Music and Health Science Research Collaboratory

09/27/2024

Looking for volunteers who live with Parkinson's disease to participate in a 1-visit EEG and/or MRI study at Baycrest, to better understand how we can use rhythm to help you move better!

For more information, visit www.uoft.me/RSS

We offer financial compensation.

12/06/2022

An editorial paper by Nature published on November 2, 2022 titled "The scandal of researchers paid less than a living wage"

"The cost-of-living crisis is a fundamental threat for PhD scholars and early-career researchers. They need to be paid properly"

"Institutions need to re-evaluate their approach to PhD support. They could, for example, regard PhD candidates as employees subject to local living-wage rules."

"Advocating for change is physically and emotionally taxing for students and scholars on top of their day jobs. It shouldn’t have to be like this."

"Universities, funding agencies and governments know that today’s PhD candidates and master’s students will be tomorrow’s principal investigators and team leaders. They will be in academia, in industry, in the public sector and in non-governmental organizations."

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-03472-3?error=cookies_not_supported&code=ea148498-a899-4742-ac1c-f88d2feb89ee&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=nature&utm_source=Twitter =1667400314

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The cost-of-living crisis is a fundamental threat for PhD scholars and early-career researchers. They need to be paid properly.

09/30/2022

Music and Health Science Research Collaboratory PhD Candidate Nicole Richard, a Neurologic Music Therapist and Professor at
Belmont University shared in a recent interview with her insights on , and

Make sure to check it out🎬 http://bit.ly/3UTl2RG



University of Toronto Faculty of Music
Curiosity Stream

Music has the power to transport us back in time. We hear a song from our past and suddenly we’re back where we heard the song for the first time and feeling...

09/30/2022

Music and Health Science Research Collaboratory PhD Candidate Nicole Richard, a Neurologic Music Therapist and Professor at
Belmont University shared in a recent interview with her insights on and

Make sure to check it out🎬 http://bit.ly/3y5d9Pl



University of Toronto Faculty of Music
Curiosity Stream

Professional athletes use music to get psyched up for a big game. Office workers use music to focus on a big task. Heartbroken lovers use it to get over a br...

08/20/2022

Are you an undergraduate student at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music? Are you interested in and and developing skills in ? The Music and Health Science Research Collaboratory) is hiring a work-study student to help with music and studies for Fall-Winter 2022-2023.

We welcome undergraduate music students from any major to apply through CLNx to the posting 206746 - RA in Music and Neuroscience. Students may contact [email protected] for any questions regarding the call for applicants. Applications are due by 09/02/2022 at 11:59 PM.

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05/04/2022

Does music induce interbrain synchronization between a non-speaking youth with cerebral palsy (CP), a parent, and a neurologic music therapist?

(2022). Does music induce interbrain synchronization between a non-speaking youth with cerebral palsy (CP), a parent, and a neurologic music therapist? A brief report. Developmental Neurorehabilitation. Ahead of Print.

04/08/2022

Dr. Michael Thaut, director at the Music and Health Science Research Collaboratory, finds that listening to personally meaningful music improves the 's adaptability in patients with early or mild cognitive impairment University of Toronto Faculty of Music 🎧🧠

Music forges powerful connections with memory in the brain, something that could be used to help people experiencing cognitive impairment. It also broadcasts our personalities to one another, creating connections with others.

02/08/2022

Don't miss the online "Grad Minds Mental Health Conference: Music, Imagery, and Relaxation Journey" by Amy Clements-Cortes next Wed. Feb 16, 12PM, shorturl.at/kqzJ2

University of Toronto Faculty of Music Grad Minds

Join us for a 30-minute wellness focused presentation with Dr. Amy Clements-Cortes on Wednesday, February 16, at 12:00 PM EST.

11/11/2021

“We have new brain-based evidence that salient – that is, music that holds special meaning for a person, like the song they danced to at their wedding – stimulates in ways that help maintain higher levels of functioning,” says Michael Thaut, senior author of the study, director of U of T’s Music and Health Science Research Collaboratory and a professor in both the Faculty of Music and Temerty Faculty of Medicine.

“Typically, it’s very difficult to show positive brain changes in ’s patients. These preliminary yet encouraging results show improvement in the integrity of the , opening the door to further research on therapeutic applications of music for people with – and alike,” says Thaut, who also holds the tier one Canada Research Chair in Music, Neuroscience and Health.

https://www.utoronto.ca/news/listening-favourite-music-improves-brain-function-alzheimer-s-patients-u-t-research

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Repeated listening to personally meaningful music induces beneficial brain plasticity in patients with mild cognitive impairment or early Alzheimer’s disease, a new study by researchers at the University of Toronto and Unity Health Toronto suggests.

11/04/2021

📣 Call for non-musician university student volunteers 📣

You could participate in a -based virtual study to improve your & be compensation for your time

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09/17/2021

Dr. Kyurim Kang has graduated from the PhD in Music and Health Sciences and Collaborative Program in Neuroscience (CPIN) at the University of Toronto. She is now a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Johns Hopkins Center for Music & Medicine 😃 University of Toronto Faculty of Music Johnshopkins

09/16/2021

A bop, a jam, a banger, a tune—no matter what you call it, there’s no denying this near-universal truth: we...