Friday, May 29th, 2009

How We Hear

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Diagram of the human ear. NIH image.

You can probably recognize your friend's voice over the phone with just one "hello" -- but how? Several studies published in the June issue of the journal Nature Neuroscience try to tackle what we do and don't know about the sense of hearing. In this segment, we'll talk about what's going on inside your brain as it attempts to decode the spoken word.

Guests

Sophie Scott
Professor, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience
University College London
London, United Kingdom

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Segment produced by:Christopher Intagliata

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