Comments on: Scrawny? Buff? You May Hear Sounds Differently

By: Cheslea

Cheslea — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:19:54 +0000

I would have guessed otherwise before I read this article. You would think that people that are more physically fit would have a faster reaction time. But, it makes sense.

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By: Shane M

Shane M — Wed, 27 May 2009 03:19:10 +0000

“tens of milliseconds?”

is this significant enough time to even draw a conclusion?

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 15 May 2009 03:44:54 +0000

Typical neo-Darwinian BS. I hypothesize Neuhoff designed this study to achieve the results he “discovered”, thus hoping to secure a grant from some like-minded organization. The most LIKELY conclusion from the results is that the human body/mind is DESIGNED to be more efficient when it is properly nourished and maintained — all systems work better when you’re healthy. DUH.

By: Maria Minno

Maria Minno — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:46:55 +0000

Very cool.

Here’s an idea: People who are unhealthy often have depleted adrenal glands. This causes hyper vigilance, which results in hitting the button sooner.

By: red

red — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:12:39 +0000

In the original article the sound was moving 50 ft/s towards the participants

“In the study, participants were made to listen to a tone moving toward them and they had to press a button when they thought the sound had arrived directly in front of them.”

It was a moving sound source.

By: JonP

JonP — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:45:47 +0000

I’m pretty sure the source of the sound (virtual, I’m assuming) was moving towards them at 50 ft/s rather than the actual waves themselves. Simply emitting a sound from a stationary source 300 ft away wouldn’t have accomplished much.

By: scott

scott — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:06:38 +0000

um, was this room filled with something other than air? ’cause last i checked, the normal speed of sound in air was about 340 m/s…

(also, mixing feet and meters, in the same sentence no less… kinda weird…)