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Environmental Noise, “Adaptation” and Pathological Change

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The body is physiologically responsive to stimulation of the auditory nerve by sound even during sleep, under anaesthesia and, indeed, even after the cerebral hemispheres have been removed (1).

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  1. Environmental Neurobiology, Friends of Psychiatric Research and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Bruce L. Welch

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    Bruce L. Welch (Friends of Psychiatric Research, Inc.) & Annemarie S. Welch (Friends of Psychiatric Research, Inc.) (Friends of Psychiatric Research, Inc.) &  (Friends of Psychiatric Research, Inc.)

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Welch, B.L. (1970). Environmental Noise, “Adaptation” and Pathological Change. In: Welch, B.L., Welch, A.S. (eds) Physiological Effects of Noise. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8807-4_2

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