i've noticed that when i hear a serious native is raeli speaking at full speed, is really speak very, very quickly. And it's innate when you speak your native tongue, the spaces are all contectual. You know exactly where they are. You don't get confused. We hearing this foreign language and what i've noticed is, at if i'm not careful, my brain just shuts down. It's something i noticed an my father, a for he passed away when his hearing was really deteriorated and didn't want to wear his hearing aid. I could see it just kind of shut down. But as you continue or familiar with this language, which is around you, how
We undervalue our sense of hearing and we under-appreciate the impact sweet sounds and disturbing noises have on our well-being. Neuroscientist Nina Kraus of Northwestern University talks about her book, Of Sound Mind. Kraus argues that our listening affects our minds and brains in ways we ignore at our peril.