/channels-contribute/taxonomy/term/238/all en /channels-contribute/channels/event/2nd-international-music-and-cochlear-implant-symposium-285986 <p>şÚÁϲ»´ňěČ University will host the 2nd International Music and Cochlear Implant Symposium.</p> Tue, 20 Mar 2018 14:32:57 +0000 deborah.rashcovsky@mcgill.ca 1611 at /channels-contribute /channels-contribute/channels/event/extremes-sensorimotor-control-musical-performance-virtuosity-and-dystonia-255597 <p>Outstanding sensorimotor skills characterizing musicians have attracted people in the world over centuries.</p> Wed, 23 Sep 2015 20:09:01 +0000 lisa.coady@mcgill.ca 1279 at /channels-contribute /channels-contribute/channels/event/public-lecture-notes-feeling-music-and-human-brain-antonio-damasio-255438 <p>You are invited to attend a Public Lecture entitled “Notes on Feeling, Music and the Human Brain”. This exciting keynote lecture which is part of the BRAMS Symposium will be given by Antonio Damasio of the University of Southern California, USA.</p> Fri, 18 Sep 2015 20:23:54 +0000 deborah.rashcovsky@mcgill.ca 1277 at /channels-contribute /channels-contribute/channels/event/brams-next-ten-years-254543 <p>Tenth anniversary symposium of the international laboratory for Brain, Music, and Sound Research</p> Thu, 13 Aug 2015 20:06:38 +0000 deborah.rashcovsky@mcgill.ca 1273 at /channels-contribute /channels-contribute/channels/news/2013-hugh-knowles-prize-distinguished-achievement-awarded-robert-j-zatorre-226767 <p>Dr. Robert J.</p> Tue, 14 May 2013 17:30:16 +0000 anita.kar@mcgill.ca 732 at /channels-contribute /channels-contribute/channels/news/why-we-buy-music-225868 <h2>New study shows what happens in the brain to make music rewarding</h2> <p>A new study reveals what happens in our brain when we decide to purchase a piece of music when we hear it for the first time. The study, conducted at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro, şÚÁϲ»´ňěČ University and published in the journal <i>Science </i>on April 12, pinpoints the specific brain activity that makes new music rewarding and predicts the decision to purchase music.</p> Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:07:02 +0000 marc-andre.meloche@mcgill.ca 721 at /channels-contribute /channels-contribute/channels/news/join-us-our-inaugural-symposium-music-and-language-focus-year-development-225645 <p>Registration is now open for the CRBLM Inaugural Symposium on Music and Language, to be held in MontrĂ©al, Canada on Friday, May 3rd and Saturday May 4th 2013. A brief conference program is included below.  Full details about the conference and registration information are available at <a href="http://www.crblm.ca/symposium/registration">www.crblm.ca/symposium/registration</a>  </p> Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:19:13 +0000 lisa.coady@mcgill.ca 714 at /channels-contribute /channels-contribute/channels/news/early-music-lessons-boost-brain-development-224936 <p style="text-align:left" align="center"><i><span><span>Montreal researchers find that music lessons before age seven create stronger connections in the brain</span></span></i></p> <p><span></span></p> <p><span><span>If you started piano lessons in grade one, or played the recorder in kindergarten, thank your parents and teachers. Those lessons you dreaded – or loved – helped develop your brain. The younger you started music lessons, the stronger the connections in your brain.</span></span></p> <p><span></span></p> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:45:00 +0000 anita.kar@mcgill.ca 679 at /channels-contribute /channels-contribute/channels/event/musicians-born-or-made-%E2%80%A8scientific-workshop-music-and-talent-followed-free-concert-co <p>The role of natural endowment and hard work in musical performance is one of the oldest and most contentious issue in both science and society. Up to the 20th century, innate talent was associated to musicianship.</p> Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:33:57 +0000 lisa.coady@mcgill.ca 662 at /channels-contribute /channels-contribute/channels/event/auditory-plasticity-and-development-disentangling-temporal-dynamics-complex-represent <h3>Gabriella Mussachia, Ph.D.</h3> <p>Dr.</p> Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:03:15 +0000 lisa.coady@mcgill.ca 589 at /channels-contribute