News
Same Song, Different Meaning
McGill neurologist Robert Zatorre's research is cited in an article exploring the neuropsychology of music. "...When Zatorre asked people to listen to their favorite pieces of music as he ran brain scans on them -- people selected whatever kinds of music sent chills down their spine -- he found that music activated very ancient parts of the brain." Washington Post
Réussite musicale à McGill
CIRMMT is featured in Le Devoir on October 28, 2006.
Associate Directors of CIRMMT named
McGill University professors Sean Ferguson and Marcelo Wanderley have been named Associate Directors of CIRMMT.
Plugged into Mozart: CIRMMT research unlocks the mysteries of music
Boston Symphony Orchestra Project featured in the McGill Reporter.
Does Mozart enhance our humanity? The neuroscience of music
Why do we make music? How do we make music? Why do we like the music we like? Music, like language, is something universal to our species. Yet we know little about how it evolved and how our brains are specialized to create and respond to music.
This is Your Brain on Music
CIRMMT researcher Dan Levitin's new book, This is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession, explores research into how our brains process the works of artists as varied as Beethoven, the Beatles and Britney Spears, and why they make us feel so good.
Can't Carry a Tune?
CIRMMT member and Co-Director of BRAMS, Isabelle Peretz, is cited on the CBC as part of a new study published in the journal Brain.
CIRMMT/DAFx06 concert at McGill's Pollack Hall
We are pleased to announce that our very first CIRMMT concert, generously sponsored by DAFx-06, will take place on Monday, September 18th, at Pollack Hall.
Boston Symphony Orchestra project in the news
Links to articles about the Boston Symphony Orchestra project, lead by CIRMMT members Daniel Levitin and Stephen McAdams (Director of CIRMMT), and Teresa Marrin Nakra.
Boston Symphony Orchestra Project: McGill Concert
In a first-of-its-kind experiment, a team of scientists led by Daniel Levitin, Steve McAdams, Teresa Marrin Nakra attached electrophysiological sensors to conductor Keith Lockhart, 5 members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and 15 audience members, to measure their brain activity and emotional reactions during a live concert in Boston's Symphony Hall on August 8, 2006.