Imagined amplification allows a heard sound to persist after it stops
Evidence
From the field of sound that you are hearing, select a sound. Focus on it and amplify it with your imagination. Continue to hold and amplify the sound, even if the real sound has stopped. When you are done, scan your body/mind and notate your feelings. — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 332
Categorization
- SEED: A directly usable exercise for teaching deep listening — sustained imagined amplification as a compositional and mindfulness tool.
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 332
- XREF: connects to: Sound sources can be reinforced mentally when out of vocal range — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 323; In sound’s absence the brain amplifies its own internal signals to compensate — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 610; The brain fabricates phantom sound when expected sensory input is absent — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 324 (+5 more)
Broader Connections
- In sound’s absence the brain amplifies its own internal signals to compensate
#expands(0.85) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 610 - The brain fabricates phantom sound when expected sensory input is absent
#corroborates(0.75) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 324