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How our brain makes sense of a noisy world, with Nina Kraus, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

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What Makes Sound Unique in the Brain?

Dr. Krauss' recent book is called Of Sound Mind, How Our Brain Constructs A Meaningful Sonic World. She says people tend to rate sight as their most valued sense far ahead of hearing. Why do you think that hearing is so much less valued? Well, for one, it's invisible. And what we can see is right in front of us, what we can hear actually is all around us, 360 degrees.

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