Dr. Alan Micco, 48, an associate professor of Otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat) and Neurological Surgery at Northwestern University, tackles tinnitus in his research and medical practice. He talks about the causes and treatments for tinnitus. Click here to read the full article.

Nina Kraus, Ph.D., of Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, has published a paper in Nature Reveiws Neuroscience on how music affects the brain. She believes that musical training can shape the brain in beneficial ways. Click here to read more about it.