Enhance immunity? There�s a simple but effective way to do all of these things -- aromatherapy. By using fragrance, you can improve both your mental and physical health, and create a pleasing atmosphere in y

A review of the causes of lowered libido in both sexes, some drugs that may cause sexual dysfunctioning and some alternatives that are kinder to people's sexual satisfaction.

Over a lifetime a person spends about 25 years of there life sleeping. There are two categories of sleep, the NREM and the REM.

There are five stages of sleep that cycle throughout the sleep process stage one, stage two, stage three, stage four, and non-REM sleep. Occasionally a sixth step is identified as waking. The waking stage begins the sleep cycle.

It is somewhat surprising, but according to an Ohio State University study, 70 percent of older Americans turn to alternative medicines to treat their health problems.

Ever wonder what goes on when you drift away to dreamland? Read about the different stages of sleep in the AC exclusive.