tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post6063372370176367487..comments2023-09-06T08:23:46.896-07:00Comments on oreneta aground (but missinaibi's afloat!): Auditory multitasking.orenetahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-84371829862632338102010-03-01T14:10:17.099-08:002010-03-01T14:10:17.099-08:00Jason, this also fascinates me. I cannot read or s...Jason, this also fascinates me. I cannot read or study with background music on anymore, but I used to be able to. My teenage students also focus better with music on, to the point that I will let them listen to their MP3's when studying in class. They settle somehow and are calmer and work harder. There is so much going on neurologically inside a teenager's rapidly changing brain it would be fascinating to discover how the interaction between music and study relate. I wonder if they would do better on tests? I think that teens are very strongly auditory in so many ways. Watch them, and most of them spend the bulk of their time chatting and connecting, the music must feed into this somehow. <br /><br />Wish I was a neurologist, it would be fascinating to research. <br /><br />Beth, I have great faith in the brain's astonishing plasticity. I don't think I am doing any harm, but it would be interesting if I discover side effects of the process.<br /><br />Bodhi, I know what you mean, maybe it is the years of teaching, I can listen to more than one thing at once, listen to the student and also listen for what the heck the rest of the monsters are doing at the same time. I can't concentrate well doing that, but a surface level conversation, yes. Thanks about the canvas!<br /><br />Lynda, you were also driving through a hurricane, no?<br /><br />ElP, I like to live on the wild side! Do you listen with one ear or two?<br /><br />Helen, there is no doubt about that, I do want to pay attention in a way I don't with pop music, and I have to switch it off if I talk to people, whichever language is involved. <br /><br />History of the world in 100 objects, I was overwhelmed by it, it is so descriptive I couldn't concentrate enough, I will have to do as you are and listen in the dark at night. That ought to do it.orenetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-18594144751865761012010-03-01T10:24:22.650-08:002010-03-01T10:24:22.650-08:00It's because the podcast isn't background ...It's because the podcast isn't background but is something you are concentrating on. I have the tv on in the background as I type this, and can also talk to Nic as well. However the podcasts I download I want to LISTEN to, not hear as background. I am the same with music or tv, or conversations, if it needs concentration it can't be multitasked. I am listening to the BBC's History of the world in 100 objects in bed in the dark with my eyes shut. It is lovelyHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07201306601361606616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-41538541730751844202010-03-01T06:13:32.892-08:002010-03-01T06:13:32.892-08:00I would take no chances and go consult some ear do...I would take no chances and go consult some ear doctor before using those headphones again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-2773169646571119292010-03-01T03:37:33.179-08:002010-03-01T03:37:33.179-08:00Oddly, I was talking about this subject last night...Oddly, I was talking about this subject last night. In the car - I am driving, Miss Eight was speaking at me in English, the radio was in German, Mr Dear Husband in English and the TomTom in German... I ended up shouting at them all to stop because I missed the turn off and was starting to feel nuts. Overload.<br /><br />I don't put both earbuds in either... because I find I get spooked.Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037350189933791568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-12264941721072854652010-03-01T03:34:22.099-08:002010-03-01T03:34:22.099-08:00I find earphones so disorienting. It's even h...I find earphones so disorienting. It's even harder to listen with just one in. The only time I really give over to them is with my portable dvd player which I wedge in the top of my elliptical machine for exercising. Other than that, I am distracted by all that is going on around me which is a shame because there are so many podcasts etc. that I would love to listen to.<br /><br />P.S. Love today's canvas.The Bodhi Chicklethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16516287894431519640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-17979322262359625402010-02-28T16:42:28.068-08:002010-02-28T16:42:28.068-08:00I’m wondering if you could end up doing more damag...I’m wondering if you could end up doing more damage than simply messing with your head? Will your neurological system adapt? Headphones have been around for years but have never enjoyed the popularity & degree of use they do these days. And I bet you’re not the only one listening with just one ear.<br />Keep us tuned in!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-32138784658390316722010-02-28T15:30:59.099-08:002010-02-28T15:30:59.099-08:00Interesting topic. There is something so strange ...Interesting topic. There is something so strange about earphones because one gets the sensation that the music/voice is coming right from the center of one's head.<br /><br />I've not ever listened to a podcast. I'm sure I wouldn't be able to listen to two things at once very well either. I can't even read and listen to something else!Jason, as himselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630210317307544165noreply@blogger.com