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Binaural beats brain stimulation is a popular strategy for supporting home-use cognitive tasks. However, such home-use brain stimulation may be neutral to cognitive processes, and any intellectual improvement may be only a placebo effect. Thus, without belief in it, it may bring no benefits. Here we test 1000 individuals at their homes as they perform a two-part fluid intelligence test. Some took the second part listening to binaural beats, while others took it in silence or listening to other sounds. The binaural beats group was divided into three subgroups. The first one was informed that they would listen to sounds that improve the brain's work, the second that neutral sounds, and the third that some sounds the nature of which was not defined. We found that listening to binaural beats was not neutral, as it dramatically deteriorated the score irrespective of the condition. Silence or other sounds had no effect. Thus, home-use binaural beats brain stimulation brings reverse effects to those assumed: instead of supporting the effectiveness of cognitive activities, it may weaken them.

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Reverse effect of home-use binaural beats brain stimulation

Klichowski

Wicher

Kruszwicka

et al. 2023

Sci Rep

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Is non-clinical, personal use of binaural beats audio an effective stress-management strategy? A systematic review of randomised control trials

Platt,

Hammond

2024

Advances in Mental Health

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Reverse effect of home-use binaural beats brain stimulation

Reverse effect of home-use binaural beats brain stimulation

Is non-clinical, personal use of binaural beats audio an effective stress-management strategy? A systematic review of randomised control trials

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