Khaberni - Many doctors and health experts confirm that daily walking has significant benefits in maintaining the health of the body and heart, and strengthening the immune system, but a recent study has revealed a new benefit for this healthy habit.
Neuroscience magazine reported that a team of researchers from China and Germany, led by Liyu Tsao from Zhejiang University and Barbara Handel from the University of Würzburg, conducted a study to understand the effects of walking on human hearing and how the brain processes sounds while moving. The results showed that walking enhances the brain's response to sounds.
During the experiment, the researchers attached EEG devices to the heads of volunteers and asked them to walk on a figure "8" path while listening to different frequencies in the right and left ears. It was found that the brain interacts better with sounds during walking, and it enhances the perception of sound from the direction towards which the person is moving; for example, when turning right, the brain's response to signals coming from the right ear increases.
In another experiment, the participants were exposed to short bursts of noise unexpectedly, and the researchers noted an increase in the brain's response to these sudden sounds during walking, especially if the sound was coming from the side.
Scientists believe that the brain dynamically resets the hearing sense depending on movement, aiming to improve orientation in the environment and interact more quickly with sudden sounds. This discovery may contribute to the development of future technologies for navigation and hearing.
