Near-total silence in an anechoic chamber relaxed him more than sensory-deprivation tanks did

Evidence

I am rested and relaxed in a way that I was not after the isolation tank, for example, although that was the effect the tank was supposed to have. I really would have liked to stay longer in Orfield’s chamber. My research is not yet over, but somehow I know already that nothing in my life will ever be as quiet again. — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 498

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 498
• XREF: connects to: Extreme physical silence can produce deep restfulness rather than only distress — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 496; Extreme near-total silence can trigger panic, disorientation, and physical illness — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 474; Total silence can overwhelm the mind as an alien, unbearable presence — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 222

Library Connections

• Extreme physical silence can produce deep restfulness rather than only distress #corroborates (0.85) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 496
• Extreme near-total silence can trigger panic, disorientation, and physical illness #contradicts (0.80) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 474

Broader Connections

• Total silence can overwhelm the mind as an alien, unbearable presence #contradicts (0.75) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 222