Think like cellos and thunder and other low sounds. Why are they relaxing?

  • ProfessorProteus@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I’m also talking out of my ass, but it could be because on a subconscious level it reminds us of being in the womb when all sounds were perceived through basically a low pass filter.

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      I’ve heard that’s why babies respond to shushing and vacuum cleaners. Apparently it’s a similar sound to the blood flow heard from inside the body