“We are a symphony, the human body. And the brain is definitely that. So, taking a picture of that is important. You need to understand the structure. We're listening to the symphony; is everything aligned or are the strings a half a beat off?“
Ned Mason
EFR 567: What the Brain-Heart Coherence Reveals About Performance, Sleep, Stress Management, and Learning Styles with Ned Mason
For years, brain enthusiasts and performance coaches have been striving to find ways to assess human health with nothing more than their brain waves. As an outcome of their strenuous efforts, technology has opened doors to that humongous possibility – of analyzing the state of the human brain at any point to see what you need to do to perform better! One star performer in brain health technology is Wave Neuroscience -- and we're diving into the lessons from their advancement today.
Meet Ned Mason, retired Navy SEAL Commander and now Chief Operating Officer at Wave Neuroscience, as he joins Chase on a special LIVE demo episode of Ever Forward Radio. Wave Neuroscience is a company that develops technologies to help you understand your brain without pharmaceuticals or invasive procedures.
Today, Ned performs Wave Neuroscience's brain assessment on Chase, measuring the frequencies of his brain waves alpha, theta, and delta, and touring his brain health using the measured parameters. He provides a detailed breakdown of the results of his evaluation (Chase's brain care report and brain synchrony score) and explains what each brain wave tells about behavioral and lifestyle traits like the effectiveness of sleep, learning style, and grasping speed.
Tune in now to be informed of the latest brain vocabulary, brain science, and how to use this breakthrough technology in your wellness journey!
Key Highlights
The top two brain waves for measuring human brain performance are delta and theta. While the delta brain waves are associated with deep sleep, the theta brain waves are associated with light sleep.
The alpha brain waves are generally stable and durable over time, with the results often remaining the same over a week.
The alpha waves measure your brain's capacity to focus – one of the most challenging things for the human brain to do. If you've been tired, had a bad night's sleep, or are frustrated, you'll find yourself going back and forth when trying to focus.
Another thing we can infer from the alpha wave measurement is the brain's capacity to cycle information.
The OODA Loop (a term often used in the military) is a fighter pilot kind of vocabulary term. It assesses how quickly you can observe, orient yourself to an observation, make a decision, and take action. Alpha waves also help measure the speed of your OODA loop (A healthy human average comes close to 9.8 Hertz).
What to do once you have your brain synchrony score – discover the optimal range for your brain to operate the best and see if your current score is within the obtained range.
Powerful Quotes from Ned
“It's important to understand the creative vocabulary on how we think about our brain.”
“Focus is probably one of the most difficult things for the human brain to do.”
“We are a symphony, the human body. And the brain is definitely that. So, taking a picture of that is important. You need to understand the structure, we're not taking a picture of the brain in that way. Instead, we're listening to the symphony, we're listening to how it sounds, [finding out if] is everything aligned, or are the strings a half a beat off?“
Episode resources:
Episode 565 with Dr. Erik Won, Chief Medical Officer at Wave Neuro
Schedule your brain health scan at Wave Neuro at Cardiff by the Sea
"What happens in the brain during sleep by Scientific American
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