What does the study by researcher Nina Kraus show?
It shows that playing a musical instrument can improve a person's hearing.
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As a part of the study, two groups of people listened to a person talking in a noisy room. What are those two groups?
musicians and some people who have no musical training.
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Why do the musicians hear better?
Because they learn to pay attention to certain sounds.
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When the violinists (in an .....) play with the group, they hear their own instrument and many others. But they must listen closely to what they are playing, and ... the other sounds.
orchestra, ignore
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What kind of patients does Gottfried Schlaug, a doctor at Harvard Madical School, work with?
stroke patients
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Because of their illness, stroke patients can not say their names, addresses, or other information ... . But they can still ... .
normally, sing
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Dr. Schlaug was suprised to find that singing words helped his patients to ... speak (= finally)
eventually
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Music seams to ... different parts of the brain, including the ... parts. This somehow helps patients to use that part of the brain again.
activate, damaged
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What does music improve?
concentration, memory, listening skills and overall language abilities.
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Playing an instrument or singing can help us do better in school and keep our brain ... as we get older.
