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Professor Kraus studies the biology of auditory learning. She began her career measuring responses from single auditory neurons and was one of the first to show that the adult nervous system has the potential for reorganization following learning; these insights in basic biology galvanized her to investigate auditory learning in humans. Through a series of innovative studies involving thousands of research participants from birth to age 90, her research has found that our lives in sound, for better (musicians, bilinguals) or worse (language disorders, concussion, aging, hearing loss), shape auditory processing. She continues to conduct parallel experiments in animal models to elucidate the mechanisms underlying these phenomena.
Education/Academic qualification
Neuroscience, PhD, Northwestern University
… → 1980
BA, Swarthmore College
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Rhythm abilities in children recovering from a concussion
12/10/19 → 12/1/23
Project: Research project
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A Family-Genetic Study of Autism and Fragile X Syndrome
Losh, M. C., Cole, J. S. & Kraus, N.
National Institute of Mental Health
9/23/19 → 7/31/24
Project: Research project
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Long-term effects of zika virus infection on sound processing in the brain
Dartmouth College, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
8/1/19 → 7/31/23
Project: Research project
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Auditory brain function as a marker for Alzheimer’s disease
Dartmouth College, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
7/1/19 → 6/30/21
Project: Research project
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Auditory processing in children recovering from a concussion: biological insights
National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment
4/1/19 → 4/30/23
Project: Research project
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Neural Processing of Speech Sounds in ASD and First-Degree Relatives
Patel, S. P., Winston, M., Guilfoyle, J., Nicol, T., Martin, G. E., Nayar, K., Kraus, N. & Losh, M., Aug 2023, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 53, 8, p. 3257-3271 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Peripheral Auditory Function in Tanzanian Children Living with HIV with Clinically Normal Hearing
Niemczak, C. E., Ealer, C., Fellows, A., Magohe, A., Gui, J., Rieke, C., Nicol, T., Massawe, E. R., Kraus, N. & Buckey, J. C., Mar 15 2023, In: JAMA network open. 6, 3, p. E233061Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Peter Dallos - A Renaissance Man
Kraus, N., Apr 1 2023, In: Hearing Journal. 76, 4, p. 7-8 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Preliteracy assessment in children living with HIV in Tanzania: Comparison to results from children living without HIV in Tanzania and the United States
Bonacina, S., Niemczak, C., Lichtenstein, J. D., Magohe, A., Fellows, A., Nicol, T., Massawe, E., Buckey, J. C. & Kraus, N., Jun 1 2023, In: AIDS. 37, 7, p. 1077-1083 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Athleticism and sex impact neural processing of sound
Krizman, J., Bonacina, S., Colegrove, D., Otto-Meyer, R., Nicol, T. & Kraus, N., Dec 2022, In: Scientific reports. 12, 1, 15181.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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