How Musical Training Affects Older Adults' Speech Perception in a Noisy Environment

  • Published10 Sep 2014
  • Reviewed9 Sep 2014
  • Source National Science Foundation

Playing a musical instrument can do wonders for our brains. But how does it affect our hearing later on in life? Dr. Nina Kraus of Northwestern University is studying just that.

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