The
omnipresence of sound is taken for granted by humans on planet earth.
While the human hearing range only encompasses a narrow, audible scope of
20hz-20,000 Hz, the majority of the frequency content inhabiting our daily
lives is aurally incomprehensible. The future, and fate of man depends on
understanding the role these vibrations have on every detail of our daily
routines. Due to the lack of tools
for analyzing the sonic properties of various environments, there has not been
much research done until the latter half of the twentieth century into how
humans are involuntarily connected to sound and how we perceive sound. The emerging field of Psychoacoustics
pertains to precisely how sound affects the brain, or can be condensed to, the
psychology of hearing.
I have been fascinated by the power of sound for as long as
I can imagine. Starting with a
love of music at a young age, I began to break it down to its raw form as I got
older. Within the past couple of
years I have become more and more interested in how sound affects the brain,
and our overall wellbeing. I believe that understanding how the benefits, and faults, of
sound intermingle with the high intelligence of the human brain will unlock
knowledge that very well could change the direction of our evolution for the
long run.
For my capstone I would like to focus further in on a
particular aspect of the role that sounds plays in affecting how we
function. I’m not positive at this
point what that particular aspect is going to be; however, I am confident that
it will be revealed through experimentation with different psychological sound
trials. Sounds therapy is the
primary avenue I plan to travel down.
In many ways this capstone project is all about personal therapy. I want to reinforce my relationship
with sound and stumble upon its deep healing properties.
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