21st Annual NeuroMusic Conference : PERSPECTIVES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF MUSIC IN EARLY DEVELOPMENT FROM BRAIN TO BEHAVIOUR
					
 Nov 21, 2025 to Nov 23, 2025 
 12:00AM to 11:59PM

											
						1280 Main St. W, Hamilton, Canada
									

				

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	Location

	McMaster LIVELab, 2nd Floor, Psychology Building







21st Annual NeuroMusic Conference

Hybrid conference from McMaster University


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 (7:00PM – 10:00PM EST)


Nov 22-23: Keynotes, themed talk sessions and posters (9:45AM – 5:30PM EST)


 Nov 22: Keynote Concert in LIVELab (8:00PM)


McMaster University, Hamilton, ON




To view poster submissions, and recorded talks please go to https://www.neuromusic.ca/




or Watch recorded talks on YouTube




FEATURED SPEAKERS


The Brain’s Crescendo: How Music Training Enriches Child Neurocognitive Development

Evidence from Longitudinal and Cross-sectional Studies


Dr. Assal Habibi

Associate Professor of Psychology

Brain and Creativity Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA


 


Developmental Origins of Musical Engagement: Pleasure, Abilities, and Beliefs


Dr. Haley Kragness

Assistant Professor of Psychology, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA


 


First Steps Toward Rhythm Perception: Neurophysiological Insights from

the Developing Brain


Dr. Sahar Moghimi

Professor of Neuroscience, Université de Picardi, Amiens, France


 


Sensory and Motor Components of Communicative Musicality in Early Social Interactions 


Dr. Trinh Nguyen

Postdoctoral Fellow, Italian Institute of Technology, Rome, Italy

Research Associate, University of Heidelberg, Germany


 




 POSTER SESSIONS




Poster submissions on any topic related to perception, cognition or performance of music and dance.


To view poster submissions, and recorded talks please go to https://www.neuromusic.ca/




or Watch recorded talks on YouTube


 




KEYNOTE CONCERT in the LIVELab 


Saturday, November 22nd, 2025, 8:00 pm

McMaster University, Hamilton, ON


Musical Meaning in Childhood


Dr. Haley Kragness

Assistant Professor of Psychology, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA


Musical Performances by versaCello

Featuring : Maximilian Aoki and Theodor Aoki


 


To watch recorded Keynote Lecture and Concert, visit  www.neuromusic.ca  or


on YouTube