Gamma waves are briefly present in ordinary people during problem-solving breakthroughs and perceptual integration (e.g., when tasting an apple, inputs from taste, sound, smell, vision integrate in a half-second of gamma activity)

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Daniel Goleman

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All of us get gamma for a very short period when we solve a problem... We get about a half second of gamma... inputs from taste, sound, smell, vision, all of that come together

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How meditation can change your life and mind | Sam Harris, Jon Kabat-Zinn & more | Big ThinkBig Think
Created: 8/10/2026, 11:15:22 PM

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