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William Aubé's research on music and emotions at the forefront

On October 31, 2011, Forum's backcover was fully devoted to the research on Music and emotions of PhD student William Aubé.

"A Frog in your throat or in your ear?"

Postdoctoral fellow Sean Hutchins recently published results in the "Journal for Experimental Psychology" on why some of us were poor singers...

Article: "Alors, on danse?"

A recent article published in Le Journal du Médecin, Belgium, evokes the research undertaken by a BRAMS student, Dr. Sylvie Nozaradan, supervised by Pr. Isabelle Peretz and Pr. André Mouraux, on beat and meter.

NEURONAL PLASTICITY PRIZE 2011 (IPSEN Fondation) awarded to BRAMS co-directors Isabelle Peretz & Robert Zatorre

BRAMS is pleased to announce that its co-directors Pr. Isabelle Peretz (Université de Montréal) and Pr. Robert Zatorre (MNI, McGill University) have been awarded The Fondation IPSEN Neuronal Plasticity prize 2011 for their works in the domain of music and brain plasticity. They share this prize with Pr. Helen Neville (University of Oregon, Eugene).

Postdoctoral position available in Dr Krista Hyde's laboratory

A full-time postdoctoral position is available in Dr. Krista Hyde’s Auditory, Brain and Cognitive Development Laboratory. The appointment start date is as early as September 1, 2011.

BRAMS welcomes high school students, in collaboration with project SEUR

BRAMS is happy to participate once again in project SEUR, by welcoming in July and early August 2011 two groups of high-school students to visit the laboratory and to be introduced to leading questions addressed in our research centre.

Chapter: "Environmental Noise and Tinnitus"

Published in "Burden of disease from environmental noise - Quantification of healthy life years lost in Europe", 2011. World Health Organization (WHO) & JRC European Commission.

BRAMS at the 2011 edition of the Parents and Kids Fair

BRAMS laboratory will be present at the 2011 edition of the Parents and Kids Fair on April 1st, from 10 AM to 5 PM, at Place Bonaventure, Montreal.

The Neurosciences and Music - IV

Learning and Memory - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK June 9th-12th, 2011

Article: "Amoureux de la musique, mais incapable de battre la mesure"

Published in Forum (Université de Montréal) on March 14th, 2011.

Pr. Sandra Trehub to give a lecture at UdeM's Psychology Department Annual Scientific Day.

Université de Montréal's Psychology department will be holding its 6th annual scientific day on March 11th, 2011, at Roger-Gaudry pavilion. On this occasion, BRAMS member Pr. Sandra Trehub will be giving a lecture entitled "Maternal Vocal Interactions: Cross-cultural Perspectives" (in English).

Article: "Découverte du premier cas d'amusie congénitale chez l'enfant"

Published in Forum (Université de Montréal), on February 21st, 2011.

Article: "Anatomically distinct dopamine release during anticipation and experience of peak emotion to music"

Published in Nature Neuroscience, January 9th, 2011.

Undergraduate Internships in Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience (ACN) - Summer 2011

Applications are sought for Summer 2011 (16-week) undergraduate internships offered by the Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience (ACN) Training Network. Deadline February 15th, 2011.

Fellowships in Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience - ERASMUS MUNDUS network

One to ten month mobility fellowships in Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience beginning Feb. 1st, 2011

THE NEUROSCIENCES AND MUSIC - IV 
Learning and Memory announced

EDINBURGH, Scotland, UK 
Assembly Hall & The Hub 
9 – 12 June, 2011

Graduate and Postdoctoral Fellowships available in Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience

Applications for 12 to 24-month graduate and postdoctoral fellowships in Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience, beginning September 1st 2011, are now opened. Deadline for application is January 14th 2011.

Pr. Bill Thompson (Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia) Invited Scholar at BRAMS

Pr. Bill Thompson (University of Melbourne, Australia) is Invited Scholar at BRAMS in October and November 2010. While at BRAMS Pr. Thompson will pursue his current research projects on “vocal emotional communication” and “amusia” with co-director Isabelle Peretz and her team.

Sylvie Hébert & Andréane McNally-Gagnon interviewed at "Les années lumière", on Radio-Canada

Interview on "earworms", music that is repeated compulsively in one's mind - Première Chaîne, Radio-Canada.

Nathalie Gosselin interviewed at "AM", on Radio-Canada

Interview on "i-dosing", music that can simulate drugs effects - Première Chaine, Radio-Canada