UK - Men are more likely to be woken up by the sound of a buzzing fly or howling wind than by a crying baby, new research shows. However for women, whether or not they are mothers, there is no other noise more likely to stop them sleeping than that of a wailing infant, according to scientific tests measuring brain activity. (Story continues below)
The results of the study into which sounds most disrupt the usual patterns of activity in the brain suggest a marked difference in the sexes ... (Continue story) |