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Kraus, Nina, 1952-
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Hearing.
Sound -- Physiological effect.
Ear.
Brain.
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Kraus, Nina, 1952-
Hearing.
Sound -- Physiological effect.
Ear.
Brain.
MARC Display
Of
sound
mind
:
how
our
brain
constructs
a
meaningful
sonic
world
/ Nina Kraus.
by
Kraus, Nina, 1952-
The MIT Press, 2021.
Call #:
612.85 K91o
Subjects
Hearing.
Sound
-- Physiological effect.
Ear.
Brain
.
ISBN:
9780262045865 (hc.)
Description:
viii, 359 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-345) and index.
Summary:
"Making sense of
sound
is one of the hardest jobs we ask
our
brains to do. In 'Of
Sound
Mind
,' Nina Kraus [neuroscientist] examines the partnership of
sound
and
brain
, showing for the first time that the processing of
sound
drives many of the
brain
's core functions.
Our
hearing is always on -- we can't close
our
ears the way we close
our
eyes -- and yet we can ignore sounds that are unimportant. We don't just hear; we engage with sounds. Kraus explores what goes on in
our
brains when we hear a word--or a chord, or a meow, or a screech.
Our
hearing
brain
, Kraus tells us, is vast. It interacts with what we know, with out emotions, with
how
we think, with
our
movements, and with
our
other senses. Auditory neurons make calculations at one-thousandth of a second; hearing is the speediest of
our
senses.
Sound
plays an unrecognized role in both healthy and hurting brains. Kraus explores the power of music for healing as well as the destructive power of noise on the nervous system. She traces what happens in the
brain
when we speak another language, have a language disorder, experience rhythm, listen to birdsong, or suffer a concussion. Kraus shows
how
our
engagement with
sound
leaves a fundamental imprint on who we are. The sounds of
our
lives shape
our
brains, for better and for worse, and help us build the
sonic
world
we live in." -- Publisher's description
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