by David Gibson | Mar 16, 2022 | Cognitive Function, Hearing, Language, Learning, Music Therapy, Music Training, Sound and Children
NPR, All Things Considered, Sept 2014 Musical training doesn’t just improve your ear for music — it also helps your ear for speech. That’s the takeaway from an unusual new study published in The Journal of Neuroscience. Researchers found that kids who took...
by David Gibson | Mar 15, 2022 | Articles and Videos, Cognitive Function, Hearing, Language, Learning, Music Therapy, Music Training, Sound and Children
PBS News Hour, August 9, 2014 Learning a musical instrument boosts language, reading skills. The percentage of students receiving music education has been in decline for decades. The Harmony Project, a music program for inner city kids in Los Angeles partners with a...
by David Gibson | Mar 15, 2022 | Articles and Videos, Hearing, Language, Learning, Music Therapy, Music Training, Sound and Children, Sound Healing Science
Dec 7, 2015 Nina Kraus explains how the neuroscience of sound, language and music shapes human communication at the Falling Walls Conference in Berlin, November 9, 2015. Ratings Current Average Ratings Overall Grade Avg: 0/5 Interesting Avg: 0/5 Practical Application...
by David Gibson | Mar 15, 2022 | Aging, Articles and Videos, Cognitive Function, Emotion, Hearing, Language, Learning, Music Therapy, Music Training, Sound and Children, Sound Healing Science
Streamed live on Oct 24, 2021 Hearing a cry or a word or a bird call or a chord brings forth different, specific reactions in each of our brains. How we engage with those sounds, tuning them up or down, and in or out, is a lifelong process that changes the brain along...
by David Gibson | Mar 15, 2022 | Articles and Videos, Hearing, Language, Learning, Music Therapy, Music Training, Sound and Children
Jan 5, 2022 This video contains excerpts from an ARTSpeaks event held on November 8, 2021. Nina Kraus, Professor of Neurobiology, Otolaryngology; Hugh Knowles Chair; Fellow, Hugh Knowles Center at Northwestern University, is a scientist, inventor, and amateur musician...
by David Gibson | Mar 12, 2022 | Articles and Videos, Hearing, Language, Learning, Sound and Children
Early childhood is about listening. However, our acoustic environments often compromise sound-to-meaning mapping: children are bombarded by a relentless din. While noise presents a challenge for all of us, children face special difficulty because their language...
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