

Theta waves are strong during internal focus, meditation, prayer, and spiritual awareness. It is seen in connection with creativity, intuition, daydreaming, and fantasizing and is a repository for memories, emotions, sensations. Theta activity has a frequency of 3.5 to 7.5 Hz and is classed as “slow” activity. What happens when your brain is in theta? Theta brain waves can also occur when you’re awake, but in a very deeply relaxed state of mind a state that some may describe as “autopilot.” However, if you experience high levels of theta waves while you’re awake, you might feel a little sluggish or scattered.

It is typically a very positive mental state. The ideation that can take place during the theta state is often free flow and occurs without censorship or guilt. It is a state where tasks become so automatic that you can mentally disengage from them.

24 What frequency makes you smarter? What happens during theta state?
