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Soothing sounds: How music and sound affect your pet’s relaxation

Pets are highly sensitive to sound. Dogs, cats, birds, and other animals hear frequencies far beyond what humans can perceive. Everyday noises like traffic, vacuum cleaners, or construction can cause ...
Nature

Impact of irrelevant speech and non-speech sounds on serial recall of verbal and spatial items in children and adults

Short-term memory for sequences of verbal items such as written words is reliably impaired by task-irrelevant background sounds, a phenomenon known as the “Irrelevant Sound Effect” (ISE). Different ...
Popular Science

White noise vs brown noise: What’s the best sound for sleeping?

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Forbes

A Psychologist Explores The Healing Power Of ‘Sound Baths’

How does "sound healing" work and how do you know if it's the right practice for your wellness journey? A “sound bath” is a holistic wellness practice that involves immersing oneself in soothing ...
Nature

Subjective effects of broadband water sounds with inaudible high-frequency components

This study aimed to investigate the effects of reproducing an ultrasonic sound above 20 kHz on the subjective impressions of water sounds using psychological and physiological information obtained by ...