How Does White Noise Affect Memory?

White noise is everywhere, and it's association with sleep has been discussed for decades. But what exactly is white noise, and does it play a role in optimizing sleep?

In this episode we will cover: 

• the science of white noise and what it represents
• how the history of white noise machines has evolved
• relationships and research looking at white noise, sleep, memory, and cognition
• the recent research linking white noise to brain damage
• the emergence of pink noise and how it differs from white noise
• differences between other "colors of noise" specifically purple/violet, grey, brown, and blue.
• binaural beats, what they are, and the science linking them with better sleep

NOTE: Your AirPods are working fine. The recording software used to record this episode completely suppressed all of the noise samples played during the episode. To hear examples of the noise colors mentioned in this podcast, visit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colors_of_noise

Produced by: Maeve Winter

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