Schedule 2025

21st ANNUAL CONFERENCE

McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind

PERSPECTIVES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF MUSIC IN EARLY DEVELOPMENT
FROM BRAIN TO BEHAVIOUR

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 21- 7:00PM-10PM (EST)

Evening reception, welcome and jam session at the GasWorks
141 Park St. N.Hamilton, ON

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2025 (EST)

Lecture Hall Room 147, Burke Science Building (BSB), McMaster University

 

9:00 – 10:00 AM

REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

10:00 – 10:15 AM

INTRODUCTION - Dr. Laurel Trainor

10:15 – 11:30 AM

TALK 1 - Dr. Sahar Moghimi ,

Université de Picardi, France
First Steps Toward Rhythm Perception: Neurophysiological Insights from the Developing Brain

Moderated by Dr. Rafael Román-Caballero

11:30 – 11:45 AM

FLASH VIDEO POSTER TALKS -DAY 1

11:45 – 12:00 PM

BREAK

12:00 – 12:45 PM

LUNCH (Burke Science Building Room 121)

12:45 – 3:00 PM

POSTER SESSION 1 IN PERSON
(Burke Science Building Room 119)

3:00 – 3:15 PM

BREAK

3:15 – 4:30 PM

TALK 2 - Dr. Trinh Nguyen ,

University of Heidelberg, Germany
Sensory and Motor Components of Communicative Musicality in Early Social Interactions

Moderated by Dr. Lauren Fink

4:30 – 5:00 PM

Q&A

5:30 – 7:00 PM

DINNER BREAK (on your own)

8:00 – 10:00 PM

Keynote: Dr. Haley Kragness ,

Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
Musical Meaning in Childhood

with music by versaCello
LIVELab, 2nd floor of the Psychology Building

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 23, 2025 (EST)

Lecture Hall Room 147, Burke Science Building, McMaster University

 

9:00 – 10:00 AM

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

10:00 – 11:15 AM

TALK 3 - Dr. Assal Habibi ,

University of Southern California
The Brain’s Crescendo: How Music Training Enriches Child Neurocognitive Development Evidence from Longitudinal and Cross-sectional Studies

Moderated by Dr. John Iversen

11:15 – 11:30 AM

FLASH VIDEO POSTER TALKS -DAY 2

11:30 – 11:45 AM

BREAK

11:45 – 12:30 PM

LUNCH (Burke Science Building Room 121)

12:30 – 2:45 PM

POSTER SESSION 2 IN PERSON
(Burke Science Building Room 119)

2:45 – 3:00 PM

BREAK

3:00 – 4:15 PM

TALK 4 - Dr. Haley Kragness ,

Bucknell University, Pennsylvania
Developmental Origins of Musical Engagement: Pleasure, Abilities, and Beliefs

Moderated by Dr. Laurel Trainor

4:15 – 4:45 PM

FINAL GENERAL Q&A