An interesting study on what makes developers unhappy. And some guidelines as to how to reduce “unhappiness.” And no, ping pong table ain’t it. Abstract: The happy-productive worker thesis states that happy workers are more productive. Recent research in software engineering supports the thesis, and the ideal of flourishing happiness among software developers is often […]
This study researches how cognitive entrainment performance depends on the individual. Abstract: Enhancing human cognitive performance is a topic that continues to spark scientific interest. Studies into cognitive-enhancement techniques often fail to take inter-individual differences into account, however, which leads to underestimation of the effectiveness of these techniques. The current study investigated the effect of binaural beats, a […]
In this study, researchers investigated how binaural beats in the alpha and gamma range can increase creativity. “Results showed that binaural beats, regardless of the presented frequency, can affect divergent but not convergent thinking. (Divergent thinking refers to the generation of multiple answers to a given problem, while convergent thinking means aiming for a single, […]
In a study from 1994, Richard Kennerly wrote about the observable effects on memory: Beta frequency binaural-beat audio signals were utilized to investigate facilitation of human performance on two memory tasks and two memory related tasks. Subjects were 50 college students randomly assigned with a double-blind methodology to the control or experimental groups. The control […]
This paper investigates whether binaural beats can affect concentration (vigilance) in the beta or theta/delta brain wave range. “The results of this study demonstrate clearly that simple binaural-beat auditory stimulation can influence psychomotor and affective processes, even when people are unaware that such signals are being presented.” LANE, J. D., S. J. KASIAN, J. E. […]
While there is some research extant about neural entrainment (brainwave or cognitive entrainment are also common terms), more needs to be done. We do know from experience that brain entrainment does influence brainwaves and that at specific frequencies, certain responses are elicited. Pragmatist that we are, we test our tracks to see if our theory’s match real […]
Interesting paper in Frontiers of Psychology. Below is their abstract but my abstract of their abstract is binaural beats in the Gamma range increase mental flexibility and creativity. Abstract Increasing evidence suggests that cognitive-control processes can be configured to optimize either persistence of information processing (by amplifying competition between decision-making alternatives and top-down biasing of this […]
This meta study wraps up published papers as of May 2015 Auditory beat stimulation may be a promising new tool for the manipulation of cognitive processes and the modulation of mood states. Here, we aim to review the literature examining the most current applications of auditory beat stimulation and its targets. We give a brief […]