MIND Lab - Music, Imaging, & Neural Dynamics Lab at Northeastern University

10/08/2024

Hi everyone! We are currently recruiting for our study on the enjoyment of music listening across childhood & adolescence. We’re making this post to see if any families local to Boston with kids ages 7-17 would be interested in taking part in this study (while the attached flyer mentions ages 5-17, we are currently only recruiting children as young as 7). Participants in this study will be paid $30 per session, with the opportunity to win an extra $10. We also offer travel compensation for those who would need to take public transportation or taxi to our lab on campus. For individuals between the ages of 13-17, this study will involve two days of testing: The first will consist of your child playing games and answering surveys all outside of the MRI scanner. The second day would consist of your child listening to music in the MRI scanner. For individuals 7-11, this study will only be one day of both in- and out-of-scanner testing. If you are uncertain about having your child in the MRI scanner, we offer the option of just completing the out-of-scanner activities. These visits will take place at Northeastern’s Boston campus. However, if you are not local to Boston and are interested, we will also have a virtual remote option coming soon! If this is of interest to you and your child, please reach out to [email protected]! We are currently focusing our recruitment towards the 13-17 age range, but if your child is younger and interested, please still reach out. We will add you to our list of families to reach out to once we begin running sessions for that age group. Thank you for taking the time to read this post, and please share widely!

06/13/2023

Do you have a loved one experiencing memory loss?
The Music, Imaging, and Neural Dynamics (MIND) Lab is seeking older adults who may be experiencing memory loss, or who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), or Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD) to participate in an 8-week, non-invasive, music-based intervention research study on how music listening affects memory and brain function!
Eligible participants will be enrolled in an 8-week individualized music-listening program. In-person sessions will occur before and after the intervention and consist of behavioral/cognitive tasks, surveys, an MRI scan, an EEG recording of the brain, and/or blood draws. Compensation is $20/hour upon completion of the study.
Want to learn more or have someone sign up for consideration? Find out more at our website!! https://web.northeastern.edu/mindlab/participate/

07/22/2022

https://news.northeastern.edu/2022/07/18/music-impact-memory-brain-pathways/

Recently published research from Psyche Loui, director of Northeastern’s Music Imaging and Neural Dynamics lab, provides insight into how music changes the connective pathways in the brain. The findings hold promise for improving memory and cognition among older adults.

07/22/2022

In 2020 an extraordinary video went viral. It featured Marta Cinta González Saldaña, a former ballet dancer suffering from severe Alzheimer’s disease in her senior years. In the video, Saldaña is played a piece from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake and suddenly she flashes awake and begins moving to a...

04/25/2022

MIND Lab hits San Francisco for Cognitive Neuroscience Society!

06/10/2021

Can music help people who have Parkinson’s Disease? A video by News @ Northeastern on MIND Lab’s new paper by Anna Krotinger Psyche Loui

Psyche Loui, an assistant professor who studies music perception and cognition at Northeastern, tested Parkinson’s disease patients’ ability to perceive and produce rhythm by having them move to the tune of popular songs. After four months of ‘dance intervention,’ patients exhibited fewer sy...

11/12/2020

We are currently seeking healthy older adults and older adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) to participate in a research study on how music listening affects brain outcomes!

Participants must be above 50 years old, have normal hearing, and pass a pre-screening phone interview. Eligible participants will be enrolled in an 8-week individualized music-listening program and are expected to attend two in-person sessions and one zoom session. In-person sessions consist of completing surveys, cognitive tasks, and an MRI brain scan. Compensation is $20 per hour upon completion of the study.

If interested, please email us at [email protected], and we will set up a pre-screening phone interview to determine your eligibility to participate.
For more information, please visit our website: https://web.northeastern.edu/mindlab/

09/15/2020

We are currently enrolling participants for a music-based intervention study! Eligible participants will complete surveys, listening and cognitive tasks, and MRI scanning of their brain. Study consists of up to 3 separate sessions of approximately 90 minutes each. Participants will be compensated at a rate of $20 per hour.

If you are an older adult and enjoy listening to music please reach out to us at [email protected] for more information about how you can participate!

Participate Music-Based Intervention Research Study Among Older Adults The Music, Imaging, and Neural Dynamics (MIND) Lab is seeking older adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) or those who may be experiencing Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD) to participate in a research study on how music l...

08/22/2020

Please consider participating in our international collaboration on music in Covid-19! 15-minute survey, all welcome! Please share widely 🙏🏼

What has helped you to cope with the Covid19 crisis? Did listening to music or watching films help you to remain positive and feel connected? Participate in research that is conducted across 13 countries. We would love to hear more about your experiences and activities!

To participate, please click on this Questionnaire link and select the relevant language and country. It takes 15 min to complete:

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02/25/2020

MIND Lab is hiring! Full-time, benefits-eligible research assistant position opening in Music and the Brain starting this summer in Northeastern’s Center for Cognitive and Brain Health in Boston, MA. The research assistant will be responsible for designing and administering behavioral, EEG, MRI, and genomic research protocols, recruiting and scheduling human participants across the lifespan, collecting and analyzing behavioral and neuroimaging data, and writing and presenting scientific research. Motivated candidates will be invited to be co-authors on manuscripts and to present research at conferences. Job requirements: people skills, communication and organizational skills. Preferred: quantitative/technical skills. Encouraged: musical knowledge and skills. Fun and intellectually stimulating time guaranteed.

To apply, please visit https://careers.hrm.northeastern.edu/en-us/job/502768/research-assistant and upload your CV, transcript, a sample of your academic writing, and names and contact information of three references. Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer.

11/04/2019

Our lab's latest publication on top-down effects of shared processing between music and language: Attention Modulates Electrophysiological Responses to Simultaneous Music and Language Syntax Processing

Music and language are hypothesized to engage the same neural resources, particularly at the level of syntax processing. Recent reports suggest that attention modulates the shared processing of music and language, but the time-course of the effects of attention on music and language syntax processin...

09/12/2019

We are enrolling participants for a music-based intervention research study! If you are an older adult with symptoms of cognitive decline, please reach out to us. Find out more at https://web.northeastern.edu/mindlab/participate/