September 2013 MIMM Journal Club
Sep 27, 2013
12:30PM to 3:30PM
1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Canada
Date/Time
Date(s) - 27/09/2013
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Location
McMaster University, Psychology Building, Room 204
Hi everyone!
Our first meeting will be held on Friday, September 27th, 2013 at 12:30pm in room 204 of the Psychology Building at McMaster University!
To celebrate the construction of our new LIVE Lab performance space (see http://livelab.mcmaster.ca/), this year we will focus our readings on the interactions between individuals during artistic performance, as well as the relationship between music and health. As such, Dr. Laurel Trainor’s graduate student, Kate Einarson, will lead a discussion on the article by Chanda and Levitin, 2013 entitled “The Neurochemisty of Music“. Abstract listed below.
For those of you who are new:
The McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind hosts a monthly Seminar/Journal Club. The purpose of the club is for MIMM members and other interested people from different areas to meet to discuss recent papers of broad interest in the field of music cognition. Everyone is welcome! Our current journal club members include psychologists, musicians, mathematicians, engineers, music teachers, graduate and undergraduate students, and interested community members.
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The Neurochemistry of Music (Chanda & Levitin, 2013)
Abstract:
Music is used to regulate mood and arousal in everyday life and to promote physical and psychological health and well-being in clinical settings. However, scientific inquiry into the neurochemical effects of music is still in its infancy. In this review, we evaluate the evidence that music improves health and well-being through the engagement of neurochemical systems for (i) reward, motivation, and pleasure; (ii) stress and arousal; (iii) immunity; and (iv) social affiliation. We discuss
the limitations of these studies and outline novel approaches for integration of conceptual and technological advances from the fields of music cognition and social neuroscience into studies of the neurochemistry of music.
Rayna H. Friendly, Ph.D.
Auditory Development Lab Manager
Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
USRA Mentorship Project Coordinator
School of Graduate Studies
McMaster University
1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4L8
Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4L8