PeretzLab – News

Frontiers in Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 15:47:34 GMT

A new open access journal: Frontiers in Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience.

Frontiers is more than just an open-access publisher of scholarly articles: it is a pioneering approach to the world of academia, radically improving the way scholarly research is managed. http://www.frontiersin.org/auditory_cognitive_neuroscience/about

Online test now open to public

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:45:42 GMT

Isabelle Peretz is a world specialist on Amusia. This study, conducted under her supervision is designed to better understand amusia.

A preliminary test can be done via the Internet.

If, after this test, your results seem to indicate that you don't have a musical ear, please contact us as soon as possible. Your participation in our study will help us improve our knowledge on amusia and, more broadly, on brain, music and sound. If required, further tests will be conducted at BRAMS (Université de Montréal).

Click here for BRAMS full address and directions.

Study under the supervision of Professor Isabelle Peretz, PhD., co-director of BRAMS

Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience training grant

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:07:55 GMT

Graduate and postdoctoral fellowship awards for support in Create-ACN program are available; deadline is January 15, 2010. Full program details are at www.acn-create.org.

Obtain cutting-edge research experience in the top Psychology and Neuroscience ACN labs in Canada
Multi-year graduate and postdoctoral scholarships for citizens of any country
Summer research program for undergraduates in Psychology, Neuroscience, and related fields
Funded internships in health care / industry settings

BRAMS has a new postdoctoral position in auditory neuroscience

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:41:07 GMT

A postdoctoral position is available in Montreal, in the laboratory of Isabelle Peretz in collaboration with Hugo Théorêt and Marc Schoenwiesner to work on a new project funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada on music and speech comparison in auditory-vocal behavior. The position offers up to 2 years (renewable) of training and research opportunities using a combination of TMS, ERPs and fMRI in the International Laboratory of Brain, Music and Sound - BRAMS (www.brams.org).

Desirable qualifications include experience with at least one of the above techniques and solid computing and programming skills. Applicants should send a CV, statement of research interests and skills, preprints if available, and a list of personal references that we may contact.

Contact information: Isabelle.Peretz@umontreal.ca

RECHERCHE DE PARTICIPANTS

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:42:52 GMT

Nous sommes à la recherche de femmes et d'hommes, non-musiciens, âgés entre 50 et 70 ans

Vous souhaitez nous aider à approfondir nos connaissances sur le cerveau, la musique et le son dans un milieu stimulant. Contactez-nous, pour plus d'informations :

   Nathalie.Gosselin@umontreal.ca
   515-343-6111 +1 +3448#

Une indemnisation financière est prévue pour votre temps et votre déplacement.

Laboratoire international de recherche sur le cerveau la musique et le son (BRAMS)

Pour trouver le BRAMS : http://www.brams.org/contact.html Étude sous la supervision du Professeur Isabelle Peretz Ph.D; co-directrice du BRAMS

Venez faire danser votre cerveau!

Wed, 07 May 2008 20:37:18 GMT

Vous êtes dépendant de votre lecteur mp3? Vous vivez la musique, mais croyez que votre tête n'y est pour rien? Votre mère chante comme une casserole sous la douche? Vous êtes-vous déjà demandé pourquoi la musique est omniprésente dans nos vies?

Mettez-vous à l'épreuve au Laboratoire sur le cerveau, la musique et le son. Vous trouverez réponses à ces questions et risquez d'être... agréablement surpris.

2008-05-09 • 19h à 20h30 Laboratoire BRAMS de l'Université de Montréal (local 0-120) 1430, boul. du Mont-Royal

Renseignements: Jessica Phillips-Silver (514) 343-6111, p. 3438 jessica.phillips-silver@umontreal.ca

Emotional clips now available for download

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:28:29 GMT

Emotional clips are now available for public download. Because we like to know who's interested in our research material, we ask that you identify yourself to download the archive.

You will find the file in the downloads section for Vieillard & al., (in press).

MBEA now available for download

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:47:12 GMT

The Montreal Battery of Evaluation of Amusia (MBEA) is now available for public download. Because we like to know who's interested in our research material, we ask that you identify yourself to download the archive.

You will find the file in the downloads section for Peretz & Champod, 2003.

Version 1.2 release

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 05:19:16 GMT

The website engine has been upgraded to v1.2. With this version, you can now browse and search for presentations in the Publications section.

Version 1.0 release

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 05:43:44 GMT

The website backend has been upgraded to v1.0 ! Changes includes Internet Explorer compatibility enhancements, new "browse by journal" function and the addition of the credo on the homepage.

Beta 3 Release

Sun, 24 Sep 2006 21:22:16 GMT

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Get the latest news about site updates and upcoming events using this handy feature !

Also, some portraits were updated in the People section.

Benoit Gagnon,
Webmaster

New website now online !

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:42:25 GMT

Enjoy the brand new website for the lab with a fresh new look, additional content are improved navigation.

This is a public beta at the moment and so the old site will remain online until we've completely migrated the content.

Lab members will soon get access to the content management system, allowing them to edit their profile, modify publications or create new ones.

As for you, visitors, we hope you'll enjoy the new site as much as we do.

Benoit Gagnon Webmaster