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ramesh_balasubramaniamRAMESH BALASUBRAMANIAM (Kinesiology, McMaster) is a Canada Research Chair in Sensorimotor Neuroscience. He studies how auditory and motor information are integrated in the brain.

 

 

 


sue_beckerSUE BECKER (Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster) studies neural network models of hearing and has developed new intelligent sound processing algorithms for hearing aids.

 

 

 

 

steven_brownSTEVEN BROWN (Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster) studies the neural, cognitive and evolutionary foundations of the arts, including music, dance, and the dramatic and visual arts.

 

 

 

 

ian_bruceIAN BRUCE (Electrical Engineering, McMaster) has developed influential models computational models of the human peripheral auditory system and applies them to hearing aid development.

 

 

 

 

david_earn_YDAVID EARN (Mathematics, McMaster) applies mathematical models to problems in epidemiology, ecology and evolutionary theory. He is interested in absolute pitch and in modeling musical behaviour.

 

 

 

 

takako_fujioka_YTAKAKO FUJIOKA (Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Hospital; Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour, McMaster) studies how music is processed in the brain and the effects of musical training on brain development.

 

 

 

 

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DAVID GERRY (School of the Arts, McMaster) is an internationally known expert in early music education, a teacher trainer for Suzuki flute methods and a Ph.D. candidate in Psychology.

 

 

 

 

g_hall_YGEOFFREY HALL (Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster) studies cognitive neuroscience and musical processing in individuals with autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.

 

 

 

 

Martin_v_Mohrenschildt_YMARTIN VON MOHRENSCHILDT (Department of Computing and Software, Engineering, McMaster) studies control systems and runs experiments using motion simulation with an interest in interactions between auditory, visual and motion information.

 

 

 

 

peter_pfordresher_YPETER PFORDRESHER (Psychology, University at Buffalo, SUNY) researches many aspects of music perception including singing and sensorimotor issues in musical performance.

 

 

 

 

WilliamRenwick_YWILLIAM RENWICK (School of the Arts, McMaster) is a professor of music theory with research interests encompassing studies in tonal counterpoint and analysis, Gregorian chant, and computer applications in music research.

 

 

 

 

larry_robertsLARRY ROBERTS (Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster) is a senior researcher who studies neuroplasticity in the auditory cortex, mechanisms of tinnitus, and effects of musical training on brain development.

 

 

 


Louis_Schmidt_YLOUIS SCHMIDT (Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour, McMaster) is an expert on social and emotional development, with interests in the role of music in emotional development.

 

 

 

 

MikeSchutz_100133MIKE SCHUTZ (School of the Arts, McMaster) is a percussionist who studies how visual information affects the processing of auditory information in musical performances.

 

 

 

 

sid_segalowitzSID SEGALOWITZ (Psychology, Brock) is the founding director of the Canadian Centre for Lifespan Development at Brock University and Editor-in-Chief of Brain and Cognition. He uses EEG to study sensory systems, attentional control and self-regulation in developmental and head-injury populations.

 

 

 

 

david_shoreDAVID SHORE (Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster) studies multi-sensory integration and is interested in virtual acoustic environments.

 

 

 

 

ranil_sonnadaraRANIL SONNADARA (Department of Surgery, U. Toronto; Associate, Kinesiology, McMaster) is an expert in sound design, acoustics, and virtual environments. He studies expertise in musicians.