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In a nutshell, there are four major types of brainwave patterns, namely:

1.Beta – Emitted when we are consciously alert, or we feel agitated, tense, afraid, with frequencies ranging from 13 to 60 Hz. Beta is where we spend most of our time and is also where we learn the least efficiently.

2.Alpha – When we are in a state of physical and mental relaxation, although aware of what is happening around us, its frequency is around 7 to 13 Hz. This is the peak-learning wave and it increases our ability to concentrate and receive information dramatically. This means that to learn faster you need to slow down your brainwaves. You can reach alpha by relaxing in a quiet room with no distractions, closing your eyes and breathing deeply and slowly few times.

3.Theta – More or less 4 to 7 Hz, it is a state of somnolence with reduced consciousness.

4.Delta – When there is unconsciousness or deep sleep, emitting between 0.1 and 4 Hz.

In general, we are accustomed to using the beta brain wave. When we reduce the brain rhythm to alpha, we put ourselves in the ideal condition to learn new information, keep fact, data, perform elaborate tasks, learn languages, analyze complex situations. Meditation, relaxation exercises, and activities that enable the sense of calm, also enable this alpha state. It is an ideal state for synthetic thought and creativity, the proper functions of the right hemisphere. As it is easy for the hemisphere to create images, to visualize, to make associations, to deal with drawings, diagrams and emotions, as well as the use of good-humor and pleasure, learning is better absorbed if these elements are added to the study methods.