Dr Jessica Grahn Rhythm in the Brain: How Music Can Affect Movement 2012 Fall Parkinson's Conference in Kitchener

Five Western University researchers look to find innovative solutions to global challenges, thanks to the province's Early Researcher Awards program. A total of $700,000 will help these world-leading researchers make new discoveries while helping to build their research teams. Congratulations to Clare Robinson, Manuel Montero-Odasso, Jessica Grahn, Janice Forsyth and Peter Cadieux.

Dr Jessica Grahn on the BBC

'Jessica Grahn' Neuroscientist BBC Musician 'Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit' Cambridge 'Professor Regan' Music IQ 'Mozart Effect' MRI brain children

Jessica Grahn, Cognitive Neuroscientist, talks about the power of the human mind and how it can be transformed through music. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

CIRMMT Distinguished Lectures in the Science and Technology of Music Glenn Schellenberg, University of Toronto, Canada 21 January 2010 - Clara Lichtenstein Hall, Strathcona Music Building http://www.cirmmt.mcgill.ca/activities/distinguished-lectures This lecture was co-sponsored by BRAMS.

CIRMMT Distinguished Lectures in the Science and Technology of Music Petri Toiviainen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland 13 March 2012 - Room A832 http://www.cirmmt.mcgill.ca/activities/distinguished-lectures

Dr. Jessica Grahn talks to Jay Ingram about music and the brain

Daniel J. Levitin, Ph.D. on CBS This Morning. "The power of music: A few notes can change your life." Produced by Michael Rosen, Brendan Conway. December 8, 2012.

Kate talks about speech and language, music, sound and action research at MARCS. Interviewee: Kate Stevens, Associate Professor in Psychology, MARCS, College of Arts Credit: SEAM 2010 Critical Path (Director, Margie Medlin) and University of Western Sydney (Dr. Garth Paine) present SEAM 2010 Agency and Action in Partnership with Seymour Centre Sydney oyer Experiential exhibition and interactive installations featuring: Double Skin / Double Mind Produced by Emio Greco|PC and AHK (NL) Thinking Through the Body, Wii Remote, Garth Paine (AUS) Articulated Head Stelarc (AUS) AH Squared Angela Hill, Andre Hayter (AUS) Robot Camera Demonstration, Quartet Project, Bianca Martin, Gerald Thompson.

Director of McGill University's Laboratory for Musical Perception, Cognition and Expertise and best-selling author of "This is Your Brain on Music," Daniel Levitin blends cutting-edge scientific findings with his own experiences as a former record producer and still-active musician. The Music and the Brain Lecture Series is a cycle of lectures and special presentations that highlight an explosion of new research in the rapidly expanding field of "neuromusic." Programming is sponsored by the Library's Music Division and its Science, Technology and Business Division, in cooperation with the Dana Foundation. Daniel Levitin is a cognitive psychologist, neuroscientist, record producer, musician, and writer. He is currently James McGill Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience at McGill University in Montreal. He has published scientific articles on absolute pitch, music cognition and neuroscience and is more widely known as the author of two best-selling books, "This Is Your Brain On Music: The Science of a Human Obsession" and "The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature." He worked as a producer and sound designer on albums by Blue Oyster Cult, Chris Isaak, and Joe Satriani; as a consultant to Steely Dan and Stevie Wonder; and as a recording engineer for Santana and The Grateful Dead.

"It's all in the Timing" is a 2-part video with best-selling author and McGill Psychology Professor Daniel J. Levitin. His latest research study looks at how musicians communicate emotion by manipulating the "expression" of a musical piece. See part 2 at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4--Pq0bci4

Society of Music Perception and Cognition 2011 Conference - August 11th, 2011 Keynote Address: Professor Nina Kraus, Northwestern University

http://www.ted.com Charles Limb performs cochlear implantation, a surgery that treats hearing loss and can restore the ability to hear speech. But as a musician too, Limb thinks about what the implants lack: They don't let you fully experience music yet. (There's a hair-raising example.) At TEDMED, Limb reviews the state of the art and the way forward. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the "Sixth Sense" wearable tech, and "Lost" producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate.

Why do you listen to music? If you are like thousands of other people, your answer may lie in music's perceived ability to regulate your mood; to cheer you up or to calm you down. But is it possible that sound waves traveling through the air actually hold this awesome power? The power to influence how you are feeling? One group of researchers in Toronto is trying to find out. See and read more at http://www.studiofeed.com/main/2012/03/21/music-the-brain-the-smart-lab/

October 21, 2011 - Professor Jonathan Berger continues the discussion on brain research at Stanford and pushes the topic in a different direction by looking at how music affects and interacts with the brain. His research looks to determine the role and possible importance that music has played in evolution. Stanford University: http://www.stanford.edu/ Stanford Alumni Association: http://www.stanfordalumni.org/ Stanford University Channel on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/stanford

Professor David Huron, a researcher in the field of music cognition, elaborates on how it is possible to have a "good" cry.

Society of Music Perception and Cognition 2011 Conference - August 11th, 2011 Keynote Address: Professor Nina Kraus, Northwestern University

Jonathan Berger of Stanford University discussing the limits of music theory at "Evolution, Cognition, and the Arts," a Stanford Philosophy and Literature colloquium, March 13, 2009.

For full episode see http://www.musicalcognition.com/Musical_Cognition/Video.html Part of UvA's tv-series The Fascination. This episode is on music cognition, and is directed by Bob van Gijzel (Recorded in 2007).

Frank Russo is a cognitive scientist, musician, and armchair engineer. With an educational background spanning music cognition and hearing science, he is deeply interested in supporting communication of emotion in the context of music and beyond. As Director of the SMART (Science of Music, Auditory Research and Technology) Lab at Ryerson University, Frank and his colleagues have developed a chair that uses vibrotactile stimulation to bring music to deaf individuals. Research shows that deaf individuals have a physiological response to music that bears similarity to that of hearing individuals despite not having access to auditory stimulation. About TEDx In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is call TEDxGeneva, where x=independently organized TED event. At our TEDxGeneva event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.

Video courtesy of CKWS. Dr. Lola Cuddy speaks about the research behind "Music and Memory: Learning from People with Dementia"

Neuroscientist Nina Kraus talks about how the brain hears music. Visit the Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory homepage at www.brainvolts.northwestern.edu to learn more about this fascinating research. Finding Your Science engages the greatest minds in science to share with you their passion, perspective and inspiration for making breakthrough discoveries. Finding Your Science is a production of National Science Foundation (NSF) and is available for viewing on the NSF Facebook page, at http://www.facebook.com/US.NSF and YouTube channel, at http://www.youtube.com/user/VideosatNSF. Follow NSF on Twitter, at http://twitter.com/NSF and be the first to hear about new episodes.

Musical Illusion: A segment on Hamilton Life about Michael Schutz's music cognition research. This clip features a demonstration of the illusion, along with a discussion of the psychological principles behind it, touching on its musical applications.

Dr Jessica Grahn Rhythm in the Brain: How Music Can Affect Movement 2012 Fall Parkinson's Conference in Kitchener

Five Western University researchers look to find innovative solutions to global challenges, thanks to the province's Early Researcher Awards program. A total of $700,000 will help these world-leading researchers make new discoveries while helping to build their research teams. Congratulations to Clare Robinson, Manuel Montero-Odasso, Jessica Grahn, Janice Forsyth and Peter Cadieux.

Dr Jessica Grahn on the BBC

'Jessica Grahn' Neuroscientist BBC Musician 'Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit' Cambridge 'Professor Regan' Music IQ 'Mozart Effect' MRI brain children

Jessica Grahn, Cognitive Neuroscientist, talks about the power of the human mind and how it can be transformed through music. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

CIRMMT Distinguished Lectures in the Science and Technology of Music Glenn Schellenberg, University of Toronto, Canada 21 January 2010 - Clara Lichtenstein Hall, Strathcona Music Building http://www.cirmmt.mcgill.ca/activities/distinguished-lectures This lecture was co-sponsored by BRAMS.

CIRMMT Distinguished Lectures in the Science and Technology of Music Petri Toiviainen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland 13 March 2012 - Room A832 http://www.cirmmt.mcgill.ca/activities/distinguished-lectures

Dr. Jessica Grahn talks to Jay Ingram about music and the brain

Daniel J. Levitin, Ph.D. on CBS This Morning. "The power of music: A few notes can change your life." Produced by Michael Rosen, Brendan Conway. December 8, 2012.

Kate talks about speech and language, music, sound and action research at MARCS. Interviewee: Kate Stevens, Associate Professor in Psychology, MARCS, College of Arts Credit: SEAM 2010 Critical Path (Director, Margie Medlin) and University of Western Sydney (Dr. Garth Paine) present SEAM 2010 Agency and Action in Partnership with Seymour Centre Sydney oyer Experiential exhibition and interactive installations featuring: Double Skin / Double Mind Produced by Emio Greco|PC and AHK (NL) Thinking Through the Body, Wii Remote, Garth Paine (AUS) Articulated Head Stelarc (AUS) AH Squared Angela Hill, Andre Hayter (AUS) Robot Camera Demonstration, Quartet Project, Bianca Martin, Gerald Thompson.

Director of McGill University's Laboratory for Musical Perception, Cognition and Expertise and best-selling author of "This is Your Brain on Music," Daniel Levitin blends cutting-edge scientific findings with his own experiences as a former record producer and still-active musician. The Music and the Brain Lecture Series is a cycle of lectures and special presentations that highlight an explosion of new research in the rapidly expanding field of "neuromusic." Programming is sponsored by the Library's Music Division and its Science, Technology and Business Division, in cooperation with the Dana Foundation. Daniel Levitin is a cognitive psychologist, neuroscientist, record producer, musician, and writer. He is currently James McGill Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience at McGill University in Montreal. He has published scientific articles on absolute pitch, music cognition and neuroscience and is more widely known as the author of two best-selling books, "This Is Your Brain On Music: The Science of a Human Obsession" and "The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature." He worked as a producer and sound designer on albums by Blue Oyster Cult, Chris Isaak, and Joe Satriani; as a consultant to Steely Dan and Stevie Wonder; and as a recording engineer for Santana and The Grateful Dead.

"It's all in the Timing" is a 2-part video with best-selling author and McGill Psychology Professor Daniel J. Levitin. His latest research study looks at how musicians communicate emotion by manipulating the "expression" of a musical piece. See part 2 at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4--Pq0bci4

Society of Music Perception and Cognition 2011 Conference - August 11th, 2011 Keynote Address: Professor Nina Kraus, Northwestern University

http://www.ted.com Charles Limb performs cochlear implantation, a surgery that treats hearing loss and can restore the ability to hear speech. But as a musician too, Limb thinks about what the implants lack: They don't let you fully experience music yet. (There's a hair-raising example.) At TEDMED, Limb reviews the state of the art and the way forward. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the "Sixth Sense" wearable tech, and "Lost" producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate.

Why do you listen to music? If you are like thousands of other people, your answer may lie in music's perceived ability to regulate your mood; to cheer you up or to calm you down. But is it possible that sound waves traveling through the air actually hold this awesome power? The power to influence how you are feeling? One group of researchers in Toronto is trying to find out. See and read more at http://www.studiofeed.com/main/2012/03/21/music-the-brain-the-smart-lab/

October 21, 2011 - Professor Jonathan Berger continues the discussion on brain research at Stanford and pushes the topic in a different direction by looking at how music affects and interacts with the brain. His research looks to determine the role and possible importance that music has played in evolution. Stanford University: http://www.stanford.edu/ Stanford Alumni Association: http://www.stanfordalumni.org/ Stanford University Channel on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/stanford

Professor David Huron, a researcher in the field of music cognition, elaborates on how it is possible to have a "good" cry.

Society of Music Perception and Cognition 2011 Conference - August 11th, 2011 Keynote Address: Professor Nina Kraus, Northwestern University

Jonathan Berger of Stanford University discussing the limits of music theory at "Evolution, Cognition, and the Arts," a Stanford Philosophy and Literature colloquium, March 13, 2009.

For full episode see http://www.musicalcognition.com/Musical_Cognition/Video.html Part of UvA's tv-series The Fascination. This episode is on music cognition, and is directed by Bob van Gijzel (Recorded in 2007).

Frank Russo is a cognitive scientist, musician, and armchair engineer. With an educational background spanning music cognition and hearing science, he is deeply interested in supporting communication of emotion in the context of music and beyond. As Director of the SMART (Science of Music, Auditory Research and Technology) Lab at Ryerson University, Frank and his colleagues have developed a chair that uses vibrotactile stimulation to bring music to deaf individuals. Research shows that deaf individuals have a physiological response to music that bears similarity to that of hearing individuals despite not having access to auditory stimulation. About TEDx In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is call TEDxGeneva, where x=independently organized TED event. At our TEDxGeneva event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.

Video courtesy of CKWS. Dr. Lola Cuddy speaks about the research behind "Music and Memory: Learning from People with Dementia"

Neuroscientist Nina Kraus talks about how the brain hears music. Visit the Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory homepage at www.brainvolts.northwestern.edu to learn more about this fascinating research. Finding Your Science engages the greatest minds in science to share with you their passion, perspective and inspiration for making breakthrough discoveries. Finding Your Science is a production of National Science Foundation (NSF) and is available for viewing on the NSF Facebook page, at http://www.facebook.com/US.NSF and YouTube channel, at http://www.youtube.com/user/VideosatNSF. Follow NSF on Twitter, at http://twitter.com/NSF and be the first to hear about new episodes.

Musical Illusion: A segment on Hamilton Life about Michael Schutz's music cognition research. This clip features a demonstration of the illusion, along with a discussion of the psychological principles behind it, touching on its musical applications.