Come and meet her in person!

•  Université de Montréal, Pavilion Marie-Victorin, exceptionally in room A-415: Please register via the Doodle link.  
• The lecture will not be available via Zoom or Facebook and will not be recorded.      

 Broadening the toolset of neuromusic research

Abstract: Music making and listening often involve subtle changes in physiological and mental states that can be difficult to measure and understand, especially in less restricted contexts, like a concert hall or home environment. In this talk, I will share recently developed methods from my lab that attempt to broaden the scope of what can be studied in musical contexts. From jsPsych toolboxes to adaptive Arduino-based systems, to deep-learning for social gaze analyses, this talk will provide an overview of methods for studying musical engagement from physiological to behavioural levels, individual to social groups, and listening to performing contexts, as well as examples of the types of new questions that can be answered.

Bio: Lauren Fink (https://experts.mcmaster.ca/display/finkl1), PhD, is an assistant professor in the Dept. of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour at McMaster University and part of the leadership team at the McMaster Institute for Music & the Mind / LIVELab. With a background in percussion performance, musicology, and neuroscience, Dr. Fink’s BEAT Lab is largely focussed on timing and attention-related questions, from individuals to social groups.