Graduate student positions Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience McMaster (Laurel Trainor )

Subject: Graduate student positions Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience McMaster From: Laurel Trainor <ljt@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2015 21:13:13 -0400 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY> --Apple-Mail=_DFFC4F63-3835-43E0-A89E-FC2B0931D6F1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Graduate Student Positions in Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience at = McMaster University =20 Graduate positions are available under the supervision of Dr. Laurel = Trainor in the Auditory Development Laboratory = (http://trainorlab.mcmaster.ca/ <http://trainorlab.mcmaster.ca/>) and = the LIVELab at the McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind = (http://livelab.mcmaster.ca/) at McMaster University. The labs are well = funded through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), The = Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the = Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), and = various foundations. Research in the labs covers a range of topics = including the development of pitch perception, sound localization, and = auditory scene analysis (the process of determining the number and = identity of sounds sources in the environment) in infants and young = children; neuroplasticity and effects of experiences such as musical = training or hearing loss across the lifespan; how rhythms are encoded in = the brain through interactions between auditory and motor systems; = effects on social behaviour in infants and young children of moving in = sync with others to musical rhythms; and applications to special = populations such as those with Autism, Developmental Coordination = Disorder, and Performance Anxiety. =20 A variety of research methods are used to investigate these questions = including psychophysics, infant behavioural paradigms (e.g., conditioned = head turn; preferential looking; eye tracking); event-related analyses = of EEG recordings; and time-frequency analyses of oscillatory brain wave = activity in EEG and MEG. In addition, the LIVELab provides a unique = 100-seat research performance venue in which interactions between = performers and between audiences and performers can be studied. It = houses various equipment systems that are time-synced, including an = active acoustics system that can mimic acoustic environments, from a = concert hall to a subway station; dense array EEG in up to 4 performers = simultaneously; up to 8 channels of physiology (e.g., EEG, heart rate, = breathing, GSR) in 32 audience members simultaneously; motion capture of = performers and audience members; and a Disklavier piano. =20 Publications from the lab can be downloaded at = http://trainorlab.mcmaster.ca//publications.htm. Recent examples of = published research findings that were covered in the popular press = include: Hove, M. J., Marie, C., Bruce, I. C. & Trainor, L. J. (2014). = Superior time perception for lower musical pitch explains why = bass-ranged instruments lay down musical rhythms, PNAS; and Cirelli, L. = K., Einarson, K. M. & Trainor, L. J. (2014). Interpersonal synchrony = increases prosocial behavior in infants. Developmental Science, 1-9. = Examples of press coverage can be found at = http://trainorlab.mcmaster.ca//press.htm = <http://trainorlab.mcmaster.ca//press.htm> and = http://livelab.mcmaster.ca/about-us/press/ = <http://livelab.mcmaster.ca/about-us/press/>. =20 McMaster is a research-intensive university, consistently ranking among = the top universities in the world, and the McMaster Institute for Music = and the Mind promotes interdisciplinary research among neuroscientists, = engineers, health scientists and musicians. Normally, students will = have completed an undergraduate degree in Psychology, Neuroscience or a = related field, show research potential, and the ability to learn complex = data analysis methods. Interested students should apply to the graduate = program through the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour = (http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/pnb/graduate-studies/prospective-students.= html). Please contact Dr. Laurel Trainor at LJT@xxxxxxxx = <mailto:LJT@xxxxxxxx> for further information. _______________________________________________ Laurel Trainor, Ph.D. Director, McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind Professor, Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour McMaster University 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4K1 office: 905-525-9140 x23007 fax: 905-529-6225 http://psycserv.mcmaster.ca/ljt/ <http://psycserv.mcmaster.ca/ljt/> --Apple-Mail=_DFFC4F63-3835-43E0-A89E-FC2B0931D6F1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = charset=3Dwindows-1252"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" = class=3D""><div class=3D"">    <p class=3D"MsoNormal" = style=3D"margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b class=3D""><font = size=3D"2" class=3D"">Graduate Student Positions in Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience at McMaster University<o:p = class=3D""></o:p></font></b></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" = style=3D"margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><o:p class=3D""><font = size=3D"2" class=3D""> </font></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" = style=3D"margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><font size=3D"2" = class=3D"">Graduate positions are available under the supervision of Dr. Laurel Trainor in = the Auditory Development Laboratory (<a href=3D"http://trainorlab.mcmaster.ca/" = class=3D"">http://trainorlab.mcmaster.ca/</a>) and the LIVELab at the McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind (<a = href=3D"http://livelab.mcmaster.ca/" = class=3D"">http://livelab.mcmaster.ca/</a>) at McMaster University.  The labs are well funded through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), = The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the = Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), and various = foundations.  Research in the labs covers a range of topics including the development of pitch perception, sound localization, and = auditory scene analysis (the process of determining the number and identity of = sounds sources in the environment) in infants and young children; = neuroplasticity and effects of experiences such as musical training or hearing loss across = the lifespan; how rhythms are encoded in the brain through interactions between = auditory and motor systems; effects on social behaviour in infants and young children = of moving in sync with others to musical rhythms; and applications to = special populations such as those with Autism, Developmental Coordination = Disorder, and Performance Anxiety.<o:p class=3D""></o:p></font></p><p = class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><o:p= class=3D""><font size=3D"2" class=3D""> </font></o:p></p><p = class=3D"MsoNormal" = style=3D"margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><font size=3D"2" = class=3D"">A variety of research methods are used to investigate these questions including psychophysics, infant behavioural paradigms (e.g., conditioned head = turn; preferential looking; eye tracking); event-related analyses of EEG = recordings; and time-frequency analyses of oscillatory brain wave activity in EEG and = MEG. In addition, the LIVELab provides a unique 100-seat research performance = venue in which interactions between performers and between audiences and = performers can be studied.  It houses various equipment systems that are time-synced, including an active acoustics system that = can mimic acoustic environments, from a concert hall to a subway station; = dense array EEG in up to 4 performers simultaneously; up to 8 channels of = physiology (e.g., EEG, heart rate, breathing, GSR) in 32 audience members = simultaneously; motion capture of performers and audience members; and a Disklavier = piano. <o:p class=3D""></o:p></font></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" = style=3D"margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><o:p class=3D""><font = size=3D"2" class=3D""> </font></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" = style=3D"margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><font size=3D"2" = class=3D"">Publications from the lab can be downloaded at <a = href=3D"http://trainorlab.mcmaster.ca//publications.htm" = class=3D"">http://trainorlab.mcmaster.ca//publications.htm</a>. Recent examples of published research findings that were covered in the = popular press include:  Hove, M. J., Marie, C., Bruce, I. C. & Trainor, L. J. (2014). Superior time perception = for lower musical pitch explains why bass-ranged instruments lay down = musical rhythms, <i class=3D"">PNAS</i>; and Cirelli, L. K., Einarson, K. M. & Trainor, L. J. (2014). Interpersonal = synchrony increases prosocial behavior in infants. <em class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin" = class=3D"">Developmental Science, </span></em>1-9.  Examples of press coverage can be found at <a = href=3D"http://trainorlab.mcmaster.ca//press.htm" = class=3D"">http://trainorlab.mcmaster.ca//press.htm</a> and <a href=3D"http://livelab.mcmaster.ca/about-us/press/" = class=3D"">http://livelab.mcmaster.ca/about-us/press/</a>.<o:p = class=3D""></o:p></font></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" = style=3D"margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><o:p class=3D""><font = size=3D"2" class=3D""> </font></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" = style=3D"margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><font size=3D"2" = class=3D"">McMaster is a research-intensive university, consistently ranking among the top universities in the world, and the McMaster Institute for Music and the = Mind promotes interdisciplinary research among neuroscientists, engineers, = health scientists and musicians.  Normally, students will have completed an undergraduate degree in Psychology, Neuroscience = or a related field, show research potential, and the ability to learn complex = data analysis methods. Interested students should apply to the graduate = program through the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour (<a = href=3D"http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/pnb/graduate-studies/prospective-st= udents.html" = class=3D"">http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/pnb/graduate-studies/prospective= -students.html</a>).  Please contact Dr. Laurel Trainor at <a = href=3D"mailto:LJT@xxxxxxxx" class=3D"">LJT@xxxxxxxx</a> for = further information.</font><o:p class=3D""></o:p></p> </div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><br = class=3D""><div class=3D""> <span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; = border-spacing: 0px;"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; " = class=3D"">_______________________________________________</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; " class=3D"">Laurel Trainor, Ph.D.</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; " class=3D"">Director, McMaster Institute for Music = and the Mind</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; " class=3D"">Professor, = Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; " = class=3D"">McMaster University</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; " class=3D"">1280= Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4K1</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; " class=3D"">office: 905-525-9140 x23007</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; " class=3D"">fax: 905-529-6225</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; " class=3D""><a = href=3D"http://psycserv.mcmaster.ca/ljt/" class=3D""><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 238); = -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; = ">http://psycserv.mcmaster.ca/ljt/</span></a></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; " class=3D""><br = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; " class=3D""><br = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"></span> </div> <br class=3D""></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_DFFC4F63-3835-43E0-A89E-FC2B0931D6F1--

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