In Reply to: The computer is not part of the playback system. posted by Enophile on April 9, 2011 at 22:37:27:
Since I was just looking up links and reading through databases, I did come across some things I found interesting in this very sense.Such as to say "auditory cortex" as being unaffected by any other brain activity, or cells in the auditory cortex that experience xxx-lateral interaction with other parts of the brain. Many specific brain functions have their own degree of isolation or interaction - the documentation is piling in. I'm sure its complicated :-) but you get the point.
Add: Even when not consciously paying attention to sound, there are parts of the brain that do not simply turn off. There is hardware multitasking here.
Edits: 04/10/11
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