Soothing Sounds and Surgery (11-19-12)
Recent research has confirmed the importance of providing surgery patients with opportunities to hear soothing sounds during their procedures.
Recent research has confirmed the importance of providing surgery patients with opportunities to hear soothing sounds during their procedures.
Researchers have linked environmental conditions inside American offices with the prevalence of headaches.
Researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have investigated “how short noise bursts affect humans’ mental state,” playing “quarter-second long white noise clips . . . as [test subjects] worked on arithmetic problems.”
Victoria Newhouse has written an intriguing review of acoustics in performance venues, such as concert halls.
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Introverts, spaces, and sensory processing—what's the link?
A number of recent studies have highlighted the negative health implications of experiencing unwanted sound (also known as noise).
Researchers at the University of Granada have used neural networks to develop a software tool to predict noise levels in streets.
Ravi Mehta, Rui Zhu, and Amar Cheema investigated noise levels in retail environments and their repercussions for shopper behavior.
Krause’s investigation of animal sounds in natural environments (biophony) will intrigue designers creating restorative places.