SMART Lab at Ryerson University
105 Bond Street M5B 1Y3 Toronto, ON, Canada

We recently published a new paper on #vibrotactile perception of music in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. To our knowledge, this is the first study to use #EEG to investigate how the brain processes vibrotactile rhythms. In addition to replicating behavioral results we first observed in Ammirante, Patel & Russo (2016), we reveal evidence for neural entrainment to vibrotactile rhythms and interesting enhancements for bimodal rhythms. https://t.co/qmiAfVCT9b?amp=1

Have you been keeping up with our SingWell project? Dr. Arla Good just published a fantastic article evaluating a traditional #music program to reconnect #indigenous youth to their #culture. Follow us on Twitter for more!

See below for an exciting research opportunity from our industry partner Sonova. Please note that the experiment is conducted in-person and all participants will be required to wear a mask and follow additional COVID19 safety protocols. Please contact the team to set up a screening session. Feel free to share around!

Current Research on the Effects of Music on Health, Cognition, and Wellness Date: Thursday June 18, 2020 Time: 1:00pm-2:30 pm Online Webinar... This insightful talk by Ryerson University's Programs for 50+ resident experts Dr. Arla Good and Dr. Frank Russo will critically examine the latest evidence for and against presumed benefits that may be obtained through each form of engagement with music. Together, participants will explore the impact of music across the lifespan, with special attention paid to the aging brain. Join us for this Free Online Event, part of Programs for 50+ Health & Wellness Series. Registration is required. Register here: https://continuing.ryerson.ca/contentManagement.do

Hearing for life: March 3, 2020 is World hearing Day! http://ow.ly/pQDI50yCdHh

We are still in need of participants who identify as deaf for our #rhythm #perception study. Please get in touch or pass this along to anyone that might be interested!

Arla Good and I will be giving a public talk (free) entitled "Current Research on the Effects of Music on Health, Cognition, and Wellness" Thursday, June 18 1:002:30 p.m. Details and registration here: http://ow.ly/DhiH50A1fPA

Pete Seeger was so enraged by Dylan's landmark electric set at the Newport Festival (1965) that he wanted to "cut the line w/an axe." The new Scorcese doc corroborates that his rage was fuelled by distortion his father was experiencing in his #hearingaids http://ow.ly/RXb850zMUhD

Our latest publication on the benefits of group singing in older adults appears in the World Health Organization's Public Health Panorama. http://ow.ly/LpWv50z0ph4

Hearing for life: March 3, 2020 is World hearing Day! http://ow.ly/pQDI50yCdHh

We are still in need of participants who identify as deaf for our #rhythm #perception study. Please get in touch or pass this along to anyone that might be interested!

My lab is hiring a Research Engineer. The focus of this position is refining best practices and data processing pipelines in hearing (speech, music) studies that combine fNIRS and EEG modalities. http://ow.ly/XBkV50yk4E1 #fNIRS #eeg #biomedicalengineering #signalprocessing

In-ear EEG is gaining some traction. https://hearinghealthmatters.org//aarhus-ear-eeg-center-r/

News about a major new project in the lab. http://ow.ly/Vis850y71eP

You may have seen this before. If yes, here it is again with better captions. If not, you are in for something strange and wonderful ...

Ryerson University's SMART lab is partnering with Canadian Hearing Society on a research study involving adults with hearing aids . The free information session will be held this Wednesday, July 3 from 6pm-8pm at the SEARS Atrium (245 Church St., 3rd floor) at Ryerson University. #Hearingaid users will learn about recent research on hearing loss and hearing aids, and will have the opportunity to take part in a study on #music and hearing! The first 100 people to register will... receive free hearing aid batteries! Drop-ins welcome. Register at www.smartlaboratory.org/event Please share!

The SMART Lab presents ‘Get the most out of your hearing aids!’, a free information session this Wednesday, July 3 from 6pm-8pm at the SEARS Atrium (245 Church St., 3rd floor) at Ryerson University. #Hearingaid users will have the opportunity to learn about the latest advances in hearing aid #technology and #research from #audiologists and #hearingscientists, and will be given the opportunity to take part in a current research study! The first 100 people to register will rece...ive free hearing aid batteries! Drop-ins welcome. Register at www.smartlaboratory.org/event Please share!