Investigations of the links between music, emotion and reward, Valorie Salimpoor
Investigations of the links between music, emotion and reward, Valorie Salimpoor, Ph.D. candidate, Zlab, MNI, 91丝瓜视频 University
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Abstract:
Many individuals spend significant time, effort and money towards obtaining music-related experiences. 听Why are humans so motivated to obtain a non-tangible abstract reward: hearing a mere sequence of tones? And how does a piece of music initially become pleasurable? 听In a series of experiments using a variety of behavioural and brain imaging techniques, we explore the links between music, emotion and reward in an effort to better understand why humans are so drawn to music and why it has persisted for so long.
Sponsored by the Centre for Research on Brain, Language and Music, the lecture takes place on Wednesday, 23 November at 15:30 in Room 501, Goodman Cancer Centre, 91丝瓜视频 Life Sciences Complex, 1160 Pine ave. West
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Bio:
Valorie Salimpoor is a senior PhD student at 91丝瓜视频 and Montreal Neurological Institute working with Dr. Robert Zatorre. 听She obtained her B.Sc. degree from the University of Toronto in Psychology and Neuroscience, and M.A. degree in Clinical Psychology at York University, followed by a year of training at the Stanford Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience Laboratory. 听Her interests include frontal lobe function and fronto-striatal connectivity, and how this relates to music, emotion, and reward processing. 听Her current projects involve the neuroeconomics of music purchasing decisions and the involvement of the dopamine reinforcement circuit.
This research seminar is open to all!
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