McMaster Institute for Music & the Mind (MIMM)

Laurel Trainor
Director

A Message from the Director

The McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind (MIMM) fosters collaboration among dozens of scientists, researchers and musicians. Together, we explore fundamental questions about the neurological impact and benefits of music, dance and the arts.

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Revolutionizing eye-tracking research

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March 16, 2026

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NeuroMusic Conference See More

LIVELab hosts an annual NeuroMusic Conference and Keynote Concert. Organized by the McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind, the scientific conference welcomes prominent international music cognition researchers to present their latest studies to an audience of psychologists, neuroscientists, musicians, educators, graduate and undergraduate students, and interested community members.

MIMM Journal Club See More

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.