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https://endota.com/nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/why-your-brain-craves-quiet-spaces-in-a-noisy-world-2.jpg480341Overstimulated, wired, and struggling to switch off? Brain health specialist Dr Grace Ng explains what constant noise does to the brain, and why stillness is one of the most powerful things you can do for it.