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Trained Ear

US News | Science Discoveries by U.S. News and World Report

Sep 15, 20091:30Science & Medicine

A Northwestern University study is the first of its kind and demostrates that having musical training can help a listener distinguish between background noise and sound that the listener is meant to hear.

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Trained Ear is an episode from US News | Science Discoveries by U.S. News and World Report. A Northwestern University study is the first of its kind and demostrates that having musical training can help a listener distinguish between backgr...

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