Video Interview with Nina Kraus on Music and the Brain
In case you like to stay up late listening to smart people discussing their work, there is a video below featuring Nina Kraus of Northwestern University in Chicago.
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In case you like to stay up late listening to smart people discussing their work, there is a video below featuring Nina Kraus of Northwestern University in Chicago. I've been a fan of Kraus' work studying neuroscience and music for quite awhile now. Back in 2011, I wrote about how her lab discovered that musicians are better able to hear speech in a noisy environment. So I was thrilled to find this interview that has her discussing more of her work on music, the brain, education, and development. It comes in at just under an hour, so put it on tonight (or tomorrow on your lunch break) for an interesting conversation.
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