[brains.awareness of sound]

[wispfox]

It's really useful that, even if I don't actively notice things I'm hearing, I can still generally think back and (re-)hear them. Only for a few moments in the past, but still.

It's especially helpful because I tend to be really good at tuning out noises that don't get flagged in my head as important when I'm otherwise occupied with something. Especially if the 'something' involves reading. :)

Of course, having things pointed out to me does tend to mean that it's hard to go back to tuning them out because it breaks my concentration to actively think about audible input. Ah, well.

Comments

[dancingwolfgrrl.livejournal.com]

Me too! My mom called it my "tape recorder" when I was a kid and said she could practically hear it rewinding when she asked me what she had said :)

Re: awareness of sound

[wolfieboy.livejournal.com]

I do that! I've actually been called on by friend to reproduce what they've called my "echo effect". The funny thing is that it seems to stop there. I have a really bad memory for auditory data. If I don't write it down, it's unlikely that I'll remember...

Re: awareness of sound

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

The funny thing is that it seems to stop there. I have a really bad memory for auditory data. If I don't write it down, it's unlikely that I'll remember...

Oh, ditto. But you knew that. ;)