Insights on the Brain & Music 2026

Monday, Jul 20, 2026

12 PM

New Mexico Museum of Art

FROM MELODIES TO MEMORIES
Petr Janata, PhD
Professor of Psychology
Center for Mind and Brain
University of California, Davis

Monday, Aug 10, 2026

12PM

New Mexico Museum of Art

Rhythmic Origins of Human Musicality
John R. Iversen, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind
McMaster University

Monday, Aug 03, 2026

12PM

New Mexico Museum of Art

FROM PERCEPTION TO PLEASURE: 
The Neuroscience of Music and Why We Love It
Robert Zatorre, PhD
Professor and Canada Research Chair in Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience;
Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University;
Co-Director, International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research (BRAMS)

Monday, Aug 17

12 PM

New Mexico Museum of Art

THE APPLIED NEUROSCIENCE OF MUSIC IN REHABILITATION
Michael H. Thaut, PhD
Professor, Faculty of Music and Faculty of Medicine;
Director, Music and Health Science Research Collaborative;
Senior Canada Research Chair in Music, Neuroscience, and Health,
University of Toronto