![]() ![]() When I was poor and couldn’t afford to go to a coffee shop, I tried finding coffee shop sounds on YouTube, and then I found something called ‘brown noise for concentration’. “I would only manage to concentrate in coffee shops. “I live in this denuded soundscape.” My colleague Nikola discovered brown noise at university. “I listen to brown noise … day and night,” she told a Penguin podcast. It has fans beyond the ADHD community, including the author Zadie Smith. “Brown noise is a more palatable listening experience because most of the higher frequencies, which can be harsh or distracting to the listener, are removed,” says Giles Williams, the music director of commercial music service Rehegoo. In essence, brown noise is the familiar, staticky sound of white noise (that is, all the audible frequencies simultaneously) but with the low frequency notes augmented and the less pleasant high frequency notes turned down, counteracting the human ear’s natural tendency to hear higher frequencies louder. Or else, the same music that puts you in slumber may wake you up later in the middle of your sleep.The “brown” in brown noise is not a colour, but a reference to sound that mimics Brownian motion, the movement pollen makes in water, identified by the botanist Robert Brown in 1827. Meanwhile, it's important to use software or technology to preset the turn-off of the music when you are asleep. Make them a part of your sleep hygiene to sleep better, optimize your well-being and lead a healthier and happier life. There are plenty of well-being apps that offer curated sleep playlists and bedtime stories that will help you drift into a restful slumber. If you have to use your hand-held device at bedtime, use it to sleep more soundly. It can inhibit rest as well as enable it. When it comes to sleep, technology is a double-edged sword. Be mindful of what your body is telling you by drawing your attention to your heartbeat, breath and emotional response and how they change on listening to music. How do you find such a piece of music without actually measuring brain waves? The answer lies in listening to your body. ![]() (Also, coincidentally, during meditation.) If you're searching for music to help you fall asleep, Vago suggests looking for songs that can activate that alpha frequency. ![]() ![]() Cognitive neuroscientist and RoundGlass Research Lead, David Vago, PhD, says that alpha waves, which are around eight to 12 hertz, are what you would see in the brain of someone quietly relaxed, perhaps lying in the bed with their eyes closed. Just like the heart, the brain too has its own rhythms and certain rhythms are best suited for sleep. Tapping into the brain's rhythm for sound sleepĪs it happens, there's plenty of music in the human body. "So, whether it's hard rock or heavy metal or Bach, find what makes you feel relaxed in your body and what helps you get out of your head," says Vago. Some people may experience relaxation - slower breathing and heartbeats - by listening to heavy metal or hard rock. Sleep is highly personal and so are music preferences. But of course, this doesn't apply to everyone. Some scientists hypothesize that since the human heart normally beats between 60 to 100 BPM, listening to music with a tempo in the range of 60-80 BPM may help in sync with the body's own rhythms, thus, helping us unwind, relax and fall asleep. Tempo refers to the speed at which the music is played and is often measured in beats per minute (BPM). So, create a customized playlist that includes songs that have helped you fall asleep in the past or have helped you relax. Sleep experts list two things that matter a lot when it comes to understanding what kind of music helps a person in falling asleep - individual preference and tempo.Ī person's individual choice in music is a vital factor in determining how the music will affect him/her. ![]()
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