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![A Beta Grasp of Brainwaves On average (top), a research participant might seem to produce a sustained, elevated rhythm of beta, but a look trial by trial (lower rows) shows that beta emerges in discrete bursts. Courtesy Shin et al.](https://medicine.at.brown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/beta-bursts-351x185.jpg)
A Beta Grasp of Brainwaves
Brains use brief bursts of beta waves, rather than sustained rhythms, to control attention and perception.