How Your Brain Understands What Your Ear Hears

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Institute: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

NIDCD has just released a middle school curriculum supplement entitled How Your Brain Understands What Your Ear Hears. This supplement is an interactive teaching tool that combines cutting-edge science with the study of the multisensory process of human communication, the fundamentals of sound, and how to prevent hearing loss. The curriculum has been field-tested by teachers and students nationwide.

Next Steps
Teachers and administrators can learn more about the supplement or request a free copy at http://science.education.nih.gov/customers.nsf/MSHearing?OpenForm.