What are different brain waves?

Different brain waves
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Think about your computer, whenever you need a computer you just turn it ON and after finishing your work you turn it OFF, but our brain is not like a computer whether you need it or not it simply keep on working, no matter if you are Sleeping, dancing, watching television or doing nothing. Our brain continuously keeps on collecting data from surrounding through senses, but how our brain communicate with each other?
Answer to this question is, there are billions of neurons connected to each other in our brain. When we think about anything our neurons fire some amount of electricity to another neuron and when many neurons communicate with each other then a brain wave occurs.
A brain wave can be detected through a device called electroencephalography, or EEG – a fancy word that just means an electric brain graph. (Encephalon, the brain, is derived from the ancient Greek “enképhalos,” meaning within the head.)Electrodes placed over our scalp will detect electrical pulses fired by neurons through neural circuitry.
According to our thoughts, our brain wave will change ranging from low amplitude to high amplitude and low frequency to high frequency. Brainwave speed is measured in Hertz (cycles per second) and they are divided into bands into slow, moderate, and fast waves.
There are 5 types of different brain waves mainly categorized by different frequency bands.
Brain waves are just a way to represent our experience of being, thinking, and perceiving.

5 different types of brain waves

Brain waves

Beta waves:-

  1. Its frequency range is from 14-30 Hz
  2. Beta is a ‘fast’ activity, present when we are alert, attentive, engaged in problem-solving, judgment, decision making, or focused mental activity.
  3. Beta brainwaves are easiest to detect when we’re busy thinking actively. 
For examples:-
  • Active conversation
  • Making decisions
  • Solving a problem
  • Focusing on a task
  • Learning a new concept

Alpha waves:- 

  1. Its frequency range is from 9-13 Hz
  2. Alpha is the resting state for the brain
  3. They can be detected when the eyes are closed and the mind is relaxed. They can also often be found during activities such as:
  • Yoga
  • Just before falling asleep
  • Being creative and artistic

Delta waves:- 

  1. Its frequency range is from 0.5-4 Hz
  2. These are the slowest of all brainwaves
  3. They are generated in deepest meditation and dreamless sleep
  4. Healing and regeneration are stimulated in this state, and that is why deep restorative sleep is so essential to the healing process.

 Theta waves:-

  1. Its frequency range is from 4-8 Hz
  2. Theta brainwaves occur most often in sleep and in deep meditation.
  3. Theta is our gateway to learning, memory, and intuition. 
  4. In theta, our senses are withdrawn from the external world and focused on signals originating from within.
  5.  It’s where we hold our history, programs. fear and rules.

Gamma waves:-

  1. Its frequency range is from 30-100 Hz
  2. Gamma brainwaves are the fastest of brain waves
  3. These brainwaves pass information rapidly and quietly, the mind has to be quiet to access gamma.
  4. Gamma is also known as a peak mental state as it processes information from different parts of the brain.


Anyone can alter their brain waves by changing their perception.
Usage of chemicals such as medicines or recreational drugs can also change brain wave patterns but the brain training method is the best method to get it in the right way.
We can also do meditation or yoga to change waves and even nowadays brains training methods like
brain training methods like neurofeedback and pEMF deliver targeted, quick, and lasting results. 
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