![]() ![]() Kraus: Well, for one, it's invisible, and what we can see is right in front of us. Why do you think that hearing is so much less valued? Mills: A moment ago, I mentioned that people tend to rate sight as their most valued sense, far ahead of hearing. Her recent book is called Of Sound Mind: How our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World. She is the author of hundreds of peer-reviewed research articles and speaks frequently to the media about sound and the brain. She has invented new ways to measure sound processing in humans and has conducted studies in traditional research labs as well as in schools, community centers, and clinics. The list of her research topics includes music, concussion, bilingualism, reading, aging, and autism. She's a scientist, inventor, and amateur musician who studies many aspects of auditory learning. Nina Kraus, director of the Auditory Neuroscience Lab, also known as Brainvolts, at Northwestern University. Welcome to Speaking of Psychology, the flagship podcast of the American Psychological Association that examines the links between psychological science and everyday life. So why is sound so undervalued, especially by those of us who can hear? How does our brain turn sound waves into brain waves? Do the brains of musicians differ from those of non-musicians? Why is sound crucial to reading? Do other animals experience sound in the same way that humans do? How does unwanted noise affect our ears and our brain? Why does our hearing change as we age? And what can all of us do to create a better, healthier sonic world? ![]() ![]() And sound is deeply intertwined with everything from our ability to read, to our cognitive health as we age. Our life experiences shape the way that our brain processes sound. And no two people's sonic world is exactly the same. But sound is integral to our lives, even to our mental health. Polls find that most people, when asked to rank their senses, value sight the highest with hearing a distant second. We live in a world of constant complex sound, yet most of us don't spend very much time thinking about the role that sound plays in our lives. Kim Mills: Music, conversation, birdsong, a truck backing up, the hum of a refrigerator, the leaf blower across the street. ![]()
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