Document ID (ISN) | 19369 |
CIS number |
73-10 |
Year |
1971 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Kryter K.D. Report of Working Group 63, National Academy of Sciences |
Title |
Non-auditory effects of noise |
Bibliographic information |
National Research Council Committee on Hearing, Bioacoustics and Biodynamics, Washington, DC, USA, June 1971. 17p. Illus. 25 ref. |
Abstract |
An evaluation, in summary fashion, of concepts and research data on the effects of noise on non-auditory mental and motor activity and on general health and mental wellbing. Unexpected or fearful noises have been excluded from this survey. The contents are arranged as follows: introduction; physiological effects (non-auditory); effects of arousal responses on health; environmental noise and sleep; other behavioural activities and relation to stress; tolerable noise limits as judged by society; use of animals in studies of non-auditory effects of noise; conclusions and recommendations for further research. |
Descriptors (primary) |
noise; biological effects; psychological effects |
Descriptors (secondary) |
welfare facilities; report; state of health; movement disorders; biological and medical tests; mental health; theoretical analysis; extra-auditory effects; sleep |
Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
Subject(s) |
Noise, hearing and vibration
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Noise Mental health
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