Science Says that Silence is Vital for our Brains!
The Proof that Noise Hurts and Silence Heals, according to an article on UpLift Connect By Azriel ReShel:
The value of silence is felt by everyone at some point in their life. Silence is comforting, nourishing and cozy. It opens us up to inspiration, and nurtures the mind, body and soul. Meanwhile, the madness of the noisy world is drowning out our creativity, our inner connection and hampering our resilience. Science is now showing that silence may be just what we need to regenerate our exhausted brains and bodies.
The Effects of Silence
In 2011, the World Health Organisation (WHO) examined and quantified its health burden in Europe. It concluded that the 340 million residents of Western Europe (about the population of the United States), were losing a million years of healthy life every year, due to noise. WHO also said that the root cause of 3,000 heart disease deaths was due to excessive noise. A study by Professor Gary W. Evans from Cornell University, published in Psychological Science, charted the effects of airport noise on school children near Munich’s airport. The study showed that children exposed to noise developed a stress response which actually caused them to ignore the noise. He found that the children ignored both the harmful noise of the airport, along with other more everyday noises, such as speech.
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https://upliftconnect.com/science-says-silence-is-vital-for-our-brains/?fbclid=IwAR1_sv8WPYbBqGQEKBeq8uNYOpppMNmBv_LVlLQiFWqYXptDBP2Mtsxhbr4
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