Here's something you might be interested in.
Ask a Hipster — Advice you didn't know you needed
Big Screen — Movie commentary
Blurt — Music's inside track
Booze News — San Diego spirits
Classical Music — Immortal beauty
Classifieds — Free and easy
Cover Stories — Front-page features
Drinks All Around — Bartenders' drink recipes
Excerpts — Literary and spiritual excerpts
Feast! — Food & drink reviews
Feature Stories — Local news & stories
Fishing Report — What’s getting hooked from ship and shore
From the Archives — Spotlight on the past
Golden Dreams — Talk of the town
The Gonzo Report — Making the musical scene, or at least reporting from it
Letters — Our inbox
Movies@Home — Local movie buffs share favorites
Movie Reviews — Our critics' picks and pans
Musician Interviews — Up close with local artists
Neighborhood News from Stringers — Hyperlocal news
News Ticker — News & politics
Obermeyer — San Diego politics illustrated
Outdoors — Weekly changes in flora and fauna
Overheard in San Diego — Eavesdropping illustrated
Poetry — The old and the new
Reader Travel — Travel section built by travelers
Reading — The hunt for intellectuals
Roam-O-Rama — SoCal's best hiking/biking trails
San Diego Beer — Inside San Diego suds
SD on the QT — Almost factual news
Sheep and Goats — Places of worship
Special Issues — The best of
Street Style — San Diego streets have style
Surf Diego — Real stories from those braving the waves
Theater — On stage in San Diego this week
Tin Fork — Silver spoon alternative
Under the Radar — Matt Potter's undercover work
Unforgettable — Long-ago San Diego
Unreal Estate — San Diego's priciest pads
Your Week — Daily event picks
Turn down the volume!
Matthew, my friend:
Why do I have to turn down the volume on the car radio when I'm doing something like looking for a street address? It's like I can't find what I'm looking for with the radio on. But I can drive okay with the radio on. Does this make sense?
-- Confused, driving around Chula Vista
Waaa! Waaa! Waaa! Sensory overload! Distraction, distraction! Brain log-off! Memory destruct! Way too much input, Confused, and there's plenty of neurological research to explain what's going on. Noise (including organized noise like music) interferes with task performance. Sound does share some brain pathways with visual information. You instinctively reach for the volume knob to allow your head to concentrate on one thing at a time. Tunes, especially loud, bass-thumping numbers, increase stress hormones. If you're partying, being amped on adrenaline and cortisol is called "having fun." If you're late for a meeting and looking for a parking space, it's called stress. The stress also interferes with short-term memory, making it even harder to find that danged house number. You turn down the volume in sheer self-defense. Your brain thanks you.
Here's something you might be interested in.
Turn down the volume!
Turn down the volume!
Matthew, my friend:
Why do I have to turn down the volume on the car radio when I'm doing something like looking for a street address? It's like I can't find what I'm looking for with the radio on. But I can drive okay with the radio on. Does this make sense?
-- Confused, driving around Chula Vista
Waaa! Waaa! Waaa! Sensory overload! Distraction, distraction! Brain log-off! Memory destruct! Way too much input, Confused, and there's plenty of neurological research to explain what's going on. Noise (including organized noise like music) interferes with task performance. Sound does share some brain pathways with visual information. You instinctively reach for the volume knob to allow your head to concentrate on one thing at a time. Tunes, especially loud, bass-thumping numbers, increase stress hormones. If you're partying, being amped on adrenaline and cortisol is called "having fun." If you're late for a meeting and looking for a parking space, it's called stress. The stress also interferes with short-term memory, making it even harder to find that danged house number. You turn down the volume in sheer self-defense. Your brain thanks you.
Comments