News Archive
September 2023
- Welcome to new MSc Neuroscience student Caitlin Fitzpatrick, and new MsOT/PhD student Sarah Park!
- Congratulations to Ram Jagadeesan on successfully defending his MSc thesis! We look forward to his continued presence as a PhD student.
- We bid a sad adieu to Thibault Chabin, as he takes up a prestigious CNRS position in Dijon, France.
- Welcome to new MSc Hearing Sciences student Adam Cotton!
- Congratulations to postdoc Swathi Swaminathan on landing a dream combined clinical/research position at Springboard Clinic in Toronto. We will miss you!
- Congratulations to Marina Emerick on successfully defending her MSc. We look forward to her new start as a PhD student!
- Congratulations to Karli Nave on her NSERC CREATE Postdoctoral Fellowship!
- Welcome to new postdocs Karli Nave and Thibault Chabin!
- Check out a Blog Post written by Dr. Dawn Rose during her visit to the lab as part of the Scientific Exchange!
- Congratulations to Dr. Grahn on winning the NSERC EWR Steacie Memorial Fellowship for her contributions to psychology and neuroscience. Read more here and here.
- Congratulations to Justin Hopper for successfully defending his Master's thesis!
- Congratulations to Avital Sternin who successfully defended her PhD! Good luck with you next adventure!
- Welcome Ana Luisa Pinho, our new BrainsCAN Postoctoral Fellow. She will be investigating the role of the cerebellum in music cognition.
- Welcome to Elizabeth Kinghorn, who will be starting as a postdoc in September! She will be building interdisciplinary bridges and propelling our Music, Cognition, and the Brain initiative forward.
- Dr. Grahn is speaking at the Symposium for Cognitive Auditory Neuroscience, May 21st. Registration is free!
- Congrats to Lab Alumnus Brendon Samuels on his first publication European starlings (sturnus vulgaris) discriminate rhythms by rate, not temporal patterns
- Check out Dr. Grahn's Royal Society of Canada's Café Presentation
- Welcome, new PhD student Riya Sidhu! And also to Marina Emerick, a first-year Master's student, who arrived in London this month, after a semester of remote work in Brazil.
- Dr. Grahn is inducted into the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists.
- Latest study from Drs. Christina VBDN, Jessica Grahn, & Marc Joanisse featured in the National Association of Science Writers, Boosting Language Processing With Song
September 2020
Undergraduate Awards
Congratulations to Prisca Hsu who was a Regional Winner with her paper entitled "Review of the Literature: Can Music Training Improve Memory?"
Congratulations to Michael who was a Highly Commended Entrant with his paper entitled "The Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Beat Perception Within the Supplementary Motor Area"
A list of the winners can be found here
Congratulations to Prisca Hsu who was a Regional Winner with her paper entitled "Review of the Literature: Can Music Training Improve Memory?"
Congratulations to Michael who was a Highly Commended Entrant with his paper entitled "The Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Beat Perception Within the Supplementary Motor Area"
A list of the winners can be found here
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Congratulations Dr. Grahn on being named to College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, created in 2014, is Canada’s first national system of multidisciplinary recognition for the emerging generation of Canadian intellectual leadership. Up to 100 Members may be elected each year and membership is for seven years. Check it out here
The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, created in 2014, is Canada’s first national system of multidisciplinary recognition for the emerging generation of Canadian intellectual leadership. Up to 100 Members may be elected each year and membership is for seven years. Check it out here
August 2020
Welcome to our newest Postdoctoral Felllow, Swathi Swaminathan!
Swathi's research seeks to understand how artistic, especially musical, endeavours are associated with cognitive development from early childhood to late adulthood. She joins us from Baycrest and Toronto Rehabilitation Institute on August 1.
Swathi's research seeks to understand how artistic, especially musical, endeavours are associated with cognitive development from early childhood to late adulthood. She joins us from Baycrest and Toronto Rehabilitation Institute on August 1.
September 2019
Undergraduate Awards
Congratulations to Grahn Lab alumni Cynthia Qi, who received a gold medal in the category of Linguistics for her paper, Acoustic Characteristics used to Differentiate Speech from Song and Individual Factors that Impact their Effectiveness. Cynthia is among only four papers from Canada to be selected as global winners!
https://news.westernu.ca/2019/09/alumni-earn-top-honours-from-undergraduate-awards/
Congratulations to Grahn Lab alumni Cynthia Qi, who received a gold medal in the category of Linguistics for her paper, Acoustic Characteristics used to Differentiate Speech from Song and Individual Factors that Impact their Effectiveness. Cynthia is among only four papers from Canada to be selected as global winners!
https://news.westernu.ca/2019/09/alumni-earn-top-honours-from-undergraduate-awards/
August 2019
Doctoral Defenses
Congratulations to both Aaron Gibbings and Emily Ready for successfully completing their doctoral theses!
Congratulations to both Aaron Gibbings and Emily Ready for successfully completing their doctoral theses!
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June 2019
RPPW Conference
Jessica Grahn successfully co-organized the 17th Rhythm Production and Perception Workshop. Amazing turnout from international researchers as well as our very own Grahn Lab members!
Jessica Grahn successfully co-organized the 17th Rhythm Production and Perception Workshop. Amazing turnout from international researchers as well as our very own Grahn Lab members!
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May 2019
Discovery Day - Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
Grahn lab members Avital Sternin, Josh Hoddinott, Syed Raza, Emily Ready and the Sleep and Electrophysiology Laboratory Coordinator at the BMI, Nicolette Noonan demonstrated the equipment our lab uses to investigate the relationship between Music and the Brain.
Grahn lab members Avital Sternin, Josh Hoddinott, Syed Raza, Emily Ready and the Sleep and Electrophysiology Laboratory Coordinator at the BMI, Nicolette Noonan demonstrated the equipment our lab uses to investigate the relationship between Music and the Brain.
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April 2019
Dallas Symphony Soluna Festival
Dr. Grahn participated in the Music and the Brain Symposium at the Dallas Symphony Soluna Festival.
Dr. Grahn participated in the Music and the Brain Symposium at the Dallas Symphony Soluna Festival.
September 2018
New Lab Members
Welcome to new PhD student, Kristi Von Handorf, and new MSc students, Justin Hopper and Syed Raza.
Welcome to new PhD student, Kristi Von Handorf, and new MSc students, Justin Hopper and Syed Raza.
August 2018
Master's Theses Defended
Congratulations to Brendon Samuels and Josh Hoddinott for completing their Master's theses with flying colours!
Congratulations to Brendon Samuels and Josh Hoddinott for completing their Master's theses with flying colours!
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April 2018
Mitacs Globalink Resarch Award
Congratulations to senior undergraduate student Ashmita Singh on receiving the Mitacs Globalink Research Award! Due to funding received from Mitacs and Campus France, Ashmita will get a chance to collaborate with Dr. Séverine Samson at the PSITEC laboratory in Lille, France from May to September.
Congratulations to senior undergraduate student Ashmita Singh on receiving the Mitacs Globalink Research Award! Due to funding received from Mitacs and Campus France, Ashmita will get a chance to collaborate with Dr. Séverine Samson at the PSITEC laboratory in Lille, France from May to September.
March 2018
Cognitive Neuroscience Society Press Release
Check out some of the work by postdoc Dr. Molly Henry and Dr. Grahn in From Lullabies to Live Concerts: How Music and Rhythm Shape Our Social Brains
Springer Handbook of Systematic Musicology
The Springer Handbook of Systematic Musicology is now published! This handbook features a range of scholars in the field of music cognition, including our very own Aaron Gibbings, Tram Nguyen and Dr. Grahn with their chapter "Rhythm and Beat Perception".
Check out some of the work by postdoc Dr. Molly Henry and Dr. Grahn in From Lullabies to Live Concerts: How Music and Rhythm Shape Our Social Brains
Springer Handbook of Systematic Musicology
The Springer Handbook of Systematic Musicology is now published! This handbook features a range of scholars in the field of music cognition, including our very own Aaron Gibbings, Tram Nguyen and Dr. Grahn with their chapter "Rhythm and Beat Perception".
January 2018
Daily Beat Article
Dr. Grahn discusses how Music Might Help Neil Diamond Fight His Parkinson's Disease
Dr. Grahn discusses how Music Might Help Neil Diamond Fight His Parkinson's Disease
November 2017
Nature Human Behaviour Publication
Dr. Grahn publishes "Tuning the brain to musical delight" in Nature Human Behaviour.
Dr. Grahn publishes "Tuning the brain to musical delight" in Nature Human Behaviour.
July 2017
BBC Mundo Article
There's no escaping Despacito whether its on repeat in your head, on the radio, or in the news!! Check out this BBC Mundo article featuring Dr. Grahn about why Despacito by Luis Fons and Daddy Yankee is so darn catchy. Google translate will be required to read this article in english.
There's no escaping Despacito whether its on repeat in your head, on the radio, or in the news!! Check out this BBC Mundo article featuring Dr. Grahn about why Despacito by Luis Fons and Daddy Yankee is so darn catchy. Google translate will be required to read this article in english.
June 2017
The Routledge Companion to Music Cognition
The Routledge Companion to Music Cognition is now published! This textbook features global scholars from music theorists, musicologists, pedagogues, neuroscientists, and psychologists covering a range of topics in the field of music cognition. The chapter "Music, Brain and Movement: Time, Beat and Rhythm" was written by Post Doc Molly Henry and Dr. Grahn.
Cadence Podcasts
This Podcast series by Indre Viskontas which examines how music affects our brains, our lives, and the communities in which we live. Check out Sometimes Behave So Strangely Redux to listen to Post Doc Christina vanden Bosch der Nederlanden discuss the speech-song illusion research. In Feeling the Beat and The Clocks in Your Mind Dr.Grahn discusses how people perceive the beat in music, and how this ability may have been evolutionarily advantageous.
Certificate of Teaching Excellence Avital Sternin
Congratulations to our PhD student Avital Sternin for receiving a Certificate of Teaching Excellence.
The Routledge Companion to Music Cognition is now published! This textbook features global scholars from music theorists, musicologists, pedagogues, neuroscientists, and psychologists covering a range of topics in the field of music cognition. The chapter "Music, Brain and Movement: Time, Beat and Rhythm" was written by Post Doc Molly Henry and Dr. Grahn.
Cadence Podcasts
This Podcast series by Indre Viskontas which examines how music affects our brains, our lives, and the communities in which we live. Check out Sometimes Behave So Strangely Redux to listen to Post Doc Christina vanden Bosch der Nederlanden discuss the speech-song illusion research. In Feeling the Beat and The Clocks in Your Mind Dr.Grahn discusses how people perceive the beat in music, and how this ability may have been evolutionarily advantageous.
Certificate of Teaching Excellence Avital Sternin
Congratulations to our PhD student Avital Sternin for receiving a Certificate of Teaching Excellence.
May 2017
Tom Troscianko Travel Award to Eric Taylor
Congratulations to Post Doc Eric Taylor for receiving the Tom Troscianko Travel Award which funds attendance at European Conference on Visual Perception while encouraging innovative science and interesting travel.
Congratulations to Post Doc Eric Taylor for receiving the Tom Troscianko Travel Award which funds attendance at European Conference on Visual Perception while encouraging innovative science and interesting travel.
February 2017
Faculty Profile in Western Undergraduate Research Journal
Learn more about Dr. Grahn in this Faculty Profile interview published in the Western Undergraduate Research Journal.
Learn more about Dr. Grahn in this Faculty Profile interview published in the Western Undergraduate Research Journal.
January 2017
AirTalk Discussion
Do you have a go to relaxing song? Dr.Grahn and Matt Sachs ask Can music help alleviate stress, anxiety?
EMBO Reports Science & Society Article
This article, Feel the Beat, offers an overview of the various questions associated with music and the brain it features Dr.Grahn discussing the role of the motor system and predictive timing in processing music.
CTV News Interview
Dr. Grahn responds to viral video "From barely walking to dancing" in CTV News interview discussing the therapeutic effects of music for Parkinson's Patients.
Do you have a go to relaxing song? Dr.Grahn and Matt Sachs ask Can music help alleviate stress, anxiety?
EMBO Reports Science & Society Article
This article, Feel the Beat, offers an overview of the various questions associated with music and the brain it features Dr.Grahn discussing the role of the motor system and predictive timing in processing music.
CTV News Interview
Dr. Grahn responds to viral video "From barely walking to dancing" in CTV News interview discussing the therapeutic effects of music for Parkinson's Patients.
December 2016
Nature of Things Interview
Watch Dr. Grahn and Dr. Laurel Trainor use the LIVELab at McMaster to study socialbonds created by music in I Got Rhythm: The Science of Song.
Watch Dr. Grahn and Dr. Laurel Trainor use the LIVELab at McMaster to study socialbonds created by music in I Got Rhythm: The Science of Song.
November 2016
CTV News Interview
Watch Dr. Grahn talk about the benefits of music on memory, emotion, and cognitive functioning in the CTV news segment Music as Medicine.
Article on Pitchfork
Learn about the newest music therapy apps in The Doctor Is In (Your Pocket): How Apps Are Harnessing Music’s Healing Powers as well as Dr. Grahn's work with the Sync Project.
Article in the Washington Post
More older adults learn it’s never too late to pick up a musical instrument Dr. Grahn discusses the benefits of picking up a musical instrument and the differences of learning to play an instrument late in life vs. early in life.
Watch Dr. Grahn talk about the benefits of music on memory, emotion, and cognitive functioning in the CTV news segment Music as Medicine.
Article on Pitchfork
Learn about the newest music therapy apps in The Doctor Is In (Your Pocket): How Apps Are Harnessing Music’s Healing Powers as well as Dr. Grahn's work with the Sync Project.
Article in the Washington Post
More older adults learn it’s never too late to pick up a musical instrument Dr. Grahn discusses the benefits of picking up a musical instrument and the differences of learning to play an instrument late in life vs. early in life.
September 2016
Western Gazette Article
Dr. Grahn and fellow lab members Molly Henry and Dan Cameron Scientists by day, pop stars by night.
Brain Waves Podcast
Listen to Dr.Grahn discuss the influence of music on emotions in the Guardian's Brain Waves Podcast Express yourself: how music plays with our emotions.
BrainsCAN
Western BrainsCAN initiative receives $66 Million Federal Grant for Brain Research, the largest grant in the university's history.
Western News Article
Commentary: Reprogramming ideas about leadership, success A commentary on Dr.Grahn's lecture 'What do Leaders Look Like? Combating Myths, Bias, and Anxiety on the Path to Success'.
Dr. Grahn and fellow lab members Molly Henry and Dan Cameron Scientists by day, pop stars by night.
Brain Waves Podcast
Listen to Dr.Grahn discuss the influence of music on emotions in the Guardian's Brain Waves Podcast Express yourself: how music plays with our emotions.
BrainsCAN
Western BrainsCAN initiative receives $66 Million Federal Grant for Brain Research, the largest grant in the university's history.
Western News Article
Commentary: Reprogramming ideas about leadership, success A commentary on Dr.Grahn's lecture 'What do Leaders Look Like? Combating Myths, Bias, and Anxiety on the Path to Success'.
June 2016
To Parliament Hill
Lab member Daniel Cameron attends meeting between the Canadian Prime Minister and Mexican President to discuss international exchanges.
Lab member Daniel Cameron attends meeting between the Canadian Prime Minister and Mexican President to discuss international exchanges.
April 2016
NSERC Discovery Grant
Celebration! NSERC Discovery Grant renewed, with an Accelerator Supplement for three years.
Celebration! NSERC Discovery Grant renewed, with an Accelerator Supplement for three years.
March 2016
Faculty Scholar Award
Dr. Grahn receives Western's Faculty Scholar Award which recognizes outstanding scholarly achievements.
Partnership with Western's Faculty of Music
The Londoner reports about London's newest (academic) supergroup, featuring Dr. Grahn and the new Musical Learning Across the Lifespan (MLAL) Group.
Dr. Grahn receives Western's Faculty Scholar Award which recognizes outstanding scholarly achievements.
Partnership with Western's Faculty of Music
The Londoner reports about London's newest (academic) supergroup, featuring Dr. Grahn and the new Musical Learning Across the Lifespan (MLAL) Group.
November 2015
Deep Learning Approaches Presentation
Watch postdoc Sebastian Stober give his conference presentation on deep learning approaches to detect (from EEG) what musical piece a person is imagining.
Watch postdoc Sebastian Stober give his conference presentation on deep learning approaches to detect (from EEG) what musical piece a person is imagining.
October 2015
Society for Music Perception and Cognition
Dr. Grahn elected Secretary of the Society for Music Perception and Cognition Executive Board.
Dr. Grahn elected Secretary of the Society for Music Perception and Cognition Executive Board.
August 2015
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Call for postdoc applications
The Brain and Mind Institute (BMI) has funding available for 5 new postdoctoral fellows, open to work with any BMI advisor (including Dr. Grahn!). Deadline Nov 1, 2015. More Information. |
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Article in The Parkinson's Update
Our lab has an article in the newest issue of The Parkinson's Update from The Parkinson's Society of Southwestern Ontario discussing Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation Therapy. Check out the article here on page 14. |
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June 2015
OGS scholarship to Tram Nguyen
Congratulations to PhD student Tram Nguyen for receiving an Ontario Graduate Scholarship for the next two years.
Collaborative Health Research Project grant
Dr. Kara Patterson (U Toronto) and Dr. Grahn were awarded a Canada Health Research Partnership grant, along with Co-Investigators Dr. Joyce Chen (Sunnybrook) and Dr. Vince DePaul (Toronto Rehab). The grant will study the relationship of temporal gait asymmetry to rhythm abilities in patients who have had a stroke.
Article in the Daily Mail UK
Why listening to music can make you as fit as a fiddle: Includes some quotes from Dr. Grahn
Congratulations to PhD student Tram Nguyen for receiving an Ontario Graduate Scholarship for the next two years.
Collaborative Health Research Project grant
Dr. Kara Patterson (U Toronto) and Dr. Grahn were awarded a Canada Health Research Partnership grant, along with Co-Investigators Dr. Joyce Chen (Sunnybrook) and Dr. Vince DePaul (Toronto Rehab). The grant will study the relationship of temporal gait asymmetry to rhythm abilities in patients who have had a stroke.
Article in the Daily Mail UK
Why listening to music can make you as fit as a fiddle: Includes some quotes from Dr. Grahn
May 2015
Article in The Atlantic Magazine
Can music be used as medicine? Includes quotes from music neuroscientists Dr. Zatorre and Dr. Grahn
Music, memorization, and the brain
How do musicians perform such amazing memory feats on a regular basis? Dr. Grahn explores the brain's role in the classical tradition of musical memorization, in an article for the BBC Proms magazine.
SOLUNA festival
Dr. Grahn will give a lecture at the Dallas Symphony SOLUNA festival. If you want to listen to her, join the Music and the Brain lecture.
Where: Dallas, Perot Museum Of Nature and Science
When: Saturday, May, 16th, 8:30 am - 2:00 pm
NSERC Scholarship to Avital Sternin
Congratulations to our Master's student Avital Sternin for receiving NSERC CGSM for the next year.
Alive Inside
Dr. Grahn was part of two panel discussions of "Alive Inside" screenings recently. One was hosted by the Alzheimer Society of London & Middlesex in January, and the second by the Ontario Association of Non-Profit Homes and Services for Seniors in Toronto in April.
Can music be used as medicine? Includes quotes from music neuroscientists Dr. Zatorre and Dr. Grahn
Music, memorization, and the brain
How do musicians perform such amazing memory feats on a regular basis? Dr. Grahn explores the brain's role in the classical tradition of musical memorization, in an article for the BBC Proms magazine.
SOLUNA festival
Dr. Grahn will give a lecture at the Dallas Symphony SOLUNA festival. If you want to listen to her, join the Music and the Brain lecture.
Where: Dallas, Perot Museum Of Nature and Science
When: Saturday, May, 16th, 8:30 am - 2:00 pm
NSERC Scholarship to Avital Sternin
Congratulations to our Master's student Avital Sternin for receiving NSERC CGSM for the next year.
Alive Inside
Dr. Grahn was part of two panel discussions of "Alive Inside" screenings recently. One was hosted by the Alzheimer Society of London & Middlesex in January, and the second by the Ontario Association of Non-Profit Homes and Services for Seniors in Toronto in April.
March 2015
Science meets ...
SXSW
Dr. Grahn is giving a talk about "Music as Personalized Medicine" at the SXSW festival in Austin.
Where: Austin, Texas
When: March 17, 2015
Jazz
Dr. Grahn talks about "We got the Beat. Rhythm and Music in the Brain" at the When Art meets Science Seminar of the Jazz Maastricht Festival
Where: Maastricht, Netherlands
When: March 21, 2015
SXSW
Dr. Grahn is giving a talk about "Music as Personalized Medicine" at the SXSW festival in Austin.
Where: Austin, Texas
When: March 17, 2015
Jazz
Dr. Grahn talks about "We got the Beat. Rhythm and Music in the Brain" at the When Art meets Science Seminar of the Jazz Maastricht Festival
Where: Maastricht, Netherlands
When: March 21, 2015
February 2015
Feb 28: Rhythm and Timing Symposium
The Grahn Lab is very happy to host the very first "Rhythm and Timing Symposium" as an informal gathering for researchers interested in the perception, production, and cognitive neuroscience of rhythm and timing, and related topics. The Symposium is hosted at Western University on February 28, 2015 and attendees come from labs across Canada and the US.
Keynote Speaker is Dr. Hugo Merchant from Universidad Autónoma Nacional de México.
Rhythm perception and the motor system
Dr. Grahn is speaking at the 44th Lake Ontario Visionary Establishment (L.O.V.E.) Conference.
Where: Niagara Falls
When: February 5-6, 2015
The Grahn Lab is very happy to host the very first "Rhythm and Timing Symposium" as an informal gathering for researchers interested in the perception, production, and cognitive neuroscience of rhythm and timing, and related topics. The Symposium is hosted at Western University on February 28, 2015 and attendees come from labs across Canada and the US.
Keynote Speaker is Dr. Hugo Merchant from Universidad Autónoma Nacional de México.
Rhythm perception and the motor system
Dr. Grahn is speaking at the 44th Lake Ontario Visionary Establishment (L.O.V.E.) Conference.
Where: Niagara Falls
When: February 5-6, 2015
2014
New postdoctoral fellows
The Music and Neuroscience Lab is very happy to welcome two new Postdocs to our Lab.
Welcome Dr. Lucy McGarry coming from the "SMART lab" at Ryerson University and Dr. Molly Henry from the "Auditory Cognition" research group at the MAX Planck Institute Leipzig!
Dr. Grahn granted Understanding Human Cognition Award from McDonnell Foundation
Dr. Grahn received one of eight awards worldwide in Human Cognition from the James S. McDonnell Foundation. The funds will support a range of projects in the lab over six years.
Dr. Grahn granted tenure
Congratulations from our whole lab to Dr. Jessica Grahn on being granted tenure and promoted to Associate Professor from July 1, 2015.
October 2014: The Musical Brain Conference and iMed
Dr. Grahn will be giving a talk at at the innovating Medicine (iMed) Conference in Lisboa, followed by a talk at the Musical Brain Conference about Mozart and the Musical Memory.
Where: Lisboa, Portugal
When: October 10-12, 2014
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Where: London, Great Britain
When: October 24, 2014
Two awards from Parkinson Society Canada
The Music and Neuroscience Lab received a Pilot Project Grant and aCIHR priority award for research into the effects of music on gait, and what neural pathways allow music to alter gait in healthy adults as well as patients with Parkinson's Disease..
Dan Alferov in the News!
The Music and Neuroscience Lab is very happy to welcome two new Postdocs to our Lab.
Welcome Dr. Lucy McGarry coming from the "SMART lab" at Ryerson University and Dr. Molly Henry from the "Auditory Cognition" research group at the MAX Planck Institute Leipzig!
Dr. Grahn granted Understanding Human Cognition Award from McDonnell Foundation
Dr. Grahn received one of eight awards worldwide in Human Cognition from the James S. McDonnell Foundation. The funds will support a range of projects in the lab over six years.
Dr. Grahn granted tenure
Congratulations from our whole lab to Dr. Jessica Grahn on being granted tenure and promoted to Associate Professor from July 1, 2015.
October 2014: The Musical Brain Conference and iMed
Dr. Grahn will be giving a talk at at the innovating Medicine (iMed) Conference in Lisboa, followed by a talk at the Musical Brain Conference about Mozart and the Musical Memory.
Where: Lisboa, Portugal
When: October 10-12, 2014
and
Where: London, Great Britain
When: October 24, 2014
Two awards from Parkinson Society Canada
The Music and Neuroscience Lab received a Pilot Project Grant and aCIHR priority award for research into the effects of music on gait, and what neural pathways allow music to alter gait in healthy adults as well as patients with Parkinson's Disease..
Dan Alferov in the News!
Dan Alferov, a volunteer researcher in the Brain and Mind Institute, represented Canada at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles. He was awarded with the International Honor Society in Psychology award.
Read more about his research and accomplishments in these recent news articles:
Let’s face it, he’s No. 1
London teenager developing psychological test that can read your emotions
Congratulations Dan!
Scholarship Winners
Congratulations to PhD students Dan Cameron and Tram Nguyen for winning full scholarships to The Neurosciences and Music conference in Dijon this May!
June 2014: IAMM 2014
Dr. Grahn will be giving a talk at the 3rd international conference of the International Association for Music and Medicine (IAMM).
Where: Toronto, Ontario
When: June 24-27, 2014
May 2014: Minds on Minds Symposium
Dr. Grahn will be speaking at the Faculty of Education's very firstEducation-Neuroscience Symposium.
Where: Ivey Business School, 1225 Western Rd, London, ON
When: May 23, 2014
April 2014: Sex, Drugs and Rock-and-Roll
Dr. Grahn is giving a talk at Western University's Public Lectures series on the effects of music on human movement.
Where: Stevenson & Hunt Meeting Room A, London Central Library, 251 Dundas Street, London, ON
Admission: free; no registration required
When: April 10, 17 and 24 2014, 7-8:30 p.m
March 2014: Science in Society Speaker Series
Dr. Grahn is giving a talk on 'Why We Move To Music' at the Science and Society Speaker Series on March 13, 2014.
Where: Okanagan Science Center, Vernon, BC
Admission: $7, in advance; $10, at door
November: Grahn Lab attends Parkinson Regional Conference
Li-Ann Leow, Cloris Xue, and Cricia Rinchon of the Grahn Lab attended the Parkinson Regional Conference at the Hilton London to recruit participants for research studies on Parkinson's Disease. Snapd London.
July: Dr. Grahn interviewed for "The New Brain"
In The New Brain, Maclean’s best writers examine the most intriguing ideas about the body’s most complex organ. Dr. Grahn comments on the possible origins of the special musical abilities in humans, and how music and language may have evolved together. She also discusses the role of music in infancy. The New Brain is available online or at newstands now.
April: Dr. Grahn speaks at TEDxWestern
Does music make you smarter? Should babies listen to music to improve their brain development? The answers to these questions and more...
Watch the full talk here--currently over 89,000 views!
A recent interview about Mozart effect.
March: Dr. Grahn speaks at TEDxWaterloo
How do human responses to rhythm compare to other animals? What goes on in our brains when we're listening to music?
Watch the full talk here.
March: Working out to music (Scientific American)
Let's Get Physical: The Psychology of Effective Workout Music
New research clarifies why music and exercise make such a good team, and how to create an optimal workout playlist. Dr. Grahn contributes.
By Ferris Jabr
Congratulations to PhD students Dan Cameron and Tram Nguyen for winning full scholarships to The Neurosciences and Music conference in Dijon this May!
June 2014: IAMM 2014
Dr. Grahn will be giving a talk at the 3rd international conference of the International Association for Music and Medicine (IAMM).
Where: Toronto, Ontario
When: June 24-27, 2014
May 2014: Minds on Minds Symposium
Dr. Grahn will be speaking at the Faculty of Education's very firstEducation-Neuroscience Symposium.
Where: Ivey Business School, 1225 Western Rd, London, ON
When: May 23, 2014
April 2014: Sex, Drugs and Rock-and-Roll
Dr. Grahn is giving a talk at Western University's Public Lectures series on the effects of music on human movement.
Where: Stevenson & Hunt Meeting Room A, London Central Library, 251 Dundas Street, London, ON
Admission: free; no registration required
When: April 10, 17 and 24 2014, 7-8:30 p.m
March 2014: Science in Society Speaker Series
Dr. Grahn is giving a talk on 'Why We Move To Music' at the Science and Society Speaker Series on March 13, 2014.
Where: Okanagan Science Center, Vernon, BC
Admission: $7, in advance; $10, at door
November: Grahn Lab attends Parkinson Regional Conference
Li-Ann Leow, Cloris Xue, and Cricia Rinchon of the Grahn Lab attended the Parkinson Regional Conference at the Hilton London to recruit participants for research studies on Parkinson's Disease. Snapd London.
July: Dr. Grahn interviewed for "The New Brain"
In The New Brain, Maclean’s best writers examine the most intriguing ideas about the body’s most complex organ. Dr. Grahn comments on the possible origins of the special musical abilities in humans, and how music and language may have evolved together. She also discusses the role of music in infancy. The New Brain is available online or at newstands now.
April: Dr. Grahn speaks at TEDxWestern
Does music make you smarter? Should babies listen to music to improve their brain development? The answers to these questions and more...
Watch the full talk here--currently over 89,000 views!
A recent interview about Mozart effect.
March: Dr. Grahn speaks at TEDxWaterloo
How do human responses to rhythm compare to other animals? What goes on in our brains when we're listening to music?
Watch the full talk here.
March: Working out to music (Scientific American)
Let's Get Physical: The Psychology of Effective Workout Music
New research clarifies why music and exercise make such a good team, and how to create an optimal workout playlist. Dr. Grahn contributes.
By Ferris Jabr
