This episode will come in handy as a foundation for some future episodes, as we are going to go over the different brainwaves that are going on inside of your brain, and how they affect not only your brain, but your performance. 

Your brain has five different levels of brainwaves, as follows: 

Delta: The lowest frequency waves. These are the waves that dominate your brain when you are in a deep deep sleep. Nothing is really going on when you are in a delta state. This is even below the level where you would experience dreams.

Theta: These waves are the next step above delta waves. Theta waves are most often associated with sleeping, or really deep meditation. You'll experience the theta state when your mind is clear, but not fully unconscious. 

Alpha: You will experience these Alpha brainwaves most when you are awake, but not very engaged in much of anything. The alpha state can include when you first wake up in the morning, or that time right before you fall asleep at night. Even though it sounds like you would be "out of it" when in an alpha state... this can be when some of your best ideas and decisions come. 

Beta: The beta waves are what we experience most often, and what you're experiencing right now. The beta state is the state where you are alert and active. This could be engaging in active reading, active conversation, physical activity, or just about anything else where you are fully alert. This state is where our brains tend to spend the most time.

Gamma: Until recently, we had only discovered up through Beta waves as being the highest frequency brainwaves, but now scientists have introduced gamma waves. The gamma state is kind of like an ultra wired mode in your brain. These are the waves that allow us to get into the flow state, and go above and beyond what we might realize we are even capable of. 

Understanding how these brainwaves work can help you understand your brain better by tying certain aspects of psychology to the different states you can be in. If you understand what you should practice in an alpha state, versus what sticks better in gamma, you will be able to make the effort to keep track of how often you are experiencing these different states, and what is actually going on during that time.

For more information like this, be sure to subscribe to the podcast, and come back every Sunday, where we will be discussing all sorts of topics to help you become smarter and learn more, both in and out of the classroom.

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