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Nina Kraus, PhD, is director of the Auditory Neuroscience Lab (Brainvolts) at Northwestern University. In her deep examination of sound and the brain, Kraus makes the case for the far-reaching impact of sound, showing how hearing engages how we think, feel, move, and combine our senses. Through auditory neuroscience, she discovered how the sounds of our lives engage our neurological health for better (musicians, bilinguals) and for worse (language disorders, autism and other developmental disorders, concussion, HIV, hearing loss). Having witnessed first-hand (in single neurons and humans) how hearing can change the brain, affecting—more than any other sense—our interactions with others, she places a premium on communicating the scientific rationale for engaging in activities to strengthen the hearing brain and our sonic world. The cornerstone of her research is the ambition to improve social communication. -> https://www.apa.org/news/podcasts/speaking-of-psychology/noisy-world Boe! KLM - KLM Boe!