On Saturday, November 20th, 2010, the McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind hosted a Scientific Workshop featuring top researchers Isabelle Peretz, E. Glenn Schellenberg, William F. Thompson, and Aniruddh D. Patel. This interdisciplinary event was supported by the Faculties of Science and Humanities at McMaster University.
Music Cognition, Language and Thought
Saturday, November 20, 2010
9am – 5:30pm
Council Chambers, Gilmour Hall 111
Amusia in Speakers of a Tonal Language, Isabelle Peretz, Université de Montréal, Canada ( abstract )
Music Training, Language and Cognition: Conclusions and Controversies, E. Glenn Schellenberg,
Vocal Emotional Communication, William F. Thompson,
Syntactic Processing in Language and Music, Aniruddh Patel, The Neurosciences Institute,
The McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind hosts annual full-day Scientific Workshops at McMaster. Each year, four or five prominent Music Cognition researchers from around the world are invited to present their latest research as it relates to a chosen theme. Each year our workshop attendees include psychologists, neuroscientists, musicians, educators, graduate and undergrad students, and interested community members.
Council Chambers (Gilmour Hall room 111) can be accessed through the McMaster University Student Centre or through Gilmour Hall. There will be signs to point you in the right direction!
Directions to McMaster from all over Ontario
Special Campus Map with workshop and parking locations labelled