PERSPECTIVES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF MUSIC IN EARLY DEVELOPMENT FROM BRAIN TO BEHAVIOUR
November 21-23, 2025
Nov 21: Evening reception, welcome and jam session at the GasWorks, Hamilton
Nov 22 & 23: Keynotes, themed talk sessions and posters 9:45 am —5:30 pm EST
Nov 22: Evening Keynote Concert in LIVELab: 8:00 pm EST
McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Sensory and Motor Components of
Communicative Musicality in
Early Social Interactions
Postdoctoral Fellow, Italian Institute of Technology, Rome, Italy
Research Associate, University of Heidelberg, Germany
TBD
Associate Professor of Psychology
Brain and Creativity Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
IN PERSON POSTER SESSION
Please email an abstract (maximum 250 words) on any topic related to perception, cognition or performance of music and dance.
If you are unable to attend the conference in person, you may still submit a poster virtually.
All posters (virtual and in-person) and other materials (e.g., short video) will be uploaded to a non-interactive site and accessible for several months after the conference. Please note that virtual poster presenters will not have the opportunity to interact during the in-person poster sessions.
How to Submit
Please submit an abstract (maximum 250 words) to the Microsoft CMT (submission link will be coming shortly) on any topic related to perception, cognition, or performance of music and dance. Describe the motivation, methodology, results, and implications of your study. Theoretical contributions are welcome, provided that the connection to music perception and cognition is made clear.
Note: If you are unable to attend the conference in person, you are welcome to submit an abstract with the option of having the poster included virtually on the conference website.
The deadline for abstract submissions is October 17th, 2025.
Poster Abstracts will be reviewed as they come in
