Having noisy neighbours can cause stress-induced health problems and increased aggression.
Listening to ambient noise is extremely helpful for those who want to improve their sleep habits.
Religious music uses phonetic techniques such as repetitive chants to enforce positive affirmations and dialogue.
Listening to loud, fast-paced music while driving can boost adrenaline in drivers and cause reckless driving.
Listening to music that was played during important moments from their lives can help regain memories in Alzheimer’s patients.
Stores use slow-paced music to make customers subconsciously move slower themselves and increase their time in the store. This creates room for impulse buying and benefits the stores profits.
Misophonia is the phobia of loud human-made such as chewing and heavy breathing.
Classical conditioning through sounds allows you to unconsciously associate certain actions and sounds, like checking your own phone when you hear another’s phone rings.
Studies show that listening to calming music in classrooms improves focus in students.
Performing music live contributes to strong feelings of adrenaline in musicians which cause them to do reckless acts such as stage diving.
Wavelength
Wavelength is a series of conceptual illustrations which explore the influence of music and sounds on the human psyche and our actions.
