Table of Contents

Introduction
Of Sound Mind: A Partnership between Sound and the Brain 1
I How Sound Works
1 Signals Outside the Head 15
2 Signals Inside the Head 31
3 Learning: Merging Signals Outside the Head with the Signals Inside 55
4 The Listening Brain: A Quest 75
II Our Sonic Selves
5 Music Is the Jackpot: Sensing, Thinking, Moving, Feeling 95
6 Rhythm: Inside and Outside the Head 109
7 The Root of Language Is Sound 127
8 Music and Language: A Partnership 153
9 The Bilingual Brain 173
10 Birdsong 189

About the Author

Nina 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.

Reviews

“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.”
—Neural