Sensitivity to light and noise

Sensitivity to light and noise

COlWid.&lY demonstrated the developm% of "Celltral sensitiz&ion” in response to repeated discharge of primary. a&rent nociceptors (1, 2). Convergence of low-threshold mechanoreceptive neurons on spinothalamic tract*neurons that have been sensitized bv nociceptive input is thought account for tenderness around tlE site of injury. It now seems clear that abnormal persistence of this sensitization...

Investigating the effect of personality traits on sensitivity, annoyance and loudness perception due to exposure to high frequency noise

Introduction: Although noise characteristics such as intensity and frequency are the main cause of detrimental effects, it is important to pay attention to the personality traits of individuals as the host of adverse health effects. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of personality traits on sensitivity, annoyance and loudness perception due to exposure to high frequency sound....

Infants' sensitivity to broadband noise.

Infants have higher pure-tone thresholds than adults. One explanation is that infants do not adopt the frequency-selective listening strategy that adults use when detecting tones. In contrast to other models of infants' immature sensitivity, the listening strategy account predicts that infants will be more sensitive to broadband sounds, relative to adults. Infants 7-9 months old were tested in ...

Noise sensitivity

intercultural sensitivity instruction and interfaces among iranian efl learners intercultural sensitivity,language proficiency,ehnic and demograhic backgrounds:an ethnocentrism vs.ethnorelativism perspective

monumental changes occurring on a daily basis have altered the world into a global village of expanding technology and shrinking geography in which preparing language learners for intercultural communication seems to be a sine qua non for modern language education. employing a cross-sectional design in its first phase, this study investigated the intercultural sensitivity and language proficien...