Quieting internal mental noise precedes acoustic redesign work

Evidence

Still the noise in the mind: that is the first task—then everything else will follow in time. — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 875

Categorization

• XREF: Parallels the book’s earlier insistence that creative/listening work begins with inner stillness. — connects to: Learning to respect silence is the first task of the acoustic designer — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 679; Acoustic design improvement must begin with internal mental silence — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 875; Reduced auditory input causes the brain to amplify internal neural noise — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 563 (+3 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 875

Broader Connections

• In sound’s absence the brain amplifies its own internal signals to compensate #corroborates (0.60) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 610
• Reduced auditory input causes the brain to amplify internal neural noise #complicates (0.50) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 563
• The brain amplifies internal noise so total silence cannot be perceived #corroborates (0.50) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 609
• Brains conditioned by evolution may generate sound when none exists #corroborates (0.40) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 333