Dr. Schutz proposes a unique alternative approach for the next generation of alarm design in his TEDx talk. Give it a watch!

🚨 New study alert! 🚨 Navarro-Cáceres et al. (2024) compared different music information retrieval (MIR) methods to uncover the mode—such as major or minor—of different Irish folk music pieces. Check out the link below to read more! link.springer.com/chapter/10.100…

🚨 New study alert! 🚨 Liu et al. (2023) propose a new emotion-based framework for personalized music recommendation that revolves around a user's emotional needs and works to improve their mental status. Check out the link below to read more! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

🚨 New study alert! 🚨 Moore (2024) provides an interesting review of the deficits individuals with hearing loss—particularly those with cochlear implants—may have regarding emotion perception in music. Click the link below to read more! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

🚨 New study alert! 🚨 Carr et al. (2023) investigated the effects of playing synthesized seven-note melodies legato or staccato on the acoustic perception and perceived emotion of those melodies. Click the link below to read more! online.ucpress.edu/mp/article/40/…

Brain wave study reveals "medium-priority" medical alarms actually grab more attention than "high-priority" ones! This could reshape how we design critical alert systems in healthcare. A wake-up call for patient safety? Read more here: journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

Hey everyone! Look out for our lab members sharing their interesting research during the poster sessions tomorrow and Sunday, Nov. 2nd and 3rd, at the 20th Annual Neuromusic Conference hosted by @musicandthemind See you there!

🚨 New study alert! 🚨 Colleagues Eerola et al. (2024) have a new study where they propose the Episode Model, a new model for understanding music and emotion research that focuses on individual situation factors. Check out the link below to read more! …sagepub-com.libaccess.lib.mcmaster.ca/doi/full/10.11…

🚨 New study alert! 🚨 Ever wonder what things people pay attention to when listening to a song? An interesting recent study illustrates the importance of user-based characteristics of music emotion recognition systems. Check out this link to read more: …portal-info.libaccess.lib.mcmaster.ca/details/194930…

🚨 New study alert! 🚨 A recent meta-analysis by Peters et al. (2024) highlights that musicking moderately impacts emotion regulation, showing the importance of retaining music programs in communities and schools. Check out this link to read more! …portal-info.libaccess.lib.mcmaster.ca/details/030573…

Such a fun and thought-provoking event (as evidenced by this photo)!

This article reveals that music therapy can boost mood, reduce anxiety, enhance memory, and manage symptoms by stimulating neuroplasticity, dopamine release, and the immune system. You can read it here: nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/.../nyas.14864

🚨 New study alert! 🚨 Ever wonder what properties of a sound make it pleasant? Jacobsen and Siedenburg (2024) highlight how fundamental frequency and spectral envelope are co-dependent, and how they relate to perceived pleasantness. Read more at: acta-acustica.edpsciences.org/articles/aacus…

Hey everyone, today we wanted to congratulate Jackie, a graduate student working with machine learning on the Emotional Piano project, on receiving her Canada Graduate Scholarship - Master's (CGS-M)! Keep up the great work Jackie!

The MAPLE Lab has an opening for a new graduate student (MSc/PhD) interested in auditory perception/sound complexity in Fall 2025! More details, background, and timeline information are available at: maplelab.net/grad.

🚨 New study alert! 🚨 A recent article by Bolton et al. (2022) highlights a key issue: medical alarms, designed to signal important events, can get drowned out by other alarms, a phenomenon called “masking.” Check out the link below to read about it: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33350873/

Hey everyone! Our second Research Spotlight of the year is here covering music and emotion! Jakubowski & Francini (2022) investigated how musical cues varying in familiarity and emotionality affected recalled memories. To read more, check out this link: doi.org/10.1177/174702…

Hey everyone! To kickstart this year's research spotlight, we're sharing a recent article on alarms research! Nyarko et al. 2024 investigated alarm fatigue in nurses and uncovered many related personal factors. To read more, check out the link below! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

🎉 Meet MAPLE Lab’s new social media coordinators for the year: Jessica and Ben! 🎉 Get to know the dynamic duo who’ll be keeping you updated on all things MAPLE Lab. Stay tuned for exciting updates, behind-the-scenes content, and more!

New paper from the METRE lab! Interested in modeling our sense of rhythm? Confused by apparently conflicting pictures of "networks of oscillators" and "predictive processing"? Quick thread below! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Calling all students ready to make some music! The McMaster Percussion Ensemble is holding auditions this TUESDAY, SEPT 3! To learn more and sign up for your audition, visit maplelab.net/ensemble/. See you there!🥁🪘🎶