A German study showed that those who were exposed to city noise had more depressive symptoms
I haven’t talked about it in a while. birds. For fear of becoming repetitive, as any lover can be, I avoid returning to the subject whenever I feel like it. (Because it always makes you want to.) Imagine then that I recently went to visit the Pantanal for the first time.
I was amazed by the experiences of over 40 bird species that I have seen and recorded. The feast of the passage of a flock of hyacinth macaws (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), who live only in a narrow strip in the center of the country. The amazement of contemplating the flight of tuiuiú (Miteri Jabiru), a symbolic bird of the Pantanal and the largest flying bird in this biome. The joy of attending the noisy caturritas breakfast (Myiopsitta monachus), the only parrot that builds its own nest. The tense wait for the osprey to dive (Pandion haliaetus) and the great kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)who silently contemplate the water waiting for their meal.
All of this made me want to get back on the subject, but I held back. Until a newly released wellness survey gave me the perfect excuse. We are here to take care of you Welfare emotional, after all.
We know that the noise of cities can be quite annoying: our animal nature always seems to be on alert when the artificial sound of engines, cars and sirens dominates our soundscape, even if only as background noise. And we intuitively feel that the sounds of nature, such as waterfalls, ocean waves, and wind in trees, can have a calming effect.
German scientists put this idea to the test with nearly 300 volunteers who answered questionnaires on depressive and anxious symptoms and then were exposed to two different scenarios for six minutes.
In one of them you could hear the urban sounds, typical of a busy street. In another, they heard birdsong. Even such a short time was enough to make a significant difference between the groups: those who were exposed to city noises experienced more depressive symptoms after six minutes, while those who heard the birds sing reduced their anxiety and symptoms. depressants.
And the effects were more significant when the soundscape was more varied, for better or for worse.
Connecting with nature has proven to be an effective way to reduce stress. Even contemplative practices such as sustained attention to certain sounds. Birdsong has the ability to combine these two features at the same time. Is it or is it not being in love?
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Source: Terra
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