{"product_id":"of-sound-mind-isbn-9780262545075","title":"Of Sound Mind","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow sound leaves a fundamental imprint on who we are.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaking sense of sound is one of the hardest jobs we ask our brains to do. In \u003ci\u003eOf Sound Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, Nina Kraus 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur hearing brain, Kraus tells us, is vast. It interacts with what we know, with our 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.Introduction\u003cbr\u003eOf Sound Mind: A Partnership between Sound and the Brain 1\u003cbr\u003eI How Sound Works\u003cbr\u003e1 Signals Outside the Head 15\u003cbr\u003e2 Signals Inside the Head 31\u003cbr\u003e3 Learning: Merging Signals Outside the Head with the Signals Inside 55\u003cbr\u003e4 The Listening Brain: A Quest 75\u003cbr\u003eII Our Sonic Selves\u003cbr\u003e5 Music Is the Jackpot: Sensing, Thinking, Moving, Feeling 95\u003cbr\u003e6 Rhythm: Inside and Outside the Head 109\u003cbr\u003e7 The Root of Language Is Sound 127\u003cbr\u003e8 Music and Language: A Partnership 153\u003cbr\u003e9 The Bilingual Brain 173\u003cbr\u003e10 Birdsong 189“This is a text full of discoveries, even for those who are deeply involved in listening or composing music . . . Kraus is a neuroscientist and writes with clear prose which is supported by simple illustrations and a solid scientific divulging tone that makes us understand our ‘sound mind’, how it shapes us while irresistibly encouraging us to devote more time and attention to hearing, and other frequently missed sound experiences.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Neural\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eNina Kraus, a neuroscientist who has done pathbreaking research on sound and hearing for more than thirty years, is Hugh Knowles Professor of Neurobiology, Communication Sciences, and Otolaryngology at Northwestern University.","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301261889765,"sku":"NP9780262545075","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262545075.jpg?v=1767734016","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/of-sound-mind-isbn-9780262545075","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}