(Extra)ordinary sayings about sound #1

by lawrence

Daisy once told me a story: during childhood, she used to live with her family beside a major avenue, where heavy vehicles travelled only during the night because they were not allowed in daytime. The noise was so loud that it took her and her family quite a while to be able to sleep at night. Later when they moved to a quieter community, they found it again difficult to sleep because they were already accustomed to the noisy environment of the previous area, and found the new flat too quiet for sleeping.




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  1. Scientific research shows that we dedicate more neurological recruitment to processing auditory sensory input that any other known activity undertaken by the brain. The brain is telling us that sound is important to our lives, and our understanding of the world. However, ‘pre-processing’ in the ear and auditory nerve and the lower brain habituate us to stimuli. Interestingly, it required weeks for Pavolov’s lab to condition the reflexes of dogs, but when the lab flooded, it took only one night to remove conditioning. http://www.gnuzworx.com

    Comment by Steven — October 6, 2006 #

  2. Hi Big L

    This post takes your blog in a new and interesting direction. It’s still a form of reportage in a Chinese context, but an interesting first step away from your usual listing & commentary on intentionaly constructed events.

    I like it & will check for more.

    Regards

    dy

    Comment by Du Yisa — October 6, 2006 #

  3. Thanks Yisa, I was thinking about something Cageian plus the strategy employed by YU Shicun 余世存 in his book Fei Chang Dao 非常道 (Extraordinary Sayings). Excerpts of this book have been translated by Roland Soong of ESWN, you can read them here (part 1) and here (part 2).

    “Reportage in a Chinese context”, well, that’s exactly what I try to achieve with GNO.

    Comment by lawrence — October 7, 2006 #

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