• ICMPC,  Websites of interest

    SMPC new site

    This week I thought I would blog about the launch of a really interesting online resource in the world of music pyschology. I first heard about the new resource at ICMPC 11 where it was announced by Ani Patel.  I am launching my own ‘resources’ tab over this weekend, which will contain links to online sites such as this one, to provide quick routes to information formy readers. But since the present new site in question is recently launched, and very well designed, I thought I would tell you a bit about it. The new site is the homebase for the Society for Music Perception and Cognition (SMPC). This society…

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  • Music Psychology,  Rhythm

    Sensing the beat

    Article: Grahn, J. A., Henry, M. J., & McAuley, J. D. (in press). FMRI investigation of cross-modal interactions in rhythm perception: Audition primes vision, but not vice versa. NeuroImage. For those who have read some of my blogs about ICMPC 11 you may already know the name Jessica Grahn. Jessica is a very talented researcher based at the MRC at Cambridge University, who does a cracking job of presenting as well. She does a lot of work on rhythm perception and production (including the work presented at ICMPC 11). This is not really my field, but I always enjoy reading about her studies. A new paper authored by her has…