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Becca Caddy

This iPhone and iPad app is a hassle-free way to experience the benefits of binaural beats

Screenshots of the Ooooo Brainwaves app from the Apple App Store.
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Binaural beats are two tones you listen to simultaneously at different frequencies in each ear. The difference is barely perceptible, but your brain interprets the tones as one beat with one frequency. Your brain activity then aligns with this frequency, which is called the frequency-following effect and is why people use binaural beats to reach certain mental states. 

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