イトウ　マサユキ   ITOH MASAYUKI   伊東 雅之    所属   医療保健学部 臨床工学科    職種   教授
言語種別	英語
発行・発表の年月	2025/12
形態種別	国際会議論文
査読	査読あり
標題	The Zone Promotion using Binaural Beats
執筆形態	共著
掲載誌名	The Proceedings of The International Conference on Electorical and Computer Engineering Researches (ICECER2025)
掲載区分	国外
出版社・発行元	IEEE
巻・号・頁	pp.251-254
総ページ数	4
担当区分	筆頭著者
著者・共著者	Masayuki Itoh, Kazuki Mochida and Aoi Hichiwa
概要	Music is widely used in daily life and is essential for commuting, relaxation, and concentration. Especially in sports and learning, music has the effect of increasing concentration and motivation, contributing to improved performance. On the other hand, binaural beats using “swells,” which are certain pattern sounds, are also said to have healing effects and enhance cognitive abilities. Therefore, we examined the effects of listening to music on concentration from biometric measurements. In particular, we created a pseudo “the zone” (a hyper-concentration state: a state of high concentration and a sense of immersion) using binaural beats and verified its effects. Two female and four male subjects in their early 20s were evaluated by acquiring biological data (electroencephalogram (EEG) and electrocardiogram (ECG)) while performing an exercise task (cards tower: making a tower of playing cards) and a thinking task (Kraepelin test) that required concentration while listening to various types of music, and then evaluating the subjects in their lowest concentrated state. The binaural beats were applied to the state in which the subjects were least able to concentrate, and their state was examined to see if it changed. EEG analysis showed an increase in the ratio of the characteristic frequency band, Sensory Motor Rhythm (SMR): (αβ12-15 Hz), and a decrease in the stress level (β intensity/α intensity) in four of the six subjects to whom binaural beats were applied. In addition, the Poincaré plot of R-R interval (RRI) showed a reduction in area (increased density). From these experimental results, we confirmed the possibility that the binaural beats applied and evaluated in the lowest concentrated state promote an exquisite balance state and the zone of the autonomic nervous system.