P2-20 Understanding Intrinsic Reward Through Music

Presenter: Yanan Liu (McGill University)

Co-authors: Paul Masset, Robert Zatorre

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P1-17 The Effects of Timbral Variation on Melodic Perception

Presenter: Kaarunya Kandeephan (University of Toronto)

Co-authors: Dr. Mark Schmuckler

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V-12 From melody to meaning: the influence of humming and singing on infant categorization

Presenter: Kali, Woodruff Carr (Boston Children's Hospital/Northwestern University)

Co-authors: Christina Vanden Bosch der Nederlanden, Laurel Trainor, Sandra Waxman

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V-6 The influence of tempo on neural encoding of rhythmic hierarchy in neonates

Presenter: Mohammadreza Edalati (Université de Picardie Jules Verne)

Co-authors: Maya Psaris, Alban Gallard, Arthur Foulon, Fabrice Wallois, Laurel J. Trainor, Sahar Moghimi

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P1-11 Manipulations of pitch stability transforms speech into song

Presenter: Proy, Matthew (University at Buffalo, SUNY)

Co-authors: Peter Q. Pfordresher

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P1-18 Surprise, Surprise – How Musical Surprises Might Benefit Language Learning in Children

Presenter: Saghar Tavakoli (University of Toronto Mississauga)

Co-authors: Reem Idris, Jule Hafermann, & Christina M. Vanden Bosch der Nederlanden

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P2-9 Time-resolved acoustics and selective attention in speech stream separation: an EEG decoding study

Presenter: Ellia Baines (McMaster University)

Co-authors: Kevin Yang, Shu Sakamoto, Laurel J. Trainor

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P1-7 Tune In or Take the Stage? A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing After-School Music and Theatre Training with Neuroimaging Outcomes for Youth

Presenter: Kevin, Jamey (University of Southern Califonia)

Co-authors: Kevin, Jamey; Ellen, Herschel; Caitlin, Noel; Jed, Villanueva; Melissa Reyes; Eustace, Hsu; Beatriz, Ilari; Wendy, Mack; Shan, Luo*; Assal, Habibi*

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P2-27 Effects of Network Topology and Goals on Interpersonal Synchronization in a Virtual ‘Rhythm Network’

Presenter: Jonathan Kirsh (McMaster University)

Co-authors: Sharanya Badalera, John Rehner Iversen

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V-13 Comparing the Effects of Music-Making and Music-Listening Programs on the Musical Enjoyment and Verbal Social Overtures of Neurodivergent Youth

Presenter: Nina, Barry (Behaviour, Autism, NeuroDevelopment Research Group, McGill University)

Co-authors: Alexa Servant, Samantha T.S. Wong, Nathalie Jack, Mira Bhattacharya, Sarah Lippé, Eve-Marie Quintin

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P2-6 The connection between maladaptive music listening and adolescence: Foundational or questionable?​

Presenter: Kyra Bonus (McMaster University)

Co-authors: Maya Flannery, Lauren Fink

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P1-29 Quantifying motor and cognitive engagement: A multidisciplinary examination of drumming across the lifespan

Presenter: Emily Pivovarnik (The Ohio State University)

Co-authors: Marcelo Rosales, PhD, Jill Heathcock, PhD, MPT

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P2-18 Harmonizing Neurodevelopment: Effects of Early Musical Experiences on Language and Cognitive Development in Infants

Presenter: Emily Pivovarnik (The Ohio State University)

Co-authors: Jill Heathcock, PhD, MPT

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P1-25 Musical Experience Relates to Explicit but Not Implicit Consonance Preference

Presenter: Erina Nakajima (Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Fujisawa, Japan)

Co-authors: Sotaro Kondoh, Hideaki Kawabata, Shinya Fujii

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P2-29 Physiological Correlates of Personalized Music-Induced Emotional Arousal on Memory Consolidation

Presenter: Kayla R., Clark (Department of Psychological Sciences, Rice University; Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology & Department of Psychology, UCLA)

Co-authors: Thara Venkateswaran, Stephanie L. Leal

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P2-8 A Comparison on Music and Speech Features’ Effect on Auditory Stream Formation in the Auditory Cortex

Presenter: Kevin Yang (McMaster University)

Co-authors: Ellia Baines, Shu Sakamoto, Laurel Trainor

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P1-26 Neural Rhythm Tracking in Prematurely Born Infants

Presenter: Maya Psaris (McMaster University)

Co-authors: Rafael Roman-Caballero, Mohammadreza Edalati, Bétania Georlette, Barbara Tillmann, Sahar Moghimi, Laurel Trainor

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P1-13 Music for epilepsy: examining the effect of recorded music on epileptiform activity in pediatric epilepsy

Presenter: Isabella Sterner (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)

Co-authors: Kyurim Kang, Ph.D., LPMT, MT-BC, NMT (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine), Sarah Kelley, M.D. (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine), Alexander Testino, M.D. (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine), Alexander Pantelyat, M.D., FAAN (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)

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V-5 Foetal Heart Rate Responses to Music during Late Gestation

Presenter: Leonie, Loehn (University of Waikato)

Co-authors: Kirsty Dunn, Michelle To, Vincent M. Reid

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V-3 Crossing the Midline: Rhythm, Regulation, and Readiness through Bal-A-Vis-X

Presenter: Elnaz Ghorbani (University of Oklahoma)

Co-authors: Vickie E. Lake

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P1-5 Electroencephalography Correlates of Movement-Induced Enhancements of Beat Timing

Presenter: April, Joyner (George Mason University)

Co-authors: Martin Wiener

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P2-3 The non-linear developmental trajectory of singing accuracy

Presenter: Pauline, Larrouy-Maestri (Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

Co-authors: Marion Hubin & Dominique Morsomme

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P1-22 Tonal Modulation Influences on Musical Sight-reading

Presenter: Yumo Zhang (University of Toronto Scarborough - Music Cognition Lab)

Co-authors: Olivia Podolak Lewandowska, Spender Jones & Mark A. Schmuckler

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P1-12 Little Feet, Big Beats: Investigating Auditory-Motor Entrainment in Early Childhood

Presenter: Mikayla, Samuel (University of Toronto)

Co-authors: Dr. Mark Schmuckler

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P1-1 Visual attention of infants in early interactions: Comparing early processing of music and language

Presenter: Lorena Morcone (McMaster University)

Co-authors: Rafael Román-Caballero, Maya Psaris, Betania Y. Georlette, Mohammadreza Edalati, Barbara Tillmann, Sahar Moghimi, Naiqi G. Xiao, Juan Lupiáñez, & Laurel J. Trainor

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V-8 Rhythmic Abilities in Childhood: Structure, Development and Interreltions

Presenter: Katharina, Schaaf (Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics)

Co-authors: Franziska Degé

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P1-3 Time on my hands: Examination of overlapping rhythmic synchronization mechanisms across sensory modalities

Presenter: Chloe Mondok (George Mason University)

Co-authors: Martin Wiener

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P1-2 Tributaries: A Phenomenological Pilot Study of Virtual Reality Musicking with Autistic Children

Presenter: Alexander Purcell (Wilfrid Laurier University)

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V-11 Exploring the impact of tactile stimulation on rhythm perception in newborns

Presenter: Monica Hegde (Groupe de Recherches sur l’Analyse Multimodale de la Fonction Cérébrale (GRAMFC, Inserm UMR1105), Université de Picardie)

Co-authors: Mohammadreza Edalati, Arthur Foulon, Anne Kosem, Barbara Tillmann, Sahar Moghimi

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V-7 Investigating Infants’ Responses to Infant Directed Communication Using Eye-Tracking

Presenter: Betania Y. Georlette (Université de Picardie Jules Verne)

Co-authors: Mohammadreza Edalati, Nolane C. Richard, Rafael Román-Caballero, Laurel J. Trainor, Miriam D. Lense, Barbara Tillmann, Fabrice Wallois, Sahar Moghimi

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V-2 The effects of maternal singing on emotional closeness, affect, and interaction dynamics

Presenter: Zehra Karademir (Goldsmiths University of London)

Co-authors: Jan De Fockert, and Caspar Addyman

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P2-10 Comparing Novel vs Familiar Internalized Cues on Gait Variability in Younger and Older Adults and People with Parkinson’s

Presenter: Jennifer, Lee (Western University)

Co-authors: Sarah Park, Dawn Rose, Kristi Von Handorf, Jessica Grahn

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P2-28 The sooner the better?: Sensitive periods and the effects of musical training

Presenter: Paula Berry (Concordia University)

Co-authors: Maria Psomas, Virgina Penhune

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P1-9 The Beat of Language Development: Does Rhythmic Regularity Facilitate Early Word Learning?

Presenter: Erica Flaten (University of British Columbia)

Co-authors: Cristina Conati, Janet Werker

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V-9 Infant-directed songs as a language source: Do infants segment words from playsongs?

Presenter: Arina Shandala (International Doctorate for Experimental Approaches to Language and Brain (IDEALAB), University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany; Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia; University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK)

Co-authors: Enikő Ladányi, Mridula Sharma, Natalie Boll-Avetisyan

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P2-2 Benefits of music when learning a foreign language: a classroom neural tracking study

Presenter: Anna Czepiel (University of Toronto Mississauga,)

Co-authors: Christina Vanden Bosch der Nederlanden

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V-4 Precision NICU Music Medicine: Paternal Complex-Stimulus Singing Surpasses Maternal Delivery in Boosting Developmental EEG Activity of Very-Preterm Infants

Presenter: Sara Alrefaei, Sharon Manuel (Canadian University Dubai)

Co-authors: Papatzikis, E.*; Dimitropoulos, K; Tataropoulou, K.; Pasoudi, E.; Nika, A*

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P2-15 Breaking it down: The influence of beat drops in EDM on actual movement and the urge to move while sitting still

Presenter: Tienchee, Liu (McMaster University)

Co-authors: Kyle Albuquerque-Boutilier, Emily A. Wood, Daniel J. Cameron, Laurel J. Trainor

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P1-24 Gaze and blinking as social signals during infant-directed song and speech in early caregiver–infant interactions

Presenter: Sara Ripley (McMaster University)

Co-authors: Sara Ripley *, Wei Fang, Rafael Román-Caballero, Caitlyn Humber, Serena Zhang, Naiqi G. Xiao, and Laurel Trainor

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P2-17 Themes and Factors of Subjective Musical Group Flow Experiences

Presenter: Lucas Klein (McMaster University)

Co-authors: Oliver Durcan, Justin Beshay, Dr. Laurel J. Trainor

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P2-7 From melody to meaning: Can music help infants learn new words?

Presenter: Meyha, Chhatwal (University of Toronto)

Co-authors: Katerina Ikonomakis, Dr. Christina M. Vanden Bosch der Nederlanden, Dr. Laura K. Cirelli

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P2-25 Rhythmic Predictability Guides Attention in Infants

Presenter: Anh (McMaster Baby Lab, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON)

Co-authors: Daniel Lee, Anagha Vinod, Daniel Cameron, Naiqi G. Xiao

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P2-12 Vocal Imitation of Song and Speech from Around the World

Presenter: Adwoa, Ampiah-Bonney (University at Buffalo, The State University of New York)

Co-authors: Patrick E. Savage, Yuto Ozaki, Peter Q. Pfordresher

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V-10 Identifying Musicality within Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions (NDBIs) for Social Communication in Young Autistic Children

Presenter: Ella Shalev (Vanderbilt University Medical Center)

Co-authors: Julie Mazzone, Stephen Camarata, Courtney Venker, Amy Smith, Jess Knoble, Christina Berninger, Miriam Lense

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P2-23 Neural and Behavioral Urge-to-Move Responses to Low and Medium Syncopation

Presenter: Bree Pratt (Mcmaster University)

Co-authors: Bree Pratt, Rameen Shaikh, Bella Chang, Laurel J. Trainor & Daniel J. Cameron

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P2-21 How Does Low Bass Make Us Move? Investigating the Sensory and Physiological Mechanisms of Very Low Frequencies’ Effects on Movement and Pleasure

Presenter: Synthia Xing (McMaster University)

Co-authors: Dan Bosnyak, Lauren Fink, Daniel Cameron

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P2-24 Investigating how rhythm, bass, and social movement motivate dancing at an electronic dance music concert

Presenter: Zachary Gokarn (McMaster University)

Co-authors: Daniel Cameron, Maria Witek, Dobromir Dotov, Joanna Spyra

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V-1 Stroke of Insight

Presenter: Timna, Mayer (Formerly Cornell University and Ithaca College)

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V-14 Soundscapes of the Mind: Identifying Sound and Musical Preferences in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Presenter: Elise Ruggiero (Florida State University)

Co-authors: Advisors: Daniel Stevens, Matthew Mauriello, Maria Purciello

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P1-23 Social Bonding in Joint-Humming: The Role of Inter-brain Synchronization and Harmonicity

Presenter: Jennifer, Lohin (Toronto Metropolitan University)

Co-authors: Frank Russo

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P1-28 Group Size and Meter Influence Tempo Drift in Music Performance

Presenter: Catherine Lin (McGill University)

Co-authors: Bavo Van Kerrebroeck, Pieter-Jan Maes, Marcelo M. Wanderley, & Caroline Palmer

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P2-22 Expressive Responses to Native and Non-Native Speech and Song Across Early Infancy

Presenter: Seyed Amirali, Shafiei Masouleh (McMaster University)

Co-authors: Jesse K. Pazdera, Rafael Román-Caballero, Laurel J. Trainor, & Naiqi G. Xiao

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P1-27 Perceiving Missing Fundamentals in Melodic Contours

Presenter: Simi Jassal (University of Toronto)

Co-authors: Mark Shmuckler, PhD

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P1-15 A Lightweight Music Processing Algorithm for Cochlear Implants Based on an Auditory Adaptation Mechanism

Presenter: Anil, Nagathil (Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany; McMaster University, Canada)

Co-authors: Benjamin Lentz, Giselle Mojica, Ian C. Bruce, Christiane Völter, and Rainer Martin

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P2-1 Rhythmic Ability Assessment as a Measure of Musical Ability in Children: A Systematic Review

Presenter: Verena, Buren (Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics)

Co-authors: Chloe MacGregor, Daniel Müllensiefen, Franziska Degé

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P2-19 Musical Preference Modulates the Hemodynamic Response to Repeated Musical Exposure: An fNIRS Study

Presenter: Harley Glassman (Toronto Metropolitan University)

Co-authors: Harley Glassman & Frank A. Russo

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P2-16 Interactions In A New Immigrant Choir: A Proof-Of-Concept Study

Presenter: Hsun-Yi, Liao (International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research (BRAMS), University of Montreal)

Co-authors: Dawn Merrett; Fidaa Akrout; Isabelle Héroux; Isabelle Peretz

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P1-10 Predicting Pair Synchrony from Individual Measures of Rhythmic Entrainment Performance

Presenter: Diya, Chutani (McMaster University)

Co-authors: Kiah Prince, Steven Brown

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P1-8 Infant and Parent Behavioural Contingencies During Shared Musical Engagement

Presenter: Angela, Dou (University of Toronto Scarborough)

Co-authors: Victoria H. Ivakitch, Laura K. Cirelli

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P1-20 Emotional States and Individual Production Differences in Dyadic Musical Synchronization

Presenter: Andrii Smykovskyi (McGill University, University of Oslo)

Co-authors: Jonna Vuoskoski, Bavo Van Kerrebroeck, & Caroline Palmer

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P1-4 Music Therapy for Proactive Wellness: During a Teacher Education University Program

Presenter: Rachael, Finnerty (McMaster University & Music Therapy Academy)

Co-authors: Dr. Darlene Ciuffetelli Parker (Brock University, Faculty of Education), Dr. Laurel Trainor (McMaster University, Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour)

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