Steven Brown is the director of the NeuroArts Lab. The lab´s research is devoted to understanding the neural, cognitive and evolutionary foundations of the arts, including:
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music
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dance
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the verbal arts
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the visual arts
A unique evolutionary focus of the lab is a revival of comparative musicology studies, including an exploration of the geography and cultural evolution of world musical styles.
The NeuroArts Lab is located in the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour at McMaster University and is associated with the McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind and with MiNDS, the McMaster Institute for Neuroscience Discovery & Study.
NOTE TO STUDENTS: The NeuroArts Lab is currently full. We are unable to accept undergraduate students into the lab at the present time. Inquiries from prospective graduate students must include a resume and a transcript.
