The hearing brain is vast, engaging how we think, feel, move and integrate our senses. Of Sound Mind examines the partnership of sound and brain, showing that the processing of sound drives many of the brain’s core functions and leaves a fundamental imprint on who we are as human beings. Kraus explores the power of music for hearing every sound as well as the destructive power of noise on cognitive and mental health. She describes why musicians—defined here as anyone who makes music regularly—have measurably better sound minds. The sounds of our lives shape our brains, for better and for worse, and help us build the sonic world we live in.
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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.
ENDORSEMENTS
Watercolor Backgrounds by Katie Shelly, @interkatie on Instagram and Twitter.
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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.
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 with Garret Oyama & Nina Kraus : An introduction
Garrett Oyama, Sep 26, 2024.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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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 -
Of Sound Mind Dialogues with Garret Oyama & Nina Kraus : An introduction
Garrett Oyama, Sep 26, 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
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.
Of Sound Mind Dialogues with Garret Oyama & Nina Kraus : An introduction
Garrett Oyama, Sep 26, 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.