Internal Noise in Communication. Whenever your mind begins to wander away from specific tasks at hand, it begins to succumb to the spell of internal noise. Unlike audible noise, ...

This points us to the third category of noise: internal noise. With so much stimulus consuming our attention, it’s harder to find silence inside our consciousness.

The noise sounds like wind, or heavy rain, or the steady hum of an airline jet. ... Both internal and external cues can distract the brain, Dr. Diaz said.