Artificial rest

Floris Hollander

5/12/2022

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British researchers had test subjects listen to various sounds and came to the conclusion that sounds such as breaking waves, rustling wind, ticking rain, babbling streams or chirping birds do indeed calm down.

Artificial rest through playlists with babbling streams, ticking rain or birds chirping

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Listening to these kinds of soothing sounds from nature appeared to bring the subjects' body into a state of rest and recovery and to lead to the type of brain activity associated with calm contemplation. So you can fool your brain by putting on a playlist of soothing sounds.

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Stress levels fall due to nature sounds:

Chances are that you went for a walk much more often in the past few months than you did about two years ago. That's a good thing, because American and Canadian research shows that nature sounds have a positive effect on our health. The study shows that nature sounds reduce stress levels and increase your positive emotions. But your blood pressure or pain experience are also strongly influenced by this. It is calming. Prehistorically, the presence of nature and water provided shelter and food. This research shows that it's not just about the visual, but also about the sounds we perceive in nature.

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