Thursday, Oct. 7, 10 a.m.
The Commonwealth Club (110 The Embarcadero)
Nina Kraus, professor of Neurobiology, Communication Sciences, and Otolaryngology at Northwestern University, explores what is going on in our brains when we hear a word, a chord, a meow, or a screech, and examines the partnership of sound and brain, showing how the processing of sound drives many of the brain’s core functions. $5 & $30, 415–597–6705, commonwealthclub.org
