The result is that listeners become less sensitive to static information but gain sensitivity for acoustic change.
But as people age, they become less sensitive to touch and send fewer signals.
The premieres of major theatrical productions have also become less sensitive to the weather.
People become less sensitive to insulin, raising their risk of Type 2 diabetes.
A key question for climate change adaptation is whether existing cropping systems can become less sensitive to climate variations.
Moreover, termination rate constants become less sensitive to conversion in the presence of small amounts of crosslinker.
As the oxygen deprivation persists, the carotid bodies enlarge but become less sensitive to the lack of oxygen.
Unlike in type 1 diabetes, where the body directly attacks insulin-producing cells, in type 2 the body's tissues gradually become less sensitive to insulin.
Because CREAW decreases with increasing temperature and PWV, warmer/wetter regions are expected to become less sensitive to clouds with warming.
But when levels of cortisol remain elevated, the body may become less sensitive to it, in the same way that elevated insulin levels can lead to insulin resistance.
He argues that America's dependence on Gulf oil has diminished, and the price has become less sensitive to political crises in the region (see chart).
