None of this surprises me. "background music disturbs the reading process, has some small detrimental effects on memory, but has a positive impact on emotional reactions and improves achievements in sports."
I also find that background music is detrimental to navigating parking lots. I always have to turn off the music to keep from overloading as I deal with cars going every which way and looking out for a space.
Source: http://pom.sagepub.com/content/early/2010/11/04/0305735610376261.abstract?papetoc
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