The four-day Scientific Program of the conference is of highest international level, featuring exciting presentations on the cutting-edge of music neuroscience research and its many applications in the fields of development, education, and rehabilitation.
The Scientific Program will be complemented by an interesting and entertaining social and music program, including a Welcome reception, a conference dinner, and two musical evenings as well as musical interludes across the conference days. For details see the Social Program page.
Great Hall
University of Helsinki / Main building
Unioninkatu 34, 00170 Helsinki
13.30-14.30
Registration
14.30-14.35
Opening of session
14.35-15.50
Workshop 1 (onsite & online)
OPPORTUNITIES AND APPLICATIONS FOR MUSIC RESEARCH IN THE ERA OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
Organizers:
Matt McCrary (Hannover Medical School, Germany)
Clara E. James (University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Sw itzerland)
Damien Marie (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
Eckart Altenmüller (Hannover University of Music, Drama and Media, Germany)
André Lee (Hannover University of Music, Drama and Media, Germany)
15.50-16.20
Coffee break
16.20-16.30
Musical interlude 1
16.30-17.45
Workshop 2 (onsite & online)
A SONG FOR THE ELECTRIC EAR – DEVELOPING MUSIC APPRECIATION AND PERCEPTION AFTER COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION
Organizers:
Bjørn Petersen (Aarhus University & Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus, Denmark)
Li Xu (Ohio University, Athens, USA)
Ritva Torppa (University of Helsinki, Finland)
Jeremy Marozeau (Technical University of Denmark, Denmark)
Workshop 3 (onsite only for max. 30 persons)
WIRING BY SYNCHRONY: WHEN DALCROZE MEETS NEUROSCIENCE
Organizers:
Daniele Schön (CNRS, Inserm & Aix-Marseille University, France)
Marja-Leena Juntunen (Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland)
17.45-19.30
Welcome reception
17.45-18.00
Welcome by University of Helsinki
Welcome by Mariani Foundation & Hosting Committee
18.00-18.15
Musical performance
18.15-19.30
Snacks & drinks
Scandic Marina Congress Center
Katajanokanlaituri 6, 00160 Helsinki
08.00-09.00
Registration
09.00-09.15
Official welcome
09.15-10.30
Symposium 1
EXTRAORDINARY VARIATIONS OF SINGING: FROM WIRING TO RE-WIRING, AND WELL-BEING
Chair: Isabelle Peretz
Speakers: Sarah Wilson, Boris Kleber, Dawn Merrett, Teppo Särkämö
Characterising singing phenotypes to identify genetic variants and the role of environmental factors in shaping the development of singing ability
Sarah Wilson
University of Melbourne, Australia
Neural architectures and adaptive processes underlying singing: A multi-level inquiry
Boris Kleber
Aarhus University, Denmark
Group and solo singing effects on well-being
Dawn Merrett
University of Montreal, Canada
Neural basis of the preservation of singing and song learning in aphasia
Teppo Särkämö
University of Helsinki, Finland
10.30-10.40
Short transition break
10.40-11.55
Symposium 2
EFFICACY AND NEURAL MECHANISMS OF SINGING IN AGEING AND NEUROLOGICAL REHABILITATION
Chair: Aleksi Sihvonen
Speakers: Pascale Tremblay, Aleksi Sihvonen, Jeanette Tamplin, Christian Gold
Can amateur singing modify cognitive ageing trajectories?
Pascale Tremblay
Université Laval, Canada
Vocal music listening and group singing as neural rehabilitation tools for stroke and aphasia
Aleksi Sihvonen
University of Helsinki, Finland
ParkinSong: Therapeutic singing interventions to address communication impairments in Parkinson’s disease
Jeanette Tamplin
University of Melbourne, Australia
Lasting effects of recreational group singing on depressive symptoms in elderly care home residents: The multinational MIDDEL trial
Christian Gold
NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS & University of Bergen, Norway; University of Vienna, Austria
11.50-13.10
Lunch
13.10-13.25
Musical interlude 2
13.25-14.10
KEYNOTE LECTURE
The health benefits of arts & cultural engagement: Zooming from psychobiological mechanisms to population-level effects
Daisy Fancourt
University College London, UK
14.10-14.15
Short transition break
14.15-15.00
Best poster talks 1
15.00-15.30
Coffee break
15.30-17.00
Poster session 1 (online)
17.00-18:15
Symposium 3
MUSIC FOR PAIN: TOWARDS A MECHANISTIC UNDERSTANDING
Chair: Joke Bradt
Speakers: Stefan Koelsch, Mathieu Roy, Eduardo Garza-Villarreal, Joke Bradt
Increasing the therapeutic effects of music: Novel insights into pain reduction and emotional valence
Stefan Koelsch
University of Bergen, Norway
Understanding the role of emotional responses to music in music-induced hypoalgesia
Mathieu Roy
McGill University, Canada
What are the macroscopic circuits involved in music-induced analgesia?
Eduardo Garza-Villarreal
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
Music therapy for chronic pain management in people with advanced cancer: A mechanistic clinical trial
Joke Bradt
Drexel University, USA
19.30-22.00
Evening at Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo)
Mannerheimintie 13 A, 00100 Helsinki
19.30-21.30
Musical performance (Black Box)
20.30-22.00
Light buffet dinner & drinks
Scandic Marina Congress Center
Katajanokanlaituri 6, 00160 Helsinki
09.00-10.15
Symposium 4
RHYTHM, MUSIC AND SPEECH PROCESSING IN THE INFANT BRAIN: FROM THE INVESTIGATION OF INITIAL WIRING TO PERSPECTIVES FOR REWIRING
Chairs: Barbara Tillmann & Paula Virtala
Speakers: Sahar Moghimi, Usha Goswami, Jordi Costa-Faidella, Paula Virtala
Rhythm processing: Development of neural coding during the third trimester of gestation
Sahar Moghimi
INSERM & Université de Picardie Jules Verne, France
Rhythm processing and language acquisition: A temporal sampling perspective
Usha Goswami
University of Cambridge, UK
Enhanced neural representation of speech fundamental frequency in neonates exposed to music before birth
Jordi Costa-Faidella
University of Barcelona, Spain
Effects of a music listening intervention on neural speech sound processing in dyslexia-risk infants
Paula Virtala
University of Helsinki, Finland
10.15-11.45
Poster session 2 (onsite)
11.45-13.00
Lunch
13.00-13.15
Musical interlude 3
13.15-14.30
Symposium 5
WIRING AND RE-WIRING THE BRAIN USING RHYTHM TRAINING
Chairs: Simone Dalla Bella & Jessica Grahn
Speakers: Laurel Trainor & Chantal Carrillo, Shinya Fujii, Jessica Grahn, Simone Dalla Bella & Simone Falk
The promise of rhythmic auditory-motor training for children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD): Let’s dance!
Laurel Trainor & Chantal Carrillo
McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind & McMaster University, Canada
Rhythmic capacities and stuttering: Potential of rhythm training for children who stutter
Simone Falk
University of Montreal, Canada
Rhythm processing in schizophrenia patients and in-ear EEG neurofeedback technologies to (re)wire the brain
Shinya Fujii
Keio University & Vie Style Inc., Japan
Wired for sound: Illuminating mechanisms of music on movement
Jessica Grahn
Western University, Canada
14.30-14.40
Short transition break
14.40-15.55
Symposium 6
MUSIC IMPROVISATION AS A TOOL TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING THE BEHAVIOR AND BRAIN PROCESSING OF HUMAN CREATIVITY
Chair: Psyche Loui
Speakers: Martin Norgaard, Peter Vuust, Psyche Loui, Pablo Ripolles
Structural regularities of extant improvisations reveal cognitive constraints and motor associations
Martin Norgaard
Georgia State University, USA
The dynamical wiring and rewiring of the improvising brain
Peter Vuust
Aarhus University, Denmark
From improvisation to the perception of creativity: Time-sensitive models and equitable predictions
Psyche Loui
Northeastern University, USA
Reward and motor neurophysiological correlates of live music improvisation
Pablo Ripolles
New York University, USA
15.55-16.25
Coffee break
16.25-17.10
Best poster talks 2
17.10-17.25
Musical interlude 4
17.30-18.45
Symposium 7
THE PLEASURABLE URGE TO MOVE TO MUSIC: SEARCHING FOR NEURAL MECHANISMS AND DEVELOPMENTAL ORIGINS
Chair: Maria Witek
Speakers: Connor Spiech, Daniel Cameron, Erin Hannon, Tomas Matthew
Quenching the groove: Inhibition of left SMA with cTBS reduces the pleasurable urge to move to music
Connor Spiech
Concordia University, Canada
Assessing the development of the syncopation-groove relationship in infants and children
Daniel Cameron
McMaster University, Canada
Development of groove and the effects of musical, social, and cognitive abilities
Erin Hannon
University of Nevada, USA
Predictive processes shape the effects of age and Parkinson’s on the relation between syncopation and the urge to move to music
Tomas Matthew
Aarhus University, Denmark
20.00-23.00
Dinner at Restaurant Sipuli
Kanavaranta 7, 00170 Helsinki
Scandic Marina Congress Center
Katajanokanlaituri 6, 00160 Helsinki
09.00-10.15
Symposium 8
MUSIC, MEMORY, AND IMAGINATION IN THE BRAIN: INSIGHTS FROM MULTI-MODAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
Chair: Elvira Brattico
Speakers: Alejandro Blenkmann, Philippe Albouy, David Quiroga Martinez, Leonardo Bonetti
Electrophysiological correlates of auditory regularity expectations and violations at short and long temporal scales: Studies in intracranial EEG and prefrontal cortex lesion patients
Alejandro Blenkmann
University of Oslo, Norway
Cross-frequency coupling and replay as markers of working memory functions in humans
Philippe Albouy
Université Laval, Canada
The neural representation of imagined melodies
David Quiroga Martinez
University of California, USA
Multi-scale neurophysiology of musical recognition: Network hierarchies and perspectives on aging
Leonardo Bonetti
Aarhus University, Denmark
10.15-11.45
Poster session 3
11.45-13.00
Lunch
13.00-13.15
Musical interlude 5
13.15-14.30
Symposium 9
PERSPECTIVES ON THE MATURATION OF AUDITORY, COGNITIVE AND EXECUTIVE SKILLS ASSOCIATED WITH MUSIC TRAINING DURING CHILDHOOD: CONSENSUS AND UNRESOLVED QUESTIONS
Chair: Assal Habibi
Speakers: Miriam Lense, Franziska Degé, Vesa Putkinen & Katri Saarikivi, Assal Habibi
Longitudinal changes in attention during infant-directed singing in autistic and non-autistic infants: Considerations for intervention mechanisms
Miriam Lense
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA
Inhibition mediates the influence of music training on IQ in 5- to 7-year-old children
Franziska Degé
Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Germany
Do behavioral advantages diminish while neural differences persist? Longitudinal studies on executive functions in musically trained and untrained children and adolescents
Vesa Putkinen & Katri Saarikivi
University of Helsinki, Finland
The brain’s crescendo: How music training enriches child neurocognitive development
Assal Habibi
University of Southern California, USA
14.30-14.40
Short transition break
14.40-15:25
Best poster talks 3 (osite)
15.25-15.55
Coffee break
15.55-17.10
Symposium 10
MUSIC-RELATED NEUROPLASTICITY OVER THE LIFESPAN: LONGITUDINAL STUDIES
Chair: Rebecca Schaefer
Speakers: Lara Wierenga, Florian Worschech, Rebecca Schaefer, Takako Fujioka
How music alters brain plasticity: A longitudinal twin study on sensorimotor synchronization and brain developmental patterns
Lara Wierenga
Leiden University, The Netherlands
Healthy aging with music: Practicing piano to promote brain plasticity and quality of life in older people
Florian Worschech
Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media, Germany
Musically embedded motor learning and brain plasticity over the life span
Rebecca Schaefer
Leiden University, The Netherlands
Plasticity of beta and gamma-band neuromagnetic oscillations of the sensorimotor systems in chronic stroke: Comparison between music-supported therapy and manual training
Takako Fujioka
Stanford University, USA
17.10-17.15
Short transition break
17.15-17.45
Closing session with awards and announcement of the next N&M conference
19.30-00.00
Closing party at Bar Loose
Annankatu 21, 00100 Helsinki