Research

 The ACN-Create program delivers research training in two primary areas: the structure and function of the brain's response to music, speech, and complex sound (how these functions change across the lifespan and break down in disease), and corresponding imaging techniques, including MEG, fMRI, EEG, TMS, motion capture, and optical imaging.The traditional disciplines from which research in Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience arises are diverse and encompass computational neuroscience, cognitive psychology, physiology, musical acoustics, speech and hearing sciences, and physics.  We are fortunate in Canada to have the top researchers in Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience who span 3 universities and 2 health science institutes, with research specializations in four thematic areas: 

1) Developmental ACN (how the brain processes sound from infancy to adulthood;

2) Special populations (including populations with amusias, tone deafness, tinnitus, cochlear implants, but also populations with enhanced functions, such as musicians and multilingual speakers);

3) Neuroimaging analysis (including multivariate, functional approaches); and

4) Sensorimotor integration (integration of auditory information with other sensory information and with motion). 

More information about these areas is listed on the Themes page.