Sonic Brain Health? What You Can Do to Improve: Nina Kraus, Ph.D 

How does sound make us feel connected to our communities and the
world around us? How can sound actually damage our brain? How do
we create a sonic environment that promotes better health? What
impact does playing music have on our brain and rate of success
in life? 


Nina Kraus, the author of Of Sound Mind, joins us on the SuperAge
podcast to answer these questions. Nina Kraus is a professor at
Northwestern University investigating sound, speech, and music.
In this episode, Nina and David tackle the fascinating topic of
sound. They discuss how it can connect us to the world but could
also damage our brains, how creating sound, or playing music, can
lead to a more successful life, how we have the choice to curate
a powerful sonic environment for better health, and more. 


What you will learn in this episode: 


How sound damages the brain

How sound benefits the brain

How making music leads to a healthier, more successful life

How we can curate our sonic environment for better
health 



“Making music is one of the best things that we can do to
strengthen our sound mind.”


“Our hearing brain is vast as is our sound mind. Our sound mind
engages how we feel, what we know about sound, how we
move.” 


Listen to the SuperAge podcast wherever you get your pods. 


Connect with Nina Kraus: 


https://brainvolts.northwestern.edu 


Buy Nina’s book, Of Sound Mind:


https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/sound-mind


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