From: Valuemetaphysics@aol.com
Date: Mon Mar 01 2004 - 20:01:44 GMT
Dear forum,
A psychology student friend of mine informed me recently of studies into the
response of babies to white noise.
What is white noise? Here is a description:
White noise is a type of noise that is produced by combining sounds of all
different frequencies together. If you took all of the imaginable tones that a
human can hear and combined them together, you would have white noise.
Thus, the colour white is used by analogy for the sound made by combining
many sound frequencies.
There is also a website selling white noise CD's at:
http://www.purewhitenoise.com/ A quote from this site reads:
At last, an alternative to a bulky white noise machine or white noise
generator - convenient white noise CDs! Play our digitally mastered white noise CDs
at home, school or office, with or without headphones. Also known as white
sound, each white noise CD offers a full hour of soothing sound that creates an
oasis of relaxation and calm, promotes sleep, blocks annoying noises for a more
restful sleep, improves concentration, and eases the symptoms of colic,
tinnitus, ADD/ADHD and hyperacusis.
I understand white noise generators were used in recording studios to add a
'burst' of white noise under the sound of the snare drum to add emphasis and
attack. But why is white noise so relaxing? Apart from studio use, i thought
white noise was also used by interrogators to torture victims? What is going on?
Well, it seems to me we may link white noise and a previous post enquiring
into rain sounds, open fire flames and wood bark? White noise, at an appropriate
volume, dances on that fine edge between order and chaos - our patterns
cannot capture a pattern in white noise without being distracted by a Dynamic
change. However, if the balance between static patterning and Dynamic change is
exceptional - and it would appear technologically produced white noise provides
ready access to this - then our patterns and those of white noise may float at
a coherent sweet spot which exists in the moment?
Apparently, babies become calm when played white noise. If we contemplate the
relative lack of patterned experience of babies, i wonder if there is
significance to be found here?
All the best,
Mark
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