The Language, Attention, Music, and Audition Lab at the University of Toronto Mississauga, studies how children of all ages learn about the sounds around them.
We are particularly interested in how babies/children learn about music and language!
Celebrating all the amazing science that our undergrads have been up to this summer! A big congrats to everyone for their hard work! 🦙👩🔬
08/04/2026
The LAMA lab had a terrific time at Society for Music Perception and Cognition in Chicago this year. A highlight for us was the ARE committee’s panel on who gets to participate in music - focusing on how to incorporate the voices of children and adults from under represented backgrounds in music science
Lots of Canadian researchers here at the conference! Here is U of T Scarborough (UTSC) 🇨🇦’s Dr Schmuckler talking about how humans perceive pitch even when it’s missing!
40+ posters/talks from Canada - love the business meeting stats
Always karaoke
And more karaoke!
And of course, fascinating work from our graduate student PhD candidate Anne Cabildo asking how people engage with music in their everyday lives. Not pictured: our postdoc Dr Czepiel presenting her classroom hyperscanning data online and many other LAMA lab members who tuned in online! See you next time Society for Music Perception and Cognition !
07/24/2026
Wrapping up a fun few days at the Society of Music Perception & Cognition conference!!
Thanks to the folks at Northwestern for giving us a space to talk all things music & science! 🥼🎧
07/15/2026
✨ Looking for junior scientists! 🦙🔬 Here at the UTM LAMA Lab, we are recruiting children ages 6–12 with ASD to participate in a research study by playing a fun and interactive detective-themed computer game. If your child is interested in earning a detective goodie bag and junior scientist certificate, sign up using the QR code! 💛
06/15/2026
Channeling our creative sides this summer at Crock a Doodle 👨🏼🎨🎨
In this week’s interview clip, we’re chatting with Bien Carandang 🎷🎵 Known for fulfilling any & all of Toronto’s low brass needs, Bien shared how formal training shaped their relationship with music, and how that connection has evolved to what it is today!
Thanks so much for sticking with us on Wednesdays! 🎵
And we’re back with our last bunch of interviews! Today we’re looking at the studio side of things with producer & audio engineer, Michael Gibbs 🎧🎹 He joins the conversation to discuss the parallels between music and other social experiences.
We’re not quite done yet! Check in on Wednesdays for our final few interviews with our lovely musicians! 🎶
05/27/2026
part 2! We’re excited to welcome in our second batch of undergraduate researchers working in the lab this term.
To learn more about the awesome projects that they’ll be a part of, check out our lab website!
This week, we’re building on our discussion of the social effects of music with pianist and vocal coach Hyejin Kwon 🎹🎤 In this clip, she shares a story about the experience of performing with others and how working toward a shared musical goal can shape the connection between collaborators.
Only a few more musician clips left so stayed tuned every Wednesday! 🎵
05/08/2026
Sharing more photos of Undergraduate Research Day to close out the week! We’re so proud of all the hard work our undergrads put together! 🦙🎶🔬
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