Binaural

I know that it's strange to post this soon after my introductory post, but usually I do some late night web-browsing, I mean, what college student doesn't? But I found something interesting. While I am a meteorology major, I have always found audio interesting. How the brain works in response to certain audio patterns and how it responds differently to others. I found an interesting description of what is known as 'binaural beats' that I wanted to share. 

from Wikipedia:
Binaural beats or binaural tones are auditory processing artifacts, or apparent sounds, the perception of which arises in the brain for specific physical stimuli. This effect was discovered in 1839 by Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, and earned greater public awareness in the late 20th century based on claims that binaural beats could help induce relaxation, meditation, creativity and other desirable mental states. The effect on the brainwaves depends on the difference in frequencies of each tone: for example, if 300 Hz was played in one ear and 310 in the other, then the binaural beat would have a frequency of 10 Hz.^[1][2]

Some claims that binaural beats "may simulate the effect of recreational drugs, help people memorize and learn, stop smoking, help dieting, tackle erectile dysfunction and improve athletic performance." but that just seems too simple. 

Well, that's my nerd's paradise for a while. Tomorrow afternoon I'll begin my chronicle of the weather. I hope it's cold. 

Carson