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Pittsburgh Post Gazette. (2020). Pantone wants you to see, taste and hear Classic Blue. [press release]. Retrieved from https://www.post-gazette.com/life/fashion/2020/01/13/Pantone-Classic-Blue-color-of-the-year-2020-multi-sensory-sound/stories/202001130003

Science Daily. (2020). Non-invasive nerve stimulation boosts learning of foreign language sounds. [press release]. Retrieved from Non-invasive nerve stimulation boosts learning of foreign language sounds — ScienceDaily

Psychology Today. (2020). Can Vagus Nerve Stimulation Improve How We Learn? [press release]. Retrieved from Can Vagus Nerve Stimulation Improve How We Learn? | Psychology Today

Inverse (2020). Scientists discover brain hack that improves language abilities by 13% Scientists discover brain hack for language learning (inverse.com)

FACETS. (2019). Team-Based Science at its best. [press release]. Retrieved from https://issuu.com/pittshrs/docs/facets_spring_19_pdf/28

USA Today. (2018). Laurel or Yanny? Experts tell us why ‘The Dress’ for ears is driving us crazy. [press release]. Retrieved from https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2018/05/16/yanny-laurel-audio-experts-blue-black-dress-explain/614622002/

The Washington Post. (2018). Trending: Yanny or Laurel? Internet argues over mysterious audio clip. [press release]. Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2018/05/15/trending-yanny-or-laurel-internet-argues-over-mysterious-audio-clip/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.27d048c7e4d3

KVUE News. (2018). UT researchers test Yanny vs. Laurel in sound lab. [press release]. Retrieved from https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/ut-researchers-test-yanny-vs-laurel-in-sound-lab/269-552793306

The Verge. (2018). Yanny or Laurel? The science behind the audio version of The Dress. [press release]. Retrieved from https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/15/17358136/yanny-laurel-the-dress-audio-illusion-frequency-sound-perception

ABC News. (2018). ‘Yanny’ versus ‘laurel’: An expert weighs in on the debate. [press release]. Retrieved from https://abcnews.go.com/US/yanny-versus-laurel-expert-weighs-debate/story?id=55189477

CNet. (2018). Yanny or Laurel: Science doesn’t quite know why you hear one or the other. [press release]. Retrieved from https://www.cnet.com/news/yanny-laurel-audio-hearing-science-behind-why/

KMFA. (2017). The Benefits of Learning to Play Music, Even As We Get Older. [radio interview]. Retrieved from http://www.kmfa.org/episodes/2342-the-benefits-of-learning-to-play-music-even-as-we-get-older

KMFA Stories. (2015). Music and the Aging Brain: New Research at UT-Austin Tests Cognitive Benefits of Music in Older Adults. [press release]. Retrieved from http://www.kmfa.org/pages/746-music-and-the-aging-brain-new-research-at-ut-austin-tests-cognitive-benefits-of-music-in-older-adults

The Telegraph (2015). Can genes predict foreign language learning skills? [Press release]. Retrieved from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationopinion/11695356/Can-genes-predict-foreign-language-learning-skills.html

UT News. (2015). Foreign language learning in adults associated with genetic variation [Press release].Retrieved from http://news.utexas.edu/2015/06/04/genetic-variation-associated-with-learning-a-foreign-speech

Moody College of Communication. (2014). Training the brain [Feature]. Retrieved from http://moody.utexas.edu/features/training-brain

The World & UT. (2013). Scholar researches connection between how we think and what we hear [Feature]. Retrieved from https://world.utexas.edu/features/bharath

The Telegraph. (2010). Learn music, get smart [Press release]. Retrieved from http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100726/jsp/knowhow/story_12724464.jsp

Psychology Today. (2010). Music for the people [Press release]. Retrieved from http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/raising-happiness/201009/music-the-people

The Huffington Post. (2010). How learning music can enhance kids’ brain development [Press release]. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christine-carter-phd/music-for-the-people_b_721262.html

Austin Family Magazine. (2010). More than melody, benefits of a musical education [Press release]. Retrieved from http://www.austinfamily.com/more-than-melody-benefits-of-a-musical-education/

Nature. (2010). Why music is good for you [Press release]. Retrieved from http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100720/full/news.2010.362.html

Scientific American. (2010). Hearing the music, honing the mind [Press release]. Retrieved from http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hearing-the-music-honing/

Science Daily. (2009). New brain findings on dyslexic children: Good readers learn from repeating auditory signals, poor readers do not [Press release]. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091111123600.htm

Neuroscience News. (2010). Neuroscience of music: How music enhances learning through neuroplasticity [Press release]. Retrieved from http://neurosciencenews.com/neuroscience-music-enchances-learning-neuroplasticity/

EurekAlert! (2009). New brain findings on dyslexic children [Press release]. Retrieved from http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-11/nu-nbf110309.php

Thaindian News. (2009). How noise affects nervous system’s ability to transcribe sounds key to reading skills [Press release]. Retrieved from http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/how-noise-affects-nervous-systems-ability-to-transcribe-sounds-key-to-reading-skills_100217780.html

The Globe and Mail. (2009). SickKids program adds lawyers to family support teams [Press release]. Retrieved from http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/GAM.20091113.LDOSES13ART1629/TPStory/TPComment

U.S. News & World Report. (2009). Dyslexia may make it tough to tune out school noise [Press release]. Retrieved from http://health.usnews.com/health-news/managing-your-healthcare/policy/articles/2009/11/11/dyslexia-may-make-it-tough-to-tune-out-school-noise

BBC News. (2009). Noise ‘worse for dyslexic pupils’ [Press release]. Retrieved from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8355262.stm

Northwestern University. (2009). New brain findings on dyslexic children [Press release]. Retrieved from http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2009/11/dyslexia.html

WebMD. (2009). Study unravels mystery of dyslexia [Press release]. Retrieved from http://www.webmd.com/children/news/20091111/study-unravels-mystery-of-dyslexia

The Telegraph. (2009). Dyslexics find it hard to filter out background noises [Press release]. Retrieved from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/6544673/Dyslexics-find-it-hard-to-filter-out-background-noises.html

The Post and Courier. (2009). Dyslexic children face difficulty focusing [Press release]. Retrieved from http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20091113/ARCHIVES/311139992