How to Use alpha wave in a Sentence
alpha wave
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Someone who is relaxed with eyes closed but not asleep produces alpha waves at around 10 hertz.
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IEEE Spectrum,
4 June 2024
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With these alpha waves suppressed, Neely says, the slower oscillations, like the theta waves of light sleep, take over.
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IEEE Spectrum,
4 June 2024
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Elemind’s first application for this wearable aims to suppress alpha waves to help induce sleep.
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IEEE Spectrum,
4 June 2024
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To help a user fall asleep more quickly [top], bursts of pink noise are timed to generate a brain response that is out of phase with alpha waves and so suppresses them.
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IEEE Spectrum,
4 June 2024
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To induce sleep, Elemind’s headband targets the trough in the alpha wave, the point at which the brain is most excitable, Neely says.
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IEEE Spectrum,
4 June 2024
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As alpha waves are closely tied to mind-wandering and the brain’s tendency to drift, a decrease indicates the brain shifting into a more stable and focused state.
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Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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In the 2025 study, researchers observed a reduction in alpha wave amplitude when the participants were meditating.
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Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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