Road and rail traffic noise induce comparable extra-aural effects as revealed during a short-term memory test

Road and rail traffic noise induce comparable extra-aural effects as revealed during a short-term memory test

To examine extraaural effects as induced by 20 min of road (ROAD) and 20 min of rail (RAIL) traffic noise with same loudness (75 dBA), a laboratory study was carried out. The study (N = 54) consisted of 28 high and 26 low-annoyed healthy individuals as determined by a traffic annoyance test. To cont...

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Main Authors: Eugen Gallasch, Reinhard B Raggam, Michael Cik, Jasmin Rabensteiner, Andreas Lackner, Barbara Piber, Egon Marth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Noise and Health
Subjects:
Annoyance
autonomic nervous system
cardiovascular reactivity
naturalistic traffic noise
stress biomarker
Online Access:http://www.noiseandhealth.org/article.asp?issn=1463-1741;year=2016;volume=18;issue=83;spage=206;epage=213;aulast=Gallasch

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