Daily life in big cities is full of noise. That’s why more and more people try to get away from the cities to lead a life with greater tranquility and silence.
Some specialists have studied the positive effects what can you have reduce the amount of noise in the routine and spend more time in silence. This doesn’t mean moving to the country or anything like that, but rather find a time of day to fine-tune the constant sounds and relax.
Positive aspects of silence for the brain
A study by the Dresden Research Center for Regenerative Therapies in Germany ensures that silence is the main factor when it comes to improve neurogenesis long term. This process is what generates new neurons from stem cells.
Another analysis, conducted by the University of Turku in Finland, yielded interesting results regarding the concentration. In their study, they brought together 59 participants to perform tasks that required concentration. Whoever made them silently showed better signals in terms of cognitive load -number of prosecutions- and the stress levels.
A third research, in this case by the Department of Psychiatry of the Barzilai Medical Center in Israel, claims that high noise levels can produce insomnia, on the same level as a sleep disorder. For this they recommend less ambient noiseboth during sleep hours and during the day.
Finally, an analysis by the University of Pavia in Italy concluded that just two minutes of absolute silence may be more beneficial for reduces stress than listening to music. This is attributed to changes in blood pressure and its circulation to the brain.
Source: Clarin
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