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McGilchrist Channel, November 7, 2022
Nina Kraus on Hearing, Noise, and Of Sound Mind
Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, December 13, 2022
The Power of Sound
LA Times, October 12, 2021
Op-Ed: Keep it down: Why returning to pre-pandemic noise levels can be harmful for plants and animals
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NPR: All Things Considered, September 27, 2021
How Our Brains Create Meaning From The Sounds Around Us
The Wall Street Journal, September 10, 2021
Hearing Too Much in a Noisy World
The New York Times, December 18, 2019
The Quiet Brain of the Athlete
National Endowment for the Arts, July 18, 2019
Illustrate how art works
NPR Morning Edition, December 27, 2016
Northwestern Study Finds Music Education Changes The Teen Brain
The Washington Post, December 22, 2016
A hearing test may be able to identify a concussion
NPR, July 21, 2015
The Test That Can Look Into A Child’s (Reading) Future
NPR: All Things Considered, September 2014
This Is Your Brain. This Is Your Brain On Music
BBC: Secrets of the Superagers, July 14, 2025
Featuring Bobby Lewis & Brainvolts; The science of aging comes into the spotlight, presented by Dr. Michael Mosley.
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Book Reviews
Book review: Nina Kraus-Of Sound Mind
Neural Magazine, April 26, 2024.
The Extraordinary Ways Rhythm Shapes Our Lives
MIT Press Reader, 2023.
‘Of Sound Mind’ Review: Do You Hear What I Hear?
WSJ, December 21, 2021.
Book Review: Of Sound Mind: How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World
Bangalore Speech and Hearing Trust Journal of Hearing Language and Speech, July-Dec, 2022.
Hearing Health Of Sound Mind
Hearing Health Magazine, Fall Issue, 2021.
New Book Explains How What We Hear Shapes Who We Are
Northwestern Sound Arts and Industries, January 14, 2022.
Of Sound Mind-How Our Brains Construct a Meaningful Sonic World
Hearing Life, Fall, 2021.
Review: OF SOUND MIND
HLAA, Fall, 2021.
Canadian Audiologist: Book Review “Of Sound Mind”
Canadian Audiologist, 2021.
Suggested Reading: Of Sound Mind
The Ensemble News, October 5, 2021.
Skeptophilia book of the week
Skeptophilia, October 7, 2021.
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Podcasts and Interviews
de sono mente (prima pars)
Aeternum, May 11, 2024.
de sono mente (secunda pars)
Aeternum, June 11, 2024.
Hearing Matters Podcast: Dr. Nina Kraus on the Connection Between Sound and Mind
Hearing Matters Podcast, Aug 29, 2024.
La Mente Sonora
Power2Music, Neuromusic, Fondazione Mariani, Sistema Europe, Song.
Listening with Dr. Nina Kraus, Neurobiologist
Listening with China Blue.
Love Letter to Sound with Nina Kraus
The Power of Music Thinking Podcast, June 23, 2024.
Nina Kraus: Of Sound Mind
The Voice of the Good Athlete, The Good Athlete Podcast, September 17, 2023.
Of Sound Mind Dialogues: Nina Kraus & Garrett Oyama
Of Sound Mind: Sound and Betweenness
McGilchrist Channel, November 7, 2022.
QI: Intervista a Nina Kraus
Questioni E Idee In Psicologia: Numero 111 - luglio 2024.
Sound connects us: the betweenness of sonic experience
Music & Peacebuilding Podcast, November, 2023.
Sound is MORE Than Noise – It is How Your Brain Hears Meaning| Northwestern Professor Dr. Nina Kraus & Nainika Teegavarapu
The Chat Lab.
The Magic of the Sound Mind: Bridging Neuroscience and Speech Therapy with Nina Kraus
Speech Therapy PD.com Podcast, August 12, 2024.
The Power of Sound
Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Podcast, December 13, 2022.
The Psychoaudiology Podcast: We are sonic beings – with Dr. Nina Kraus
The Psychoaudiology Podcast.
A neuroscientist taught me how to heal tinnitus
Treble Health Podcast, April 20, 2024.
AMSEcast with guest Nina Kraus
AMSE Podcast, September, 2023.
Auditory Learning
EndoGenius, December 1, 2021.
Babbage: Mind Matters
The Economist, November 16, 2021.
Concussions and the inability to understand speech and other sounds
KCBS Radio, November 7, 2021.
Concussions don’t necessarily affect ears — but they can affect the ability to hear
All Things Considered NPR, November 3, 2021.
Concussions: How A Mild Brain Injury Can Alter Our Perception Of Sound
NPR ShortWave, December 13, 2021.
Dr. Kraus Discusses Sound and the Brain
The Circle of Insight, January 24, 2022.
Episode 130 – Better Hearing for Better Learning. Roundtable Discussion: Improving Auditory Assessment in Schools
This Week in Hearing Podcast, April, 2023.
Episode 5- Dr. Nina Kraus
Music is Medicine-Ask the Expert, July 21, 2022.
Episode 86: Nina Kraus
Behind the Bits Podcast, Oct 26, 2021.
Exploring the sound mind and marketing
Audio Content Lab, Sounds like Marketing Podcast, April, 2023.
From silence to cacophony, here’s how your brain makes sense of the world
NPR, October 4, 2021.
Hit Pause and Listen: The Powerful Science of Sound
HER podcast with Dr. Pamela Peeke – RadioMD, April 6, 2022.
How do we make sense of the sounds around us?
NPR Short Wave, October 18, 2021.
How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World
New Books Network, November 26, 2021.
How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World
The Global Lunchbox, January 20, 2022.
How our brain constructs a meaningful sonic world
Smart Thinking Books, February 26, 2022.
How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World
Hearing Loss Association of America- NYC Chapter, October 18, 2022.
How Our Brains Create Meaning From The Sounds Around Us
NPR: All Things Considered, September 27, 2021.
How Sound and Music Can Heal (featuring Renèe Fleming)
Athletes and the Arts, March 23, 2022.
Meet neuroscientist Nina Kraus on how our brain constructs a meaningful sonic world
32 Peces Podcast, May 2, 2024.
Nina Kraus Talks about Sound and the Brain
Brain Science Podcast, January 28, 2022.
Noise pollution: How the world has forgotten to listen
RNZ News, March 6, 2022.
Of Sound Mind, Learning and Feeling
Mike Nowak Show, October 10, 2021.
Of Sound Mind: How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World
YOU podcast, October 19, 2021.
Sounds of Science: The Clinical Application of Auditory Neuroscience
NEI Podcast, April 6, 2022.
Speaking of Psychology-Of Sound Mind
American Psychological Association Podcast, December 7, 2022.
The Biology Behind Hearing
ListenUp! Podcast, December 9, 2021.
The Science of Sound
Futureproof, November 30, 2021.
The Sonic Mind: A Conversation with Neuroscientist Nina Kraus
Blue Dot, October 22, 2021.
Understanding effects of noise
Longitude.Site Sound Bytes Podcast, February, 2024.
What noise is doing to our brains
CBC Radio, October 22, 2021.
What that jazz beat tells us about hearing and the brain
Scientific American, Science Quickly Podcast, July 14, 2023.
When Brain Injuries Lead Patients to the Audiologist
ASHA Voices, August 18, 2022.
Your Brain on Sound
EndoGenius, December 1, 2021.
Sonic Brain Health? What You Can Do to Improve: Nina Kraus, PhD
SuperAge, October 6, 2021.
‘Sound Mind’ with Neurobiologist Dr. Nina Kraus
The Rose Woman Podcast, October 1, 2021.
A Polyvagal Theory Informed Therapy
Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) Podcast, April 9, 2022.
DELVING IN: Nina Kraus on the Neuroscience of Auditory Learning
Las Cruces Community Radio KTAL 101.5 FM, October 23, 2022.
How are the sounds of my life shaping my brain, and what does music have to do with it?
Enhance Life Podcast, September 28, 2021.
How the brain understands sound
High Brow Drivel, September 5, 2021.
Listening on Purpose
Listening on Purpose with Timothy Myers, May 3, 2022.
Making Sense of Music
This is your brain podcast, September 24, 2021.
Nina Kraus, PhD, on the Brain and Sounds
The Hearing Journal, July 2, 2021.
School bells or nah?
KQED Mindshift, August 2, 2022.
The Neuroscientist with a Roadmap for Tinnitus-Podcast 74
Treble Health, August 8, 2022.
The Sound Mind with Neuroscientist Nina Kraus
Inquiring Minds Podcast, September 28, 2021.
The Sound Mind: Dr. Nina Kraus
Aiming for the Moon with Taylor Bledsoe, May 25, 2022.
Nina Kraus on Hearing, Noise, and Of Sound Mind
EconTalk, November 29, 2021.
Of Sound Mind Dialogues: Nina Kraus & Garrett Oyama
Presentazione del libro: La mente sonora
Hogrefe Editore.
QI: Intervista a Nina Kraus
Questioni E Idee In Psicologia: Numero 111 - luglio 2024.
Sound connects us: the betweenness of sonic experience
Music & Peacebuilding Podcast, November, 2023.
Sound is MORE Than Noise – It is How Your Brain Hears Meaning| Northwestern Professor Dr. Nina Kraus & Nainika Teegavarapu
The Chat Lab.
Advancing the Science of Arts, Health, and Well-being through Neuroarts
Johns Hopkins University, February, 2024.
AMSEcast with guest Nina Kraus
AMSE Podcast, September, 2023.
Episode 130 – Better Hearing for Better Learning. Roundtable Discussion: Improving Auditory Assessment in Schools
This Week in Hearing Podcast, April, 2023.
Exploring the sound mind and marketing
Audio Content Lab, Sounds like Marketing Podcast, April, 2023.
Hearing Health Of Sound Mind
Hearing Health Magazine, Fall Issue, 2021.
How a little more silence in children’s lives helps them grow
NPR, May 24th, 2023.
How Everyday Sounds Shape Our Brains
The Slowdown, November 25, 2021.
Interview with Sound Medicine
Sound Medicine, April 18, 2022.
Of Sound Mind: An Interview with Dr. Nina Kraus
NeuroAudiology Newsletter, January, 2022.
Understanding effects of noise
Longitude.Site Sound Bytes Podcast, February, 2024.
Why children and teens with hearing loss should learn music
Grand Piano Passion, March, 2024.
INTERVIEW WITH DR. KRAUS
The 360 Mag, September 30, 2021.
Of Sound Mind: How our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World
Commonwealth Club of California, October 7, 2021.
Understanding the Sound Mind
The Hearing Review, September 28, 2021.
Print and Online
Apple’s Over-the-Counter Hearing Assistance, Explained
The Dispatch, October 18, 2024.
Can a sound bath wash away your worries?
The New York Times, April 24, 2024.
Guest essay: Leaf blowers – a small part of a larger movement Evanston should lead
Evanston Round Table, May 17, 2023.
QI: Intervista a Nina Kraus
Questioni E Idee In Psicologia: Numero 111 - luglio 2024.
“Of Sound Mind”: a Discussion of the Hearing Brain
Duke Research Blog, October 18, 2022.
A new look at Brain Research Part Two- Additional information about the impact of music on reading fluency/prosody
doctorsam7, December 11, 2021.
A sound community of choirs
Oregon Artswatch, March 10, 2022.
Advancing the Science of Arts, Health, and Well-being through Neuroarts
Johns Hopkins University, February, 2024.
Even “low-level” noise is unhealthy: A neuroscientist explains how sound and health are connected
Salon, October 17, 2021.
Everyday Noises Are Making Our Brains Noisier
Nautilus, October 27, 2021.
Hearing Too Much in a Noisy World
Wall Street Journal, September 10, 2021.
Hormones, harmonics help explain sex differences in sound processing
Northwestern Now, November 24, 2021.
How a little more silence in children’s lives helps them grow
NPR, May 24, 2023.
How a little more silence in children’s lives helps them grow
NPR, May 24th, 2023.
How music can help kids learn literacy skills
MindShift KQED, December 6, 2021.
How music primes the brain for learning
National Federation of State High School Associations, April 12, 2024.
How rhythm shapes our lives
BBC, May 26, 2023.
Is the sky really blue? It depends on what language you speak
Science News for Students, March 17, 2022.
Making music engages the brain and improves mood
Chicago Caregiving, August 31, 2022.
Music Training Can Be a Literacy Superpower
Edutopia, June 23, 2022.
Nina Kraus Receives 2022 Alumnae Award
Northwestern Now, November 3, 2022.
Now Hear This: Workplace Noise Isn’t Just Annoying, It’s Downright Dangerous
Kiplinger, January 2, 2022.
Op-Ed: Keep it down: Why returning to pre-pandemic noise levels can be harmful for plants and animals
LA Times, October 12, 2021.
Questions for Nina Kraus
Evanston Round Table, May 8, 2022.
Sound advice to enhance employee health and office productivity
Santa Maria Times, December 10, 2021.
The Pursuit of Perfect Sound
New York Times TBrand Studio, 2023.
The Simple Power of Singing to Kids
PBS Kids, October 17, 2021.
The skills worth learning for better brain health-from chess to the cha cha cha
The Telegraph, August 4, 2023.
Too much noise can harm far more than our ears
Science News Explores, April 25, 2024.
What is Brown Noise and Can it Help People with ADHD Focus?
Self Magazine, August 12, 2022.
Why children and teens with hearing loss should learn music
Grand Piano Passion, March, 2024.
Your Brain On Drums
Men's Health, December 13, 2021.
Age of Distraction and the Myth of Multitasking
Deseret News, November 10, 2022.
Athletes develop quieter brains and reduce peripheral sounds, research shows
Globo g1, June 1, 2022.
Celebrating Dr. Nina Kraus
Canadian Audiologist, 2021.
Featuring Dr. Nina Kraus, author of Of Sound Mind
Sound Health Network, December 18, 2021.
How Playing Music & Being Bilingual Can Help You Hear Better For Decades
BabyBoomers, September 27, 2021.
New book by Dr. Nina Kraus: Of Sound Mind
Music Institute of Chicago, October 6, 2021.
Students can get to class without bells, but schools need to adapt
News Azi, August 18, 2022.
The Science of Music Therapy and Memory
The SelfHelp Home, July 10, 2022.
Featured Articles
Sound is MORE Than Noise – It is How Your Brain Hears Meaning| Northwestern Professor Dr. Nina Kraus & Nainika Teegavarapu
The Chat Lab
Secrets of the Superagers: Featuring Bobby Lewis & Brainvolts
BBC
La Mente Sonora
Power2Music, Neuromusic, Fondazione Mariani, Sistema Europe, Song
BBC Curious Cases: In the Groove
BBC Sounds Curious Cases, October 26th, 2024
Apple’s Over-the-Counter Hearing Assistance, Explained
The Dispatch, October 18, 2024
Hearing Matters Podcast: Dr. Nina Kraus on the Connection Between Sound and Mind
Hearing Matters Podcast, Aug 29, 2024
The Magic of the Sound Mind: Bridging Neuroscience and Speech Therapy with Nina Kraus
Speech Therapy PD.com Podcast, August 12, 2024
de sono mente (secunda pars)
Aeternum, June 11, 2024
Love Letter to Sound with Nina Kraus
The Power of Music Thinking Podcast, June 23, 2024
Meet neuroscientist Nina Kraus on how our brain constructs a meaningful sonic world
32 Peces Podcast, May 2, 2024
de sono mente (prima pars)
Aeternum, May 11, 2024
A neuroscientist taught me how to heal tinnitus
Treble Health Podcast, April 20, 2024
Too much noise can harm far more than our ears
Science News Explores, April 25, 2024
Can a sound bath wash away your worries?
The New York Times, April 24, 2024
Advancing the Science of Arts, Health, and Well-being through Neuroarts
Johns Hopkins University, February, 2024
Understanding effects of noise
Longitude.Site Sound Bytes Podcast, February, 2024
Sound connects us: the betweenness of sonic experience
Music & Peacebuilding Podcast, November, 2023
Nina Kraus: Of Sound Mind
The Voice of the Good Athlete, The Good Athlete Podcast, September 17, 2023
How rhythm shapes our lives
BBC, May 26, 2023
Guest essay: Leaf blowers – a small part of a larger movement Evanston should lead
Evanston Round Table, May 17, 2023
The Power of Sound
Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Podcast, December 13, 2022
Nina Kraus Receives 2022 Alumnae Award
Northwestern Now, November 3, 2022
Of Sound Mind: Sound and Betweenness
McGilchrist Channel, November 7, 2022
Babbage: Mind Matters
The Economist, November 16, 2021
Concussions and the inability to understand speech and other sounds
KCBS Radio, November 7, 2021
Concussions don’t necessarily affect ears — but they can affect the ability to hear
All Things Considered NPR, November 3, 2021
Episode 86: Nina Kraus
Behind the Bits Podcast, Oct 26, 2021
What noise is doing to our brains
CBC Radio, October 22, 2021
How do we make sense of the sounds around us?
NPR Short Wave, October 18, 2021
Even “low-level” noise is unhealthy: A neuroscientist explains how sound and health are connected
Salon, October 17, 2021
Op-Ed: Keep it down: Why returning to pre-pandemic noise levels can be harmful for plants and animals
LA Times, October 12, 2021
How Our Brains Create Meaning From The Sounds Around Us
NPR: All Things Considered, September 27, 2021
Hearing Too Much in a Noisy World
Wall Street Journal, September 10, 2021
Celebrating Dr. Nina Kraus
Canadian Audiologist, 2021
The hearing brain
Chicago Tribune, March 14, 2021
The Quiet Brain of the Athlete
The New York Times, December 18, 2019
Athletes have healthier brains that can actually hear better, study says
CNN, December 9, 2019
New Concussion Testing Uses Hearing to Reveal Brain Trauma
WTTW Health, September 24, 2018
Tuning in to our Amazing Auditory System
Monitor on Psychology, July/August, 2018
‘Yanny’ Or ‘Laurel’? Why People Hear Different Things In That Viral Clip
NPR, May 16, 2018
Why an NFL lineman walked away at age 27 to pursue medical school
ESPN, May 12, 2018
Neuroscientist Professor Nina Kraus: “All kinds of music is good for the brain”
AAAS conference, May 1, 2018
New diagnostic tool revealed at CommFest concussion seminar
North by Northwestern, April 22, 2018
Sound Health: Music Gets You Moving and More
NIH News in Health, January 2018
When Your Eyes Move, So Do Your Eardrums
The Atlantic, January 2018
Kraus takes stage with opera great Renée Fleming to discuss ‘why music moves us’
Northwestern Now, June 14, 2017
URI Thewlis Lecture addresses aging, creativity and neuroscience
Providence Business News, April 10, 2017
How Sound Can Be an Ally or an Enemy of a Healthy Brain
Scientific American, February 23, 2017
Innovative test uses sound to detect concussions
WGN News, December 23, 2016
Brain scan hints at first simple test for concussion
Nature, December 22, 2016
A hearing test may be able to identify a concussion
The Washington Post, December 22, 2016
What Types of Sound Experiences Enable Children to Learn Best?
NPR / KQED, Nov 28, 2016
We’re all hearing differently, and here’s the proof
NPR (WNYC), December 1, 2015
Sound advice: High school music training sharpens language skills
NIH Director's Blog, July 28, 2015
The benefits of band class
Science, July 21, 2015
Kids who struggle with reading: Predicting issues – and intervening – early
The Globe and Mail, July 19, 2015
Train your brain for better hearing
New Scientist, July 15, 2015
Todd Rundgren and Music Education
PBS News Hour, April 28, 2015
Everyone Can Gain From Making Music
Scientific American Mind, March-April 2015
Music lights up the brain for longtime musician with Alzheimer’s
Chicago Tribune, March 6 2015
Music and your brain – the science of change
NPR (KPCC, Los Angeles), January 25, 2015
This Is How Music Can Change Your Brain
TIME, December 16, 2014
Video Interview with Nina Kraus on Music and the Brain
Scientific American, December 15, 2014
Music has a lasting effect on musicians: an interview with Dr. Nina Kraus
Opus, League of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Newsletter, November 2014
A Musical Fix for American Schools
The Wall Street Journal, October 10, 2014
Music helps impoverished children perform better in school
Voice of America, October 8, 2014
Does your baby have rhythm?
Science, September 23, 2014
Your Brain Has Got Rhythm Even If You Don’t
Cognitive Neuroscience Society, September 12, 2014
Music training aids speech processing
Nature, September 9, 2014
Musical training ‘can improve language and reading’
BBC News, August 8, 2014
Music Lessons Combat Poverty’s Effect on the Brain
Scientific American, May 1, 2014
Your Aging Brain Will Be in Better Shape If You’ve Taken Music Lessons
PBS News Hour, March 8, 2014
Making sure young brains get the benefits of music training
National Geographic, January 3, 2014
Musical Training Has Positive, Long-Term Effects on Brain Function
National Science Foundation, December 3, 2013
How Growing Up in Poverty May Affect a Child’s Developing Brain
Smithsonian Magazine, November 25, 2013
Long-Term Benefits of Music Lessons
New York Times, November 11, 2013
Early Music Lessons Reduce Hearing Loss
Science, November 8, 2013
Drumroll, Please: How Band Camp Pays Off Later in Life
TIME, November 6, 2013
Childhood Music Lessons May Offer Lifelong Benefits
US News & World Report, November 5, 2013
Childhood music lessons ‘leave lasting brain boost’
BBC News, November 5, 2013
Instruments of mass delight
The Economist, October 13, 2013
Using Music to Close the Academic Gap
The Atlantic, October 9, 2013
Got rhythm? How music can make kids stronger readers
Newsweek, September 20, 2013
Moving to the Beat Could Improve Your Reading Skills
VOA, September 17, 2013
Do Music Lessons Make You Smarter?
Scientific American, March 1, 2013
Researchers find a biological marker for dyslexia in kids
Time Magazine, February 20, 2013
Say What? Better Hearing Takes Practice
Science Magazine, February 13, 2013
Can You Hear Me Now? Training the Brain to Hear Better
TIME, February 12, 2013
Happy New Year: Pick Up a New Skill
The New Yorker, January 1, 2013
Music Classes in Childhood May Lead to Changes in the Brain
Voice of America, October 5, 2012
Music lessons in childhood may lead to changes in the brain that persist years after the lessons stop
NPR Music, September 14, 2012
Learning young to play a musical instrument can have a lifetime of benefits
The International Herald Tribune, September 13, 2012
Early Music Lessons Have Longtime Benefits
New York Times, September 11, 2012
For children, the music lasts
LA Times, August 24, 2012
Even A Few Years Of Music Training Benefits The Brain
Scientific American, August 23, 2012
Childhood music classes ‘help adult hearing’
BBC News, August 22, 2012
Childhood music lessons improve hearing in adults
The Telegraph, August 22, 2012
Bilingual Effects in the Brain
National Institutes of Health, May 7, 2012
Attention: Why Speaking Two Languages Is Better Than One
The Wall Street Journal, May 7, 2012
Playing an instrument helps tune the brain
Chicago Tribune, March 28, 2012
How to build a better learner
Scientfic American, August 2011
Music: The New Fountain of Youth
NBC Chicago, August 17, 2011
They’re playing our song
The Telegraph, August 7, 2011
Playing An Instrument May Help Preserve Hearing
Shots: NPR's Health Blog, May 16, 2011
Musical Training Maintains Hearing Later in Life
Voice of America (VOA), May 13, 2011
Music Lessons as Child May Keep Aging Minds Sharp
NPR (WQXR, New York), May 13, 2011
To Tug Hearts, Music First Must Tickle the Neurons
New York Times, April 18, 2011
Hearing the Music, Honing the Mind
Scientific American, November 1, 2010
Phys Ed: Does Music Make You Exercise Harder?
New York Times, August 25, 2010
Music of the hemispheres. Playing instruments gives brains a boost
Science News, August 14, 2010
Fine tunes may fine tune the brain
Nature Reviews Neuroscience, July 21, 2010
Why music is good for you
Nature News, July 20, 2010
Why Music is Good For You
Scientific American, July 20, 2010
Research Finds Brain Link for Words, Music Ability
New York Times, February 22, 2010
Podcasts and Interviews
Sound is MORE Than Noise – It is How Your Brain Hears Meaning| Northwestern Professor Dr. Nina Kraus & Nainika Teegavarapu
The Chat Lab.
Listening with Dr. Nina Kraus, Neurobiologist
Listening with China Blue.
The Psychoaudiology Podcast: We are sonic beings – with Dr. Nina Kraus
The Psychoaudiology Podcast.
Of Sound Mind Dialogues: Nina Kraus & Garrett Oyama
QI: Intervista a Nina Kraus
Questioni E Idee In Psicologia: Numero 111 - luglio 2024.
BBC Curious Cases: In the Groove
BBC Sounds Curious Cases, October 26th, 2024.
The Magic of the Sound Mind: Bridging Neuroscience and Speech Therapy with Nina Kraus
Speech Therapy PD.com Podcast, August 12, 2024.
de sono mente (secunda pars)
Aeternum, June 11, 2024.
Love Letter to Sound with Nina Kraus
The Power of Music Thinking Podcast, June 23, 2024.
Meet neuroscientist Nina Kraus on how our brain constructs a meaningful sonic world
32 Peces Podcast, May 2, 2024.
A neuroscientist taught me how to heal tinnitus
Treble Health Podcast, April 20, 2024.
Understanding effects of noise
Longitude.Site Sound Bytes Podcast, February, 2024.
AMSEcast with guest Nina Kraus
AMSE Podcast, September, 2023.
Episode 130 – Better Hearing for Better Learning. Roundtable Discussion: Improving Auditory Assessment in Schools
This Week in Hearing Podcast, April, 2023.
Exploring the sound mind and marketing
Audio Content Lab, Sounds like Marketing Podcast, April, 2023.
Sound connects us: the betweenness of sonic experience
Music & Peacebuilding Podcast, November, 2023.
Nina Kraus: Of Sound Mind
The Voice of the Good Athlete, The Good Athlete Podcast, September 17, 2023.
What that jazz beat tells us about hearing and the brain
Scientific American, Science Quickly Podcast, July 14, 2023.
The Power of Sound
Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Podcast, December 13, 2022.
Speaking of Psychology-Of Sound Mind
American Psychological Association Podcast, December 7, 2022.
Of Sound Mind: Sound and Betweenness
McGilchrist Channel, November 7, 2022.
How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World
Hearing Loss Association of America- NYC Chapter, October 18, 2022.
DELVING IN: Nina Kraus on the Neuroscience of Auditory Learning
Las Cruces Community Radio KTAL 101.5 FM, October 23, 2022.
When Brain Injuries Lead Patients to the Audiologist
ASHA Voices, August 18, 2022.
The Neuroscientist with a Roadmap for Tinnitus-Podcast 74
Treble Health, August 8, 2022.
School bells or nah?
KQED Mindshift, August 2, 2022.
Episode 5- Dr. Nina Kraus
Music is Medicine-Ask the Expert, July 21, 2022.
Auditory Learning
EndoGenius, December 1, 2021.
The Sound Mind: Dr. Nina Kraus
Aiming for the Moon with Taylor Bledsoe, May 25, 2022.
Listening on Purpose
Listening on Purpose with Timothy Myers, May 3, 2022.
Enhance Life with Music
Mindy Peterson, NCTM, May 3 2022.
Interview with Sound Medicine
Sound Medicine, April 18, 2022.
A Polyvagal Theory Informed Therapy
Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) Podcast, April 9, 2022.
Hit Pause and Listen: The Powerful Science of Sound
HER podcast with Dr. Pamela Peeke – RadioMD, April 6, 2022.
Sounds of Science: The Clinical Application of Auditory Neuroscience
NEI Podcast, April 6, 2022.
How Sound and Music Can Heal (featuring Renèe Fleming)
Athletes and the Arts, March 23, 2022.
Noise pollution: How the world has forgotten to listen
RNZ News, March 6, 2022.
How our brain constructs a meaningful sonic world
Smart Thinking Books, February 26, 2022.
Nina Kraus Talks about Sound and the Brain
Brain Science Podcast, January 28, 2022.
Dr. Kraus Discusses Sound and the Brain
The Circle of Insight, January 24, 2022.
How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World
The Global Lunchbox, January 20, 2022.
Concussions: How A Mild Brain Injury Can Alter Our Perception Of Sound
NPR ShortWave, December 13, 2021.
The Biology Behind Hearing
ListenUp! Podcast, December 9, 2021.
Your Brain on Sound
EndoGenius, December 1, 2021.
The Science of Sound
Futureproof, November 30, 2021.
Nina Kraus on Hearing, Noise, and Of Sound Mind
EconTalk, November 29, 2021.
How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World
New Books Network, November 26, 2021.
Babbage: Mind Matters
The Economist, November 16, 2021.
Concussions and the inability to understand speech and other sounds
KCBS Radio, November 7, 2021.
Concussions don’t necessarily affect ears — but they can affect the ability to hear
All Things Considered NPR, November 3, 2021.
Episode 86: Nina Kraus
Behind the Bits Podcast, Oct 26, 2021.
The Sonic Mind: A Conversation with Neuroscientist Nina Kraus
Blue Dot, October 22, 2021.
What noise is doing to our brains
CBC Radio, October 22, 2021.
Of Sound Mind: How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World
YOU podcast, October 19, 2021.
How do we make sense of the sounds around us?
NPR Short Wave, October 18, 2021.
Of Sound Mind, Learning and Feeling
Mike Nowak Show, October 10, 2021.
Of Sound Mind: How our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World
Commonwealth Club of California, October 7, 2021.
Sonic Brain Health? What You Can Do to Improve: Nina Kraus, PhD
SuperAge, October 6, 2021.
From silence to cacophony, here’s how your brain makes sense of the world
NPR, October 4, 2021.
‘Sound Mind’ with Neurobiologist Dr. Nina Kraus
The Rose Woman Podcast, October 1, 2021.
How are the sounds of my life shaping my brain, and what does music have to do with it?
Enhance Life Podcast, September 28, 2021.
The Sound Mind with Neuroscientist Nina Kraus
Inquiring Minds Podcast, September 28, 2021.
How Our Brains Create Meaning From The Sounds Around Us
NPR: All Things Considered, September 27, 2021.
Making Sense of Music
This is your brain podcast, September 24, 2021.
How the brain understands sound
High Brow Drivel, September 5, 2021.
Nina Kraus, PhD, on the Brain and Sounds
The Hearing Journal, July 2, 2021.
A Life in Music
BBC Radio 4, June 3, 2021.
Music, Hearing and the Human Brain
The Expert's Forum, hosted by Doug Beck, April 20, 2021.
Surrounded by Sound. The Benefits of Music in Learning and Aging
Consults over Coffee, April 13, 2021.
How does music affect the human brain? with Dr. Nina Kraus
Con Fuoco, March 31, 2021.
NAMM Foundation Grand Rally for Music Education featuring Dr. Nina Kraus and Renée Fleming
NAMM Foundation, January 22, 2021.
A Scientist Walks into a Bar
The Hideout, Dec 8, 2020.
The Sound Explorer
Dana Foundation, August 18, 2020.
Renee Fleming’s Music and the Mind LIVE
The Kennedy Center, July 28, 2020.
Music and the Brain
Radio Cade, June 10, 2020.
The Sounds Inside Your Brain
Sound Matters Podcast, May 9, 2020.
Neuroscience reveals how rhythm helps us walk, talk — and even love
CBC, April 30, 2020.
Are musicians better able to pick up subtle emotional cues? with Dr. Nina Kraus
Enhance Life with Music, January 28, 2020.
How Music Therapy Could Help People With Dementia
NPR, December 22, 2019.
Playing Sports for Quieter Brains with Nina Kraus, PhD
Feinberg Medicine Breakthroughs, December 19, 2019.
Artworks NEA – National Endowment for the Arts
NEA, July, 2019.
Really? Really. How Our Brains Figure Out What Words Mean Based On How They’re Said
NPR Health News, August 24, 2017 .
Listening Better
Cadence: Music on the Mind, June 9, 2017.
What Musicians Hear
Cadence: Music on the Mind, April 28, 2017.
Listening to the brain to reveal damage and disease
Whyy - The Pulse, February 16, 2017.
Northwestern Study Finds Music Education Changes The Teen Brain
NPR Morning Edition, December 27, 2016.
From Mozart To Mr. Rogers: Literacy, Music And The Brain
NPR Ed, July 22, 2016.
Your brain on sound
Only Human, WNYC, December 1, 2015.
Neuroscientists find that music class can boost students’ reading proficiency
AAAS, July 21, 2015.
The Test That Can Look Into A Child’s (Reading) Future
NPR, July 21, 2015.
I Got Rhythm, I Got Reading
Scientific American, September 23, 2014.
This Is Your Brain. This Is Your Brain On Music
NPR: All Things Considered, September 10, 2014.
How Music Lessons Boost Our Brains, Reading Skills, And More
Wisconsin NPR, September 5, 2014.
Young Musicians Reap Long-Term Neuro Benefits
Scientific American, February 22, 2014.
Interview with Dr. Nina Kraus
Radio New Zealand, November 26, 2013.
After the ‘Mozart Effect’: Music’s Real Impact on the Brain
NPR (WQXR, New York), November 6, 2013.
Music Lessons Impact The Brain Into Adulthood
NPR (WNYC, New York) Soundcheck, November 14, 2012.
Creating a culture of literacy: The impact of music education on the brain
NPR (WBEZ, Chicago) Front & Center, June 12, 2012.
¿Habla usted simio?
NPR (WBEZ, Chicago), June 5, 2012 .
How Music May Help Ward Off Hearing Loss
NPR Morning Edition, August 22, 2011.
Musical training sharpens aging ears and brains
NPR (WBEZ, Chicago), May 12, 2011.
Music and the Brain
Austrian Public Radio, May 27, 2011.
Researchers Probe How Music Rewires the Brain
AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Certificate of Merit Awarded to Gabriel Spitzer of WBEZ Chicago, November 9, 2010.
Music and the Brain
BBC, July 21, 2010.
Say What?! Musicians Hear Better
NPR All Things Considered, October 19, 2009 .
Listen to “Researchers Probe How Music Rewires the Brain”
NPR (WBEZ, Chicago), September 11, 2009 .
Taking Up Music So You Can Hear
NPR(WBEZ, Chicago), August 28, 2009..
Music and Emotions
NPR (WNYC radio, New York), June 22, 2009..
Research Finds Musicians’ Brains Wired for Sound
NPR(WBEZ, Chicago), Eight Forty-Eight March 4, 2009.
Interview with Nina Kraus
NPR (WNYC, New York), Soundcheck, March 28, 2007.
An Ear for Music…and Chinese
NPR (WNYC radio, New York), March 28, 2007.
Student Podcasts
Apple’s Over-the-Counter Hearing Assistance, Explained
The Dispatch, October 18, 2024
BBC Curious Cases: In the Groove
BBC Sounds Curious Cases, October 26th, 2024
Book review: Nina Kraus-Of Sound Mind
Neural Magazine, April 26, 2024
Can a sound bath wash away your worries?
The New York Times, April 24, 2024
de sono mente (prima pars)
Aeternum, May 11, 2024
de sono mente (secunda pars)
Aeternum, June 11, 2024
Hearing Matters Podcast: Dr. Nina Kraus on the Connection Between Sound and Mind
Hearing Matters Podcast, Aug 29, 2024
La Mente Sonora
Power2Music, Neuromusic, Fondazione Mariani, Sistema Europe, Song
Love Letter to Sound with Nina Kraus
The Power of Music Thinking Podcast, June 23, 2024
Presentazione del libro: La mente sonora
Hogrefe Editore
QI: Intervista a Nina Kraus
Questioni E Idee In Psicologia: Numero 111 - luglio 2024
The Magic of the Sound Mind: Bridging Neuroscience and Speech Therapy with Nina Kraus
Speech Therapy PD.com Podcast, August 12, 2024
A neuroscientist taught me how to heal tinnitus
Treble Health Podcast, April 20, 2024
Advancing the Science of Arts, Health, and Well-being through Neuroarts
Johns Hopkins University, February, 2024
How music primes the brain for learning
National Federation of State High School Associations, April 12, 2024
Meet neuroscientist Nina Kraus on how our brain constructs a meaningful sonic world
32 Peces Podcast, May 2, 2024
Too much noise can harm far more than our ears
Science News Explores, April 25, 2024
Understanding effects of noise
Longitude.Site Sound Bytes Podcast, February, 2024
Why children and teens with hearing loss should learn music
Grand Piano Passion, March, 2024
Guest essay: Leaf blowers – a small part of a larger movement Evanston should lead
Evanston Round Table, May 17, 2023
Nina Kraus: Of Sound Mind
The Voice of the Good Athlete, The Good Athlete Podcast, September 17, 2023
Sound connects us: the betweenness of sonic experience
Music & Peacebuilding Podcast, November, 2023
The Extraordinary Ways Rhythm Shapes Our Lives
MIT Press Reader, 2023
AMSEcast with guest Nina Kraus
AMSE Podcast, September, 2023
Episode 130 – Better Hearing for Better Learning. Roundtable Discussion: Improving Auditory Assessment in Schools
This Week in Hearing Podcast, April, 2023
Exploring the sound mind and marketing
Audio Content Lab, Sounds like Marketing Podcast, April, 2023
How a little more silence in children’s lives helps them grow
NPR, May 24, 2023
How a little more silence in children’s lives helps them grow
NPR, May 24th, 2023
How rhythm shapes our lives
BBC, May 26, 2023
The Pursuit of Perfect Sound
New York Times TBrand Studio, 2023
The skills worth learning for better brain health-from chess to the cha cha cha
The Telegraph, August 4, 2023
What that jazz beat tells us about hearing and the brain
Scientific American, Science Quickly Podcast, July 14, 2023
Of Sound Mind: Sound and Betweenness
McGilchrist Channel, November 7, 2022
The Power of Sound
Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Podcast, December 13, 2022
“Of Sound Mind”: a Discussion of the Hearing Brain
Duke Research Blog, October 18, 2022
A sound community of choirs
Oregon Artswatch, March 10, 2022
Book Review: Of Sound Mind: How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World
Bangalore Speech and Hearing Trust Journal of Hearing Language and Speech, July-Dec, 2022
Dr. Kraus Discusses Sound and the Brain
The Circle of Insight, January 24, 2022
Episode 5- Dr. Nina Kraus
Music is Medicine-Ask the Expert, July 21, 2022
Hit Pause and Listen: The Powerful Science of Sound
HER podcast with Dr. Pamela Peeke – RadioMD, April 6, 2022
How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World
The Global Lunchbox, January 20, 2022
How our brain constructs a meaningful sonic world
Smart Thinking Books, February 26, 2022
How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World
Hearing Loss Association of America- NYC Chapter, October 18, 2022
How Sound and Music Can Heal (featuring Renèe Fleming)
Athletes and the Arts, March 23, 2022
Interview with Sound Medicine
Sound Medicine, April 18, 2022
Is the sky really blue? It depends on what language you speak
Science News for Students, March 17, 2022
Making music engages the brain and improves mood
Chicago Caregiving, August 31, 2022
Music Training Can Be a Literacy Superpower
Edutopia, June 23, 2022
New Book Explains How What We Hear Shapes Who We Are
Northwestern Sound Arts and Industries, January 14, 2022
Nina Kraus Receives 2022 Alumnae Award
Northwestern Now, November 3, 2022
Nina Kraus Talks about Sound and the Brain
Brain Science Podcast, January 28, 2022
Noise pollution: How the world has forgotten to listen
RNZ News, March 6, 2022
Now Hear This: Workplace Noise Isn’t Just Annoying, It’s Downright Dangerous
Kiplinger, January 2, 2022
Of Sound Mind: An Interview with Dr. Nina Kraus
NeuroAudiology Newsletter, January, 2022
Questions for Nina Kraus
Evanston Round Table, May 8, 2022
Sounds of Science: The Clinical Application of Auditory Neuroscience
NEI Podcast, April 6, 2022
Speaking of Psychology-Of Sound Mind
American Psychological Association Podcast, December 7, 2022
What is Brown Noise and Can it Help People with ADHD Focus?
Self Magazine, August 12, 2022
When Brain Injuries Lead Patients to the Audiologist
ASHA Voices, August 18, 2022
A Polyvagal Theory Informed Therapy
Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) Podcast, April 9, 2022
Age of Distraction and the Myth of Multitasking
Deseret News, November 10, 2022
Athletes develop quieter brains and reduce peripheral sounds, research shows
Globo g1, June 1, 2022
DELVING IN: Nina Kraus on the Neuroscience of Auditory Learning
Las Cruces Community Radio KTAL 101.5 FM, October 23, 2022
Enhance Life with Music
Mindy Peterson, NCTM, May 3 2022
Listening on Purpose
Listening on Purpose with Timothy Myers, May 3, 2022
School bells or nah?
KQED Mindshift, August 2, 2022
Students can get to class without bells, but schools need to adapt
News Azi, August 18, 2022
The Neuroscientist with a Roadmap for Tinnitus-Podcast 74
Treble Health, August 8, 2022
The Science of Music Therapy and Memory
The SelfHelp Home, July 10, 2022
The Sound Mind: Dr. Nina Kraus
Aiming for the Moon with Taylor Bledsoe, May 25, 2022
‘Of Sound Mind’ Review: Do You Hear What I Hear?
WSJ, December 21, 2021
A new look at Brain Research Part Two- Additional information about the impact of music on reading fluency/prosody
doctorsam7, December 11, 2021
Auditory Learning
EndoGenius, December 1, 2021
Babbage: Mind Matters
The Economist, November 16, 2021
Concussions and the inability to understand speech and other sounds
KCBS Radio, November 7, 2021
Concussions don’t necessarily affect ears — but they can affect the ability to hear
All Things Considered NPR, November 3, 2021
Concussions: How A Mild Brain Injury Can Alter Our Perception Of Sound
NPR ShortWave, December 13, 2021
Episode 86: Nina Kraus
Behind the Bits Podcast, Oct 26, 2021
Even “low-level” noise is unhealthy: A neuroscientist explains how sound and health are connected
Salon, October 17, 2021
Everyday Noises Are Making Our Brains Noisier
Nautilus, October 27, 2021
From silence to cacophony, here’s how your brain makes sense of the world
NPR, October 4, 2021
Hearing Health Of Sound Mind
Hearing Health Magazine, Fall Issue, 2021
Hearing Too Much in a Noisy World
Wall Street Journal, September 10, 2021
Hormones, harmonics help explain sex differences in sound processing
Northwestern Now, November 24, 2021
How do we make sense of the sounds around us?
NPR Short Wave, October 18, 2021
How Everyday Sounds Shape Our Brains
The Slowdown, November 25, 2021
How music can help kids learn literacy skills
MindShift KQED, December 6, 2021
How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World
New Books Network, November 26, 2021
How Our Brains Create Meaning From The Sounds Around Us
NPR: All Things Considered, September 27, 2021
Of Sound Mind-How Our Brains Construct a Meaningful Sonic World
Hearing Life, Fall, 2021
Of Sound Mind, Learning and Feeling
Mike Nowak Show, October 10, 2021
Of Sound Mind: How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World
YOU podcast, October 19, 2021
Op-Ed: Keep it down: Why returning to pre-pandemic noise levels can be harmful for plants and animals
LA Times, October 12, 2021
Review: OF SOUND MIND
HLAA, Fall, 2021
Sound advice to enhance employee health and office productivity
Santa Maria Times, December 10, 2021
The Biology Behind Hearing
ListenUp! Podcast, December 9, 2021
The Science of Sound
Futureproof, November 30, 2021
The Simple Power of Singing to Kids
PBS Kids, October 17, 2021
The Sonic Mind: A Conversation with Neuroscientist Nina Kraus
Blue Dot, October 22, 2021
What noise is doing to our brains
CBC Radio, October 22, 2021
Your Brain On Drums
Men's Health, December 13, 2021
Your Brain on Sound
EndoGenius, December 1, 2021
Sonic Brain Health? What You Can Do to Improve: Nina Kraus, PhD
SuperAge, October 6, 2021
‘Sound Mind’ with Neurobiologist Dr. Nina Kraus
The Rose Woman Podcast, October 1, 2021
A Life in Music
BBC Radio 4, June 3, 2021
Canadian Audiologist: Book Review “Of Sound Mind”
Canadian Audiologist, 2021
Celebrating Dr. Nina Kraus
Canadian Audiologist, 2021
Featuring Dr. Nina Kraus, author of Of Sound Mind
Sound Health Network, December 18, 2021
How are the sounds of my life shaping my brain, and what does music have to do with it?
Enhance Life Podcast, September 28, 2021
How Playing Music & Being Bilingual Can Help You Hear Better For Decades
BabyBoomers, September 27, 2021
How the brain understands sound
High Brow Drivel, September 5, 2021
INTERVIEW WITH DR. KRAUS
The 360 Mag, September 30, 2021
Making Sense of Music
This is your brain podcast, September 24, 2021
Music, Hearing and the Human Brain
The Expert's Forum, hosted by Doug Beck, April 20, 2021
NAMM Foundation Grand Rally for Music Education featuring Dr. Nina Kraus and Renée Fleming
NAMM Foundation, January 22, 2021
New book by Dr. Nina Kraus: Of Sound Mind
Music Institute of Chicago, October 6, 2021
Nina Kraus, PhD, on the Brain and Sounds
The Hearing Journal, July 2, 2021
Of Sound Mind: How our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World
Commonwealth Club of California, October 7, 2021
PROOF POINTS: Can making music remake the mind?
The Hechinger Report, September 13, 2021
Suggested Reading: Of Sound Mind
The Ensemble News, October 5, 2021
Surrounded by Sound. The Benefits of Music in Learning and Aging
Consults over Coffee, April 13, 2021
The hearing brain
Chicago Tribune, March 14, 2021
The Sound Mind with Neuroscientist Nina Kraus
Inquiring Minds Podcast, September 28, 2021
This very enjoyable habit can lower your dementia risk for years to come
Ladders, May 29, 2021
Understanding L.A. Unified’s groundbreaking student vaccine mandate
LA Times, September 13, 2021
Understanding the Sound Mind
The Hearing Review, September 28, 2021
How does music affect the human brain? with Dr. Nina Kraus
Con Fuoco, March 31, 2021
Nina Kraus on Hearing, Noise, and Of Sound Mind
EconTalk, November 29, 2021
Skeptophilia book of the week
Skeptophilia, October 7, 2021
A Scientist Walks into a Bar
The Hideout, Dec 8, 2020
Are musicians better able to pick up subtle emotional cues? with Dr. Nina Kraus
Enhance Life with Music, January 28, 2020
Elite athletes have quieter brains than everyone else
The Irish Times, February 2, 2020
HIV Can Affect The Brain’s Ability To Process Sounds, Finds Study
International Business Times, June 30, 2020
Music and the Brain
Radio Cade, June 10, 2020
Neuroscience reveals how rhythm helps us walk, talk — and even love
CBC, April 30, 2020
New study shows how tests of hearing can reveal HIV’s effects on the brain
EurekAlert, June 29, 2020
Renee Fleming’s Music and the Mind LIVE
The Kennedy Center, July 28, 2020
The quiet focus of an athlete
The Telegraph, January 22, 2020
The Sound Explorer
Dana Foundation, August 18, 2020
The Sounds Inside Your Brain
Sound Matters Podcast, May 9, 2020
Artworks NEA – National Endowment for the Arts
NEA, July, 2019
Athletes are better at tuning out background brain noise
Medical News Today, December 10, 2019
Athletes don’t just have better bodies, their brains work better too, study finds
The Telegraph, December 9, 2019
Athletes have ‘better-tuned brains’, says study by Northwestern University in Illinois
The Times, December 9, 2019
Athletes have better-tuned brains that can block out distractions and ‘help them process sounds such as calls from teammates to pass the ball
DailyMail, December 9, 2019
Athletes have healthier brains that can actually hear better, study says
CNN, December 9, 2019
Athletes have healthier brains that can actually hear better, study says
Washington's Top News, December 9, 2019
Athletes Have Quieter Brains, New Research Shows
SciNews, December 9, 2019
Dunking makes for a quieter brain
Inverse, December 9, 2019
Even if You Hate Sports, They Can Help You Concentrate
Vice, December 9, 2019
How Music Therapy Could Help People With Dementia
NPR, December 22, 2019
I am Dr. Nina Kraus and will talk about how music and concussion impact brain health
Reddit AMA, March 8, 2019
Music and Language: The Work of Nina Kraus
Dana Foundation, April 25, 2019
Nina Kraus, PhD, Director of the Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory at Northwestern University
Audiology Online, May 1, 2019
Northwestern’s Nina Kraus to appear in conversation with Renee Fleming on Thursday
Northwestern Now, March 19, 2019
Play sports for a healthier brain
Northwestern Now, December 9, 2019
Play sports for a healthier brain
ScienceDaily, December 9, 2019
Play sports for a healthier brain
MedicalXPress, December 9, 2019
Play Sports For Sharper Mind: Study Finds Athletes Have Healthier Brains Than Others
Study Finds, December 9, 2019
Playing sports can boost brain health, researchers say
Consumer Affairs, December 10, 2019
Playing Sports for Quieter Brains with Nina Kraus, PhD
Feinberg Medicine Breakthroughs, December 19, 2019
Playing sports may carry benefits for hearing
UPI, December 9, 2019
Playing sports may play a role in the brain’s ability to hear properly
SOTT, December 9, 2019
Playing Sports Might Sharpen Your Hearing
Medicine Net, December 9, 2019
Playing Sports Might Sharpen Your Hearing
US News, December 9, 2019
Playing sports might sharpen your hearing
Drugs, December 9, 2019
Playing sports promises healthier brain: study
China.org, December 10, 2019
Playing sports promises healthier brain: study
Famagusta Gazette, December 10, 2019
Riverside conference explores music, the brain and learning
Press Enterprise, October, 2019
Sports activity appears to quiet the brain, improve hearing
McKnight's Long Term Care News, December 10, 2019
Sports…can enhance your brain
Medium, December 9, 2019
The Benefits of Exercise Include Tuning Out Background Noise Well
Bicycling, December 31, 2019
The Quiet Brain of the Athlete
The New York Times, December 18, 2019
Tune Your Brain: Playing Sports can Boost Your Brain Health
MedIndia, December 9, 2019
Lecture | Nina Kraus | Sound and Brain Health: What Have We Learned from Music and Concussion
Emory College, October 30, 2018
‘Yanny’ Or ‘Laurel’? Why People Hear Different Things In That Viral Clip
NPR, May 16, 2018
‘Yanny’ Or ‘Laurel’? Why People Hear Different Things In That Viral Clip
NPR, May 16, 2018
Head Banging: How Music and Concussions Impact Brain Health
The Chicago Council on Science and Technology, August 28, 2018
When Your Eyes Move, So Do Your Eardrums
The Atlantic, January 2018
When Your Eyes Move, So Do Your Eardrums
The Atlantic, January 2018
Why an NFL lineman walked away at age 27 to pursue medical school
ESPN, May 12, 2018
Why an NFL lineman walked away at age 27 to pursue medical school
ESPN, May 12, 2018
How to improve your kids’ grades
Chicago Parent, August 30, 2018
Inaugural Northwestern music therapy conference brings together neuroscientists, clinicians, and artists to explore healing potential of song
Northwestern Research News, March 19, 2018
Neuroscientist Professor Nina Kraus: “All kinds of music is good for the brain”
AAAS conference, May 1, 2018
Neuroscientist Professor Nina Kraus: “All kinds of music is good for the brain”
AAAS conference, May 1, 2018
New Concussion Testing Uses Hearing to Reveal Brain Trauma
WTTW Health, September 24, 2018
New Concussion Testing Uses Hearing to Reveal Brain Trauma
WTTW Health, September 24, 2018
New diagnostic tool revealed at CommFest concussion seminar
North by Northwestern, April 22, 2018
New diagnostic tool revealed at CommFest concussion seminar
North by Northwestern, April 22, 2018
Nina Kraus appears at Kennedy Center with Mickey Hart, Renee Fleming, Jason Moran
Northwestern Now, September 18, 2018
Sound Health: Music Gets You Moving and More
NIH News in Health, January 2018
Sound Health: Music Gets You Moving and More
NIH News in Health, January 2018
Tuning in to our Amazing Auditory System
Monitor on Psychology, July/August, 2018
Really? Really. How Our Brains Figure Out What Words Mean Based On How They’re Said
NPR Health News, August 24, 2017
And what if we put music at the center of education? (article in Spanish only)
El Mercurio, July 22, 2017
Brain Training
Optima, February 10, 2017
How Sound Can Be an Ally or an Enemy of a Healthy Brain
Scientific American, February 23, 2017
Kraus takes stage with opera great Renée Fleming to discuss ‘why music moves us’
Northwestern Now, June 14, 2017
Kraus takes stage with opera great Renée Fleming to discuss ‘why music moves us’
Northwestern Now, June 14, 2017
Listening Better
Cadence: Music on the Mind, June 9, 2017
Listening to the brain to reveal damage and disease
Whyy - The Pulse, February 16, 2017
New Breakthroughs in Concussion Diagnostics
BrainBlogger, July 14, 2017
The Invisible Force that Trains us to Read
BioTechniques, March 29, 2017
URI Thewlis Lecture addresses aging, creativity and neuroscience
Providence Business News, April 10, 2017
URI Thewlis Lecture addresses aging, creativity and neuroscience
Providence Business News, April 10, 2017
What Musicians Hear
Cadence: Music on the Mind, April 28, 2017
A hearing test may be able to identify a concussion
The Washington Post, December 22, 2016
A hearing test may be able to identify a concussion
The Washington Post, December 22, 2016
A hearing test may be able to identify a concussion
Women Free Time, December 22, 2016
Brain scan hints at first simple test for concussion
Nature, December 22, 2016
Brain scan hints at first simple test for concussion
Nature, December 22, 2016
From Mozart To Mr. Rogers: Literacy, Music And The Brain
NPR Ed, July 22, 2016
Northwestern Study Finds Music Education Changes The Teen Brain
NPR Morning Edition, December 27, 2016
Researchers use sound to diagnose concussions
NPR (WBEZ), December 27, 2016
Scientists discover concussion biomarker
Science Daily, December 22, 2016
What Types of Sound Experiences Enable Children to Learn Best?
NPR / KQED, Nov 28, 2016
What Types of Sound Experiences Enable Children to Learn Best?
NPR / KQED, Nov 28, 2016
5 Surprising Insights on Creativity
Next Avenue, Oct 3, 2016
A hearing test may be able to identify a concussion
The Salt Lake Tribune, December 22, 2016
A hearing test may be able to identify a concussion
Napa Valley Register, December 22, 2016
Auditory biomaker could improve concussion diagnosis, treatment
UPI, December 22, 2016
Brain wave: using sound to diagnose concussion
The Nation, December 22, 2016
Brain wave: using sound to diagnose concussion
Yahoo, December 22, 2016
Brain wave: using sound to diagnose concussion
Southcoast Sun, December 22, 2016
Brain wave: using sound to diagnose concussion
Newcastle Advertiser, December 22, 2016
Brain wave: using sound to diagnose concussion
Krugersdor News, December 22, 2016
Brain wave: using sound to diagnose concussion
Rosebank Killarney Gazette, December 22, 2016
Brain wave: using sound to diagnose concussion
Pretoria East Rekord, December 22, 2016
Breakthrough research discovers biomarker for concussion
Silicon Republic, December 22, 2016
Groundbreaking research finds concussion biomarker in auditory system
News Medical, December 22, 2016
Hearing Tests Could Be Vital Concussion Indicator
MIT Technology Review, December 22, 2016
Innovative test uses sound to detect concussions
WGN News, December 23, 2016
Innovative test uses sound to detect concussions
WGN News, December 23, 2016
New Approach to Concussion Diagnosis
Web MD, December 22, 2016
New Approach to Concussion Diagnosis
HealthDay, December 22, 2016
New Approach to Concussion Diagnosis
Drugs.com, December 22, 2016
Northwestern study finds music education changes the teen brain
The Chicago Crusader, December 28, 2016
Northwestern study: At least two years of music education changes the teenage brain (scroll down for story)
Chicago Reader, December 29, 2016
Scientists discover concussion biomarker
EurekAlert, December 22, 2016
Scientists discover concussion biomarker
Medical Xpress, December 22, 2016
Scientists find aural secret to diagnosing concussions
The Australian, December 22, 2016
Sound used to detect unsound brains
New Atlas, December 22, 2016
Sounding out concussion in kids
Scimex, December 22, 2016
Studying Music in High School Can Help Students Process Sound, Language
Education Week, September 28, 2016
The easy way to diagnose concussion? A 90% accurate test works by monitoring how someone’s brain responds to sound
Daily Mail, December 22, 2016
What is concussion? Simple test could help diagnose potentially deadly brain injury
Express, December 22, 2016
How music alters the teenage brain
Science Codex, July 21, 2015
How music training alters the teenage brain
Science Daily, July 20, 2015
Music accelerates neurodevelopment of teen minds, study says
Bioscience Technology, August 11, 2015
Music alters the teenage brain
Science 2.0, July 22, 2015
Music and learning: music programs in school accelerate brain development
Science World Report, July 21, 2015
Music and your brain – the science of change
NPR (KPCC, Los Angeles), January 25, 2015
Music and your brain – the science of change
NPR (KPCC, Los Angeles), January 25, 2015
The benefits of band class
Science, July 21, 2015
The benefits of band class
Science, July 21, 2015
The Test That Can Look Into A Child’s (Reading) Future
NPR, July 21, 2015
Todd Rundgren and Music Education
PBS News Hour, April 28, 2015
Todd Rundgren and Music Education
PBS News Hour, April 28, 2015
We’re all hearing differently, and here’s the proof
NPR (WNYC), December 1, 2015
We’re all hearing differently, and here’s the proof
NPR (WNYC), December 1, 2015
7 Amazing Things Science Has Discovered About Music This Year So Far
Music.Mic, August 14, 2015
An Evening of Science & Symphony!
People's Music School, December 10, 2015
Band class helps teens learn how to learn
Futurity, July 23, 2015
Barns hjärna skadas av fattigdom
Svenska Dagbladet, July 2015
Brain test predicts future literacy of pre-reading children
Healio, July 21, 2015
Crystal ball test says it can predict child’s literacy skill at 3 years old
LA School Report, July 21, 2015
Distinguishing Consonant Sounds in Noise Predicts Reading Ability in Preschoolers
CNS, July 15, 2015
Do You Hear What I Hear? Experiences Shape The Brain And What You Hear May Sound Different To Someone Else
Medical Daily, December 18, 2015
Early clue found to why some children may have reading woes
Mohave Valley News, July 18, 2015
Early clue to why some children may have reading woes
Chicago Daily Herald, July 28, 2015
Early clue to why some children may have reading woes
Jamaica Observer, July 22, 2015
Everyone Can Gain From Making Music
Scientific American Mind, March-April 2015
Health Med: Preschoolers’ reading
Evansville Courier & Press, July 21, 2015
Hears why kids struggle with reading
States Chronicle, July 15, 2015
Het nut van muziekles in achterstandswijken
BNR Nieuwsradio, July 22, 2015
High school band classes may boost teen brains
U.S. News and World Report, August 24, 2015
High school band classes may boost teen brains
WKOW, Madison, WI, July 24, 2015
How band class alters the teenage brain
Northwestern News, July 20, 2015
How music and language shape the brain
Northwestern News, December 14, 2015
Identifying literacy and learning disabilities early
Language Magazine, July 15, 2015
It Could Be Possible To Predict Which Kids Will Struggle With Reading, Says Study
Huffington Post, July 15, 2015
Kids who struggle with reading: Predicting issues – and intervening – early
The Globe and Mail, July 19, 2015
Kids who struggle with reading: Predicting issues – and intervening – early
The Globe and Mail, July 19, 2015
Learning an instrument has great impact on teenage cognition
Red Orbit, July 21, 2015
Music helps boost certain brain functions in teenagers
New Kerala, July 21, 2015
Music helps boost certain brain functions in teenagers
Big News Network.com, July 21, 2015
Music helps boost certain brain functions in teenagers
CanIndia News, July 21, 2015
Music helps boost certain brain functions in teenagers
ANI News, July 20, 2015
Music Instruction Can Make for a Smarter Teen
Pacific Standard, July 20, 2015
Music lessons can make students smarter
Yahoo News, July 27, 2015
Music lights up the brain for longtime musician with Alzheimer’s
Chicago Tribune, March 6 2015
Music Makes You a Better Reader, Says Neuroscience
Good Magazine, February 28, 2015
Music sharpens brain function in teenagers
Apex Tribune, July 21, 2015
Music to your mind
UCLA Health, August 2015
Music Training Engages the Teenage Brain
Psych Central, July 21, 2015
Music training improves adolescent brain development
Psychology Today, July 28, 2015
Music training improves language skills of teens
Your Health Magazine, July 21, 2015
Music training in high school nurtures healthy brains
Examiner, July 21, 2015
Music training may accelerate brain development
University Herald, July 21, 2015
Music training may help you get better grades
Sakshi Post, July 21, 2015?
Music training sharpens teenagers brains
The Express Tribune, July 22, 2015
Music training sharpens teenagers’ brains
Deccan Herald, July 21, 2015
Neuroscientists find that music class can boost students’ reading proficiency
AAAS, July 21, 2015
Noisy test predicts future reading trouble
Futurity, July 21, 2015
Preschool biomarker for predicting literacy skills
AAP Grand Rounds, October 5, 2015
Reading lessons start with sound, research says
Sioux Falls Argus Leader, July 21, 2015
Reading lessons start with sound, research says
Argus leader, July 21, 2015
Sound advice: High school music training sharpens language skills
NIH Director's Blog, July 28, 2015
Sound advice: High school music training sharpens language skills
NIH Director's Blog, July 28, 2015
Studi: Kemampuan Anak Mengenal Suara Bisa Deteksi Dini Risiko Sulit Membaca
Detik Health, July, 15, 2015
Study finds clue to why some kids have difficulty
The Worchester Telegram, July 20, 2015
Study finds clue to why some kids have difficulty
Worcester Telegram, July 19, 2015
Study suggests early clue to predict reading troubles
The Spokesman Review, July 21, 2015
Study yields clues to childhood reading difficulties: How the brain processes sound may be key to identifying roadblocks
Sioux City Journal, July 17, 2015
Study yields clues to childhood reading difficulties: How the brain processes sound may be key to identifying roadblocks
Mohave Valley News, July 17, 2015
Study: Early clue to why some children may have reading woes
CBS News, July 14, 2015
Study: Early clue to why some children may have reading woes
The Herald Journal, July 21, 2015
Study: High School Music Classes Improve Language Skills
U.S. News and World Report, August 24, 2015
Taking a music class in high school improves teen language skills, may boost academic performance
Medical Daily, July 26, 2015
The power of music: how music training in high school helps brain development
Stanford Medicine blog: Scope, July 27, 2015
The Test That Can Look Into A Child’s (Reading) Future
Ideastream, July 21, 2015
The test that predicts literacy — before your child reads
Baby Center, August 14, 2015
Your brain on sound
Only Human, WNYC, December 1, 2015
A Musical Fix for American Schools
The Wall Street Journal, October 10, 2014
A Musical Fix for American Schools
The Wall Street Journal, October 10, 2014
Children’s brains shaped by music training
Science News, September 3, 2014
Does your baby have rhythm?
Science, September 23, 2014
Does your baby have rhythm?
Science, September 23, 2014
Does your baby have rhythm? Answer could predict reading disorders later in life
Science News, September 22, 2014
How Music Lessons Boost Our Brains, Reading Skills, And More
Wisconsin NPR, September 5, 2014
Lifetime benefits of musical training
Frontiers in Neuroscience Commentary by S. Paquette & G.M. Goulet, April 8, 2014
Making sure young brains get the benefits of music training
National Geographic, January 3, 2014
Making sure young brains get the benefits of music training
PBS News Hour, March 8, 2014
Music training aids speech processing
Nature, September 9, 2014
Musical training ‘can improve language and reading’
BBC News, August 8, 2014
Musical training ‘can improve language and reading’
BBC News, August 8, 2014
This Is How Music Can Change Your Brain
TIME, December 16, 2014
This Is How Music Can Change Your Brain
TIME, December 16, 2014
This Is Your Brain. This Is Your Brain On Music
NPR: All Things Considered, September 10, 2014
Your Aging Brain Will Be in Better Shape If You’ve Taken Music Lessons
PBS News Hour, March 8, 2014
Your Aging Brain Will Be in Better Shape If You’ve Taken Music Lessons
National Geographic, January 3, 2014
Your Brain Has Got Rhythm Even If You Don’t
Cognitive Neuroscience Society, September 12, 2014
Baby Got Rhythm? Keep the beat and improve your language skills
The American Scholar, September 25, 2014
Beat synchronization in preschoolers aids reading and learning schools
Dyslexia News, September 23, 2014
Community music lessons helpful for at-risk kids
Reuters, September 12, 2014
Engaging in music classes may boost children’s literacy, study suggests
Fox News, December 17, 2014
How much do students’ brains benefit from music?
89.3 KPCC Southern California Public Radio, December 16, 2014
How music class can spark language development
Chicago Tribune, December 16, 2014
I Got Rhythm, I Got Reading
Scientific American, September 23, 2014
Kids and music: Must get in the groove to benefit most
Evanston Now, December 16, 2014
Music Classes Boost Language Skills, Study Says
Web MD, December 16, 2014
Music has a lasting effect on musicians: an interview with Dr. Nina Kraus
Opus, League of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Newsletter, November 2014
Music helps impoverished children perform better in school
Voice of America, October 8, 2014
Music helps impoverished children perform better in school
Voice of America, October 8, 2014
Music Lessons Combat Poverty’s Effect on the Brain
Scientific American, May 1, 2014
Music Lessons Combat Poverty’s Effect on the Brain
Scientific American, May 1, 2014
Music lessons may boost poor kids’ brainpower, study suggests
Today Health, September 3, 2014
Music Lessons May Help Bridge ‘Achievement Gap’
WebMD, September 3, 2014
Music Matters
Phi Delta Kappan, February 2014
Music really does make kids smarter
World Magazine, September 3, 2014
Music Training Might Boost Kids’ Reading, Language Skills
HealthDay, August 8, 2014
Northwestern Goes to Washington
Northwestern News, June 2, 2014
Rocker, Scholar Connect on Sound Waves
Northwestern News, April 4, 2014
Spotlight on: Auditory Processing and Hearing in Noise, an interview with Dr. Kraus
Audiology Today, September 2014
Study finds link between beat synchronization in preschoolers and learning reading skills
Medical Xpress, September 23, 2014
Study: Music Education Could Help Close The Achievement Gap Between Poor And Affluent Students
Huffington Post, September 3, 2014
Study: Playing Music Helps Sharpen Kids’ Brains
ABC News, September 3, 2014
This is your brain on a musical instrument
USA Today, September 3, 2014
Video Interview with Nina Kraus on Music and the Brain
Scientific American, December 15, 2014
Video Interview with Nina Kraus on Music and the Brain
Scientific American, December 15, 2014
Young Musicians Reap Long-Term Neuro Benefits
Scientific American, February 22, 2014
A Biological Mechanism For Dyslexia
Science 20, February 21, 2013
Ability to keep a beat linked to language skills
Mother Nature Network, September 18, 2013
Ability to Keep a Beat Linked to Language Skills
Live Science, September 17, 2013
Ability to move to a beat linked to brain’s response to speech
Science Codex, September 17, 2013
After the ‘Mozart Effect’: Music’s Real Impact on the Brain
NPR (WQXR, New York), November 6, 2013
Biological Marker of Dyslexia Discovered: Ability to Consistently Encode Sound Undergirds the Reading Process
Science Daily, February 21, 2013
Can You Hear Me Now? Training the Brain to Hear Better
TIME, February 12, 2013
Can You Hear Me Now? Training the Brain to Hear Better
TIME, February 12, 2013
Childhood music lessons ‘leave lasting brain boost’
BBC News, November 5, 2013
Childhood music lessons ‘leave lasting brain boost’
BBC News, November 5, 2013
Drumroll, Please: How Band Camp Pays Off Later in Life
TIME, November 6, 2013
Drumroll, Please: How Band Camp Pays Off Later in Life
TIME, November 6, 2013
Early Music Lessons Reduce Hearing Loss
Science, November 8, 2013
How poverty molds the brain
Science 360, October 29, 2013
How poverty molds the brain
Science Codex, October 29, 2013
Instruments of mass delight
The Economist, October 13, 2013
Instruments of mass delight
The Economist, October 13, 2013
Long-Term Benefits of Music Lessons
New York Times, November 11, 2013
Long-Term Benefits of Music Lessons
New York Times, November 11, 2013
Mental puzzles underlie music’s delight
Science News, April 11, 2013
Moving to a rhythm can boost language skills: Study
Cochrane Times, September 19, 2013
Moving to the rhythm ‘can help language skills’
BBC News, September 18, 2013
Music Lessons May Improve Language and Reading Skills, Study Suggests
Nature World News, September 19, 2013
Musical Training Has Positive, Long-Term Effects on Brain Function
National Science Foundation, December 3, 2013
Musical Training Has Positive, Long-Term Effects on Brain Function
National Science Foundation, December 3, 2013
Playing music ‘can halt deafness’
The Times London, November 5, 2013
Poverty Produces Smaller Brains
Time, October 29, 2013
Researchers discover a biological marker of dyslexia
Science Codex, February 20, 2013
Researchers Discover a Biological Marker of Dyslexia
Science Newsline, February 21, 2013
Researchers find a biological marker for dyslexia in kids
Time Magazine, February 20, 2013
Researchers find a biological marker for dyslexia in kids
Time Magazine, February 20, 2013
Say What? Better Hearing Takes Practice
Science Magazine, February 13, 2013
Say What? Better Hearing Takes Practice
Science Magazine, February 13, 2013
Study lends proof to link between music, rhythmic abilities and language skills
Times of Malta, September 19, 2013
The importance of keeping a beat
Science Codex, September 17, 2013
To boost those reading skills, learn to keep a beat, study says
Los Angeles Times, September 18, 2013
Using Music to Close the Academic Gap
The Atlantic, October 9, 2013
Using Music to Close the Academic Gap
The Atlantic, October 9, 2013
Ability To Keep A Beat Linked To Language And Reading Skills ‘Musicians Have Highly Consistent Auditory-Neural Responses’
Headlines & Global News, September 19, 2013
Ability To Keep A Beat Linked To Language Skills: Can Musical Training Improve Your Child’s Reading And Speech?
Medical Daily, September 18, 2013
Ability to keep to beat linked to superior reading and language skills
News Track India, September 18, 2013
Ability to keep to beat linked to superior reading and language skills
Yahoo! News (India), September 18, 2013
Better Hearing Takes Practice
Wired, February 14, 2013
Biological marker for dyslexia discovered by researchers
Fox News, February 21, 2013
BRAIN project ‘an enormous opportunity’ for society, expert says
Voice of Russia, April 5, 2013
Childhood Music Lessons Could Benefit Your Brain Later On
Huffington Post, November 7, 2013
Childhood Music Lessons May Offer Lifelong Benefits
US News & World Report, November 5, 2013
Childhood Music Lessons May Offer Lifelong Benefits
US News & World Report, November 5, 2013
Childhood music lessons may provide speech benefits for adults
CBS News, November 6, 2013
Children’s ability to follow a beat may impact reading, language skills
Fox News, September 18, 2013
Do Music Lessons Make You Smarter?
Scientific American, March 1, 2013
Do Music Lessons Make You Smarter?
Scientific American, March 1, 2013
Donegan Burns Foundation Selects Fast ForWord Online Reading Intervention for Dyslexia Testing and Intervention Grant
Scientific Learning, August 15, 2013
Dyslexia Linked to Brain’s Inconsistency with Encoding Sound
Psych Central, March 16, 2013
Got rhythm? How music can make kids stronger readers
Newsweek, September 20, 2013
Got rhythm? How music can make kids stronger readers
Newsweek, September 20, 2013
Got rhythm? Study ties ability to keep beat with language, reading skills
CBS News, September 18, 2013
Happy New Year: Pick Up a New Skill
The New Yorker, January 1, 2013
Happy New Year: Pick Up a New Skill
The New Yorker, January 1, 2013
Hearing through the chaos
The Scientist, February 21, 2013
How Growing Up in Poverty May Affect a Child’s Developing Brain
Smithsonian Magazine, November 25, 2013
How Growing Up in Poverty May Affect a Child’s Developing Brain
Smithsonian Magazine, November 25, 2013
How hearing skills could be key to treating dyslexia
The Globe and Mail, March 10, 2013
How musical training affects older adults’ speech perception in a noisy environment
NSF.gov, November 6, 2013
How playing an instrument as a child can help hearing in later life: Brain cells respond faster to noise
The Daily Mail, November 5, 2013
How playing music can keep your brain healthy
Fox News, November 19, 2013
How poverty molds the brain
Northwestern News, October 29, 2013
Interview with Dr. Nina Kraus
Radio New Zealand, November 26, 2013
Interview with Dr. Nina Kraus
Audiology Online, February 11, 2013
Keeping a beat determines brain’s language response
Medical News Today, September 19, 2013
Kids of less-educated moms may have noisier brains
CNN Health, October 29, 2013
Language Skills Can be Affected by Rhythmic Abilities
Day News, September 19, 2013
Learning a musical instrument could boost language skills
Mediplacements, September 19, 2013
Lower maternal education linked to poor neural processing of sound in teens
Zee News, October 29, 2013
Moving to a rhythm can boost language skills
Toronto Sun, September 19, 2013
Moving to a rhythm can boost language skills: Study
Fort McMurray Today, September 19, 2013
Moving to a rhythm can boost language skills: Study
Edmonton Examiner, September 19, 2013
Moving to a rhythm can boost language skills: Study
Melfort Journal, September 19, 2013
Moving to the Beat Could Improve Your Reading Skills
VOA, September 17, 2013
Moving to the Beat Could Improve Your Reading Skills
VOA, September 17, 2013
Music Education in the Fight Against Poverty
Borgen Magazin, October 29, 2013
Music lessons early in life benefit into adulthood
ABC News, November 5, 2013,
Music lessons in childhood could boost brain
The Telegraph, November 5, 2013
Musical Training Improves the Brain’s Sensitivity to Sound, Speech
The Doctor will see you now, November 14, 2013
Musical Training Linked to Enhanced Brain Response
Sagan Sense, September 20, 2013
Musical Training Linked to Enhanced Brain Response
Laboratory Equipment, September 19, 2013
Partnership with Chicago Public Schools yields research boon
Northwestern News, November 21, 2013
Poverty’s Noise Problem: Loud Urban Areas Disrupt Children’s Auditory Processing
Medical Daily, October 29, 2013
Professor sets up satellite lab to study music’s effects on the brain
Northwestern University, July 23, 2013
Research Shows Sound Processing Problems May Cause Reading Difficulties
Education Views, February 21, 2013
Rhythm Closely Linked To Language In Brain
Red Orbit, September 18, 2013
Rhythm Is An Important Part Of Music And Language – Researchers Say
Message to Eagle, September 19, 2013
Rhythm link to language ability
SBS, September 18, 2013
Rhythm link to language ability
News Australia, September 18, 2013
Rhythm link to language ability
Herald Sun, September 18, 2013
Rhythm link to language ability
Yahoo! News (UK & Ireland), September 17, 2013
Study Reports Good Rhythm Tied to Language Skill
Counsel & Heal, September 18, 2013
Study Shows Rhythm Is Related To Language Skills
Empowered News, September 23, 2013
The Arts and the Brain: What Does Your Brain See? What does Your Brain Hear?
The Dana Foundation, October 24, 2013
The Effect of Socioeconomic Status on How the Brain Processes Sound
UConn Today, October 29, 2013
The importance of keeping a beat: Researchers link ability to keep a beat to reading, language skills
Medical Xpress, September 17, 2013
Those piano lessons will keep you sharp in your old age
Salon, November 5, 2013
Today’s Top Medical Stories for February 20, 2013
Ozarks First, February 20, 2013
Train your brain for better hearing
New Scientist, July 15, 2015
Train your brain for better hearing
New Scientist, July 15, 2015
Training could help reverse age-related neural slowing
PNAS, March 12, 2013
Training lässt Ältere Gesprächen besser folgen
LNOnline, February 12, 2013
Tuba or flute? Picking the right instrument for your child
CNN, September 9, 2013
¿Habla usted simio?
NPR (WBEZ, Chicago), June 5, 2012
A Little Music Training Goes a Long Way: Practicing Music for Only Few Years in Childhood Helps Improve Adult Brain
Science Daily, August 22, 2012
Attention: Why Speaking Two Languages Is Better Than One
The Wall Street Journal, May 7, 2012
Attention: Why Speaking Two Languages Is Better Than One
The Wall Street Journal, May 7, 2012
Being bilingual ‘boosts brain power’
BBC, May 1, 2012
Bilingualism Fine-Tunes Hearing, Enhances Attention
Science Daily, April 30, 2012
Childhood music classes ‘help adult hearing’
BBC News, August 22, 2012
Childhood music classes ‘help adult hearing’
BBC News, August 22, 2012
Creating a culture of literacy: The impact of music education on the brain
NPR (WBEZ, Chicago) Front & Center, June 12, 2012
Early Music Lessons Have Longtime Benefits
New York Times, September 11, 2012
Early Music Lessons Have Longtime Benefits
New York Times, September 11, 2012
For children, the music lasts
LA Times, August 24, 2012
Kids’ Music Lessons Have Lasting Brain Benefits
Live Science, August 22, 2012
Music Lessons Impact The Brain Into Adulthood
NPR (WNYC, New York) Soundcheck, November 14, 2012
Music lessons in childhood may lead to changes in the brain that persist years after the lessons stop
NPR Music, September 14, 2012
Music lessons in childhood may lead to changes in the brain that persist years after the lessons stop
NPR Music, September 14, 2012
Music Training Has Biological Impact On Aging Process
Science Daily, January 30, 2012
Musicians hear best over the din
Science Line, October 17, 2012
Being bilingual ‘boosts brain power’
The Daily Star, May 3, 2012
Being bilingual improves ear function, says study
NBC Latino, April 30, 2012
Bilingual Effects in the Brain
National Institutes of Health, May 7, 2012
Bilingual Effects in the Brain
National Institutes of Health, May 7, 2012
Bilingualism Fine-Tunes Hearing, Enhances Attention
Northwestern News, April 30, 2012
Brains may stay tuned to early music lessons
The Bulletin, September 20, 2012
Childhood music lessons improve hearing in adults
The Telegraph, August 22, 2012
Childhood music lessons improve hearing in adults
The Telegraph, August 22, 2012
Childhood Music Lessons May Create Better Listeners
US News & World Report, August 22, 2012
Children with Dyslexia Can Benefit From Hearing Assistance
The Herald, September 25, 2012
Children with Dyslexia Can Benefit From Hearing Assistance
America Now News, September 25, 2012
Children with Dyslexia Can Benefit From Hearing Assistance
WMCTV, September 25, 2012
Classical music education: Do early music lessons change the brain and affect language learning by older children?
The Well-Tempered Ear, September 15, 2012
Even A Few Years Of Music Training Benefits The Brain
Scientific American, August 23, 2012
Even A Few Years Of Music Training Benefits The Brain
Scientific American, August 23, 2012
FM for Children with Dyslexia
Phonak Field Study News, October 15, 2012
Learning a language can boost brain power
Healthcare Today, May 1, 2012
Learning young to play a musical instrument can have a lifetime of benefits
The International Herald Tribune, September 13, 2012
Learning young to play a musical instrument can have a lifetime of benefits
The International Herald Tribune, September 13, 2012
Listening Aids May Help Boost Dyslexic Kids’ Reading Skills
US News & World Report, September 6, 2012
Listening Aids May Help Boost Dyslexic Kids’ Reading Skills
Medline Plus, September 6, 2012
More Evidence Bilingualism Aids Thinking Skills
U.S. News & World Report, April 30, 2012
More Evidence Bilingualism Aids Thinking Skills
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, May 1, 2012
More Evidence Bilingualism Aids Thinking Skills
MSN, April 30, 2012
More Evidence Bilingualism Aids Thinking Skills
Winnipeg Free Press, April 30, 2012
Music and the Brain
WGN Radio, Chicago, April 9, 2012
Music and the Brain, pgs. 26-7
SBO: School Band and Orchestra, October 10, 2012
Music Boosts The Brain: Even A Few Years Of Training Has Mental Benefits
The Huffington Post, August 22, 2012
Music Classes in Childhood May Lead to Changes in the Brain
Voice of America, October 5, 2012
Music Classes in Childhood May Lead to Changes in the Brain
Voice of America, October 5, 2012
Music lessons linked to lasting brain benefits
ABC News, Chicago, August 22, 2012
Music Training Could Help Hearing In Old Age, Study Shows
Huffington Post, February 1, 2012
Music training has a lifelong good impact on the aging process, says a new study out of Northwestern University
St. Louis Post Dispatch, June 20, 2012
Music training improves the aging process, researchers say
The Vancouver Sun, June 7, 2012
Music training improves the aging process, researchers say
The Republic, June 7, 2012
Music training tied to aging
The Monterey Herald, June 22, 2012
Musical impact on brain development stronger than believed
The Voice of Russia, September 15, 2012
Musical training in childhood, good for your brain
The Munich Eye, October 7, 2012
Playing an instrument helps tune the brain
Chicago Tribune, March 28, 2012
Playing an instrument helps tune the brain
Chicago Tribune, March 28, 2012
Playing Music as a Child Leads to Better Listening as an Adult
The Smithsonian, August 22, 2012
Playing music makes you smart
MSNBC, March 27, 2012
Playing Music Protects Memory, Hearing, Brain Processing
ABC News, Chicago, February 1, 2012
Playing Music Protects Memory, Hearing, Brain Processing
WTMA (Charleston, S.C.), February 3, 2012
Research Continues to Show Long-lasting Benefits on the Brain for People Who Engage in Learning a Musical Instrument Early in Life
SB Wire, September 20, 2012
Speaking more than one language fine-tunes hearing and enhances attention
Voice of America, May 2, 2012
Study: Bilingualism Makes The Brain Sharper
Hartford Courant, May 2, 2012
Study: Musicians Have Better Hearing as They Age
Healthy Outlook Blog, May 9, 2012
Study: The Sharper Minds of Bilinguals
Education Week, May 2, 2012
The Bilingual Brain Is Sharper and More Focused, Study Says
Wall Street Journal Blog, April 30, 2012
The price of relevance
The Huffington Post, September 17, 2012
Bad Vibrations: Investigating sound as terror
NPR All Things Considered, June 14, 2011
Deep Listening
NPR (WBEZ, Chicago), August 24, 2011
Health Gem
Irish Times, May 16, 2011
How music may help ward off hearing loss
Shots: NPR's Health Blog, August 22, 2011
How Music May Help Ward Off Hearing Loss
NPR Morning Edition, August 22, 2011
Music and reading ability are related
Times of India, October 17, 2011
Music and reading ability are related
Times of India, October 17, 2011
Music Lessons as Child May Keep Aging Minds Sharp
NPR (WQXR, New York), May 13, 2011
Music Lessons as Child May Keep Aging Minds Sharp
NPR (WQXR, New York), May 13, 2011
Musical Aptitude Relates to Reading Ability
Science Daily, October 17, 2011
Musical aptitude relates to reading ability
E! Science News, October 17, 2011
Musical aptitude relates to reading ability
Science Codex, October 17, 2011
Musical Experience Offsets Some Aging Effects: Older Musicians Excel in Memory and Hearing Speech in Noise Compared to Non-Musicians
Science Daily, May 12, 2011
Musical training sharpens aging ears and brains
NPR (WBEZ, Chicago), May 12, 2011
Playing An Instrument May Help Preserve Hearing
Shots: NPR's Health Blog, May 16, 2011
Playing an Instrument May Help Preserve Hearing
NPR, May 16, 2011
Playing An Instrument May Help Preserve Hearing
Shots: NPR's Health Blog, May 16, 2011
To Tug Hearts, Music First Must Tickle the Neurons
New York Times, April 18, 2011
To Tug Hearts, Music First Must Tickle the Neurons
New York Times, April 18, 2011
Can Music Ward Off Hearing Loss?
People Hearing Better, December 19, 2011
Children who read well ‘more likely to have musical aptitude’
Irish Examiner, October 17, 2011
Children who read well ‘more likely to have musical aptitude’
Irish Examiner October 17, 2011
Deccan Chronicle, May 12, 2011
Don’t stop the music
Exploring the Musical Brain at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting
Scientific American Blogs, November 15, 2011
How to build a better learner
Scientfic American, August 2011
Link between auditory working memory, musical aptitude and reading ability
BioPortfolio, October 17, 2011
MSNBC, May 12, 2011
Musicians' memories really sing, study shows
Music and reading ‘linked in brain
U.K. Press Association, October 16, 2011
Music and reading ‘linked in brain’
Google News, October 17, 2011
Music and the Brain
Austrian Public Radio, May 27, 2011
Music Experience Improves How Older Adults Hear Speech In Noise
Medical News Today, May 12, 2011
Music Lessons: They’re Not Just for Kids Anymore
Psychology Today, May 12, 2011
Music: The New Fountain of Youth
NBC Chicago, August 17, 2011
Music: The New Fountain of Youth
NBC Chicago, August 17, 2011
Musical ability ‘biologically linked to reading ability’
Flash News Today, October 17, 2011
Musical aptitude relates to reading ability
Medical Express, October 17, 2011
Musical aptitude relates to reading ability
BioMedicine, October 16, 2011
Musical aptitude relates to reading ability
Psychology One News, October 17, 2011
Musical aptitude relates to reading ability
Working Memory Review, October 17, 2011
Musical children likely to be better with words too, researchers find
Scotsman.com, October 17, 2011
Musical skills linked to reading and writing
The Evening Herald, October 17, 2011
Musical Training Maintains Hearing Later in Life
Voice of America (VOA), May 13, 2011
Musical Training Maintains Hearing Later in Life
Voice of America (VOA), May 13, 2011
Musical Training May Keep Aging Memories Sharp
My Health News, May 11, 2011
Musicians less prone to some age-related memory and hearing problems
Psych Central, May 12, 2011
Newsday, May 12, 2011
Musicians Maintain Memory, Hearing as They Age
Reading ability and musical skills are related
Public Service, UK, October 17, 2011
Relationship Between Musical Aptitude And Reading Ability
Medical News Today, October 17, 2011
Relationship Between Musical Aptitude And Reading Ability
My Health News, October 17, 2011
Relationship between musical aptitude and reading ability
PharmaPage, October 17, 2011
They’re playing our song
The Telegraph, August 7, 2011
Vous faites de la musique depuis l’enfance? Vos oreilles vieilliront mieux!
Passaportsante.net, May 16, 2011
Fine tunes may fine tune the brain
Nature Reviews Neuroscience, July 21, 2010
How Music Training Primes Nervous System and Boosts Learning
Science Daily, July 21, 2010
Making Music Boosts Brain’s Language Skills
National Geographic, February 22, 2010
Music ‘Tones the Brain,’ Improves Learning
Live Science, July 21, 2010
Music and the Brain
BBC, July 21, 2010
Music of the hemispheres. Playing instruments gives brains a boost
Science News, August 14, 2010
Music of the hemispheres. Playing instruments gives brains a boost
Science News, August 14, 2010
Music Training Enhances Brainstem Sensitivity to Speech Sounds, Neuroscientist Says
Science Daily, February 22, 2010
Neuroscience Quarterly: Music Training and the Brain
Society for Neuroscience, May 17, 2010
Phys Ed: Does Music Make You Exercise Harder?
New York Times, August 25, 2010
Phys Ed: Does Music Make You Exercise Harder?
New York Times, August 25, 2010
Research finds brain link for words, music
The Seattle Times, February 22, 2010
Research Finds Brain Link for Words, Music Ability
New York Times, February 22, 2010
Researchers Probe How Music Rewires the Brain
AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Certificate of Merit Awarded to Gabriel Spitzer of WBEZ Chicago, November 9, 2010
Singing ‘rewires’ damaged brain
BBC News, February 22, 2010
Taking music seriously
Science Blog, July 21, 2010
Taking Music Seriously
eScience News, July 20, 2010
Why music is good for you
Nature News, July 20, 2010
Why music is good for you
Nature News, July 20, 2010
Hearing the Music, Honing the Mind
Scientific American, November 1, 2010
Hearing the Music, Honing the Mind
Scientific American, November 1, 2010
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Musicians’ Brains ‘Fine-Tuned’ to Identify Emotion
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Researchers Probe How Music Rewires the Brain
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Skilled Ear for Music May Help Language
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Music Lessons Fine-tune the Brain
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Music May Beat Phonics in Improving Verbal Skills
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Musical Training Found Important for Verbal Communication
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Research Certifies Playing Music Helps Make You Smart
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Research Finds Music Training ‘Tunes’ Auditory System
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Research Finds Music Training ‘Tunes’ Human Auditory System
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Research Finds Musical Training Can ‘Tune’ the Auditory System
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Research Finds Musical Training Can ‘Tune’ the Auditory System
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Skilled Ear for Music May Help Language
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