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Your Auditory Environment

Your Auditory Environment

  • Listening to particular sounds and in particular, conditions can improve cognition
  • Sometimes we want more background noise, sometimes we want less: our auditory tolerance can change from one day to the next and even fluctuate within the same day
  • Background noise to avoid: the incessant humming of air conditioners or heaters can increase mental fatigue and decrease cognitive performance
  • Even if we’re not registering background noise, our auditory system is processing

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