Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) Podcast- A Polyvagal Theory Informed Therapy

Episode 19 Professor Nina Kraus- A Sound Mind

Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) Podcast- A Polyvagal Theory Informed Therapy

Show Notes

I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr Nina Kraus from Northwestern University about her work investigating sound processing in the brain and her new book "Of Sound Mind." Nina Kraus is Hugh Knowles Professor of Communication Sciences, Neurobiology, and Otolaryngology at Northwestern University. As a biologist and amateur musician, she thinks about sound and brain health. Her research has found that our lives in sound, for better (musicians, bilinguals) and for worse (concussion, ...

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