/neuro/taxonomy/term/197/all en /neuro/channels/news/robert-zatorre-wins-major-international-award-322588 <p><b>C. L. de Carvalho-Heineken Prize recognizes his seminal work in the cognition of music</b></p> <p>Cognitive neuroscientist Robert Zatorre has been awarded the C.L. de Carvalho-Heineken Prize in Cognitive Sciences.</p> <p>The Heineken Prize–given every two years to five different researchers–is considered the most prestigious international science prize in The Netherlands and includes a monetary reward of US$200,000. Previous winners include Nancy Kanwisher of MIT, and Stanislas Dehaene of the Collège de France.</p> Thu, 04 Jun 2020 16:45:15 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 4585 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/using-cappella-explain-speech-and-music-specialization-320767 <p><b>Study suggests humans have developed complementary neural systems in each hemisphere for auditory stimuli</b></p> <p>Speech and music are two fundamentally human activities that are decoded in different brain hemispheres. A new study used a unique approach to reveal why this specialization exists.</p> Mon, 24 Feb 2020 21:54:02 +0000 martin.maynard@mail.mcgill.ca 4328 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/unexpected-creates-reward-when-listening-music-294585 <p><strong>Scientists prove difference between expected/actual outcomes cause reward response</strong></p> <p>If you love it when a musician strikes that unexpected but perfect chord, you are not alone. New research shows the musically unexpected activates the reward centre of our brains, and makes us learn about the music as we listen.</p> Tue, 12 Feb 2019 17:05:01 +0000 martin.maynard@mail.mcgill.ca 3347 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/dopamine-and-reward-responses-music-causally-linked-293767 <p>A new study published in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, reveals a causal link between the neurotransmitter dopamine and the reward responses to music. The study was conducted by an international team including researchers from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of ƻ����Ժ, the University of Barcelona, and the Hospital de Sant Pau of Barcelona.</p> Mon, 28 Jan 2019 15:00:02 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 3307 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/now-you-it-now-you-dont-282882 <h2>Brain stimulation can change how much we enjoy and value music</h2> <p>Enjoyment of music is considered a subjective experience; what one person finds gratifying, another may find irritating. Music theorists have long emphasized that although musical taste is relative, our enjoyment of music, be it classical or heavy metal, arises, among other aspects, from structural features of music, such as chord or rhythm patterns that generate anticipation and expectancy.</p> Fri, 17 Nov 2017 20:14:47 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 2833 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/practice-doesnt-always-make-perfect-depending-your-brain-254260 <p><strong><em>Study fuels nature versus nurture debate</em></strong></p> <p>How do you get to Carnegie Hall? New research on the brain’s capacity to learn suggests there’s more to it than the adage that “practise makes perfect.” A music-training study by scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital -The Neuro, at ƻ����Ժ and colleagues in Germany found evidence to distinguish the parts of the brain that account for individual talent from the parts that are activated through training.</p> Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:53:46 +0000 anita.kar@mcgill.ca 1664 at /neuro