Dr. Lahav received his Doctor of Science degree in Health & Rehabilitation Sciences from Boston University. Dr. Lahav’s work is focused on the effects of hospital noise and environmental sounds on the developing brain, with a special interest in the acoustic design of the neonatal intensive care unit. Dr. Lahav’s research aims to determine how exposure to maternal sounds affects brain mechanisms that support stress, language, cognition, and attention. Dr. Lahav’s work is funded by the National Science Foundation, The Charles Hood Foundation, The Peter and Elizabeth Tower Foundation, and The Gerber Foundation.