Steven Brown, Ph.D., assistant professor
Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
(905) 525-9140 ext. 23892
stebro@mcmaster.ca

Research Interests: Neural, cognitive, anthropological and evolutionary aspects of the arts, as well as the inter-relationships among the arts themselves. My lab training is in molecular biology and human brain imaging. In addition, I am a classical pianist and avid Argentine tango dancer.

Pat Savage, B.A., Master's student
Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
(905) 525-9140 ext. 21443
savagepe@mcmaster.ca

Research Interests: Music and its cognitive and evolutionary connections to the other arts, language and culture. My background is in music performance and composition. I'm especially interested in comparative musicology, and my current project uses musical, linguistic, and genetic data in a comparative analysis of the aboriginal tribes of Taiwan.

Tom Rzeszutek, B.Sc., Master's student
Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
(905) 525-9140 ext. 21443
rzeszut@mcmaster.ca

Research Interests: Reconstructing ancient human population structure, migrations and expansions. My background is in biology and psychology, and I have an avid interest in genetic anthropology. My current project involves examining the relatedness of genetic evidence and musical evidence using data from the Taiwan aborigines.

Marco Antonio Corrêa Varella, B.Sc., M.Sc.
Visiting Ph.D. student
Institute of Psychology, University of São Paulo, Brazil
(905) 525-9140 ext. 21443
macvarella@usp.br
Blog: Marco Evolutivo

Research Interests: Evolutionary, neurocognitive and anthropological aspects of the arts, especially the adaptive value of human musicality and its expression through gender differences. My background is in biology and evolutionary psychology. I enjoy playing and improvising on a diversity of musical instruments.

Michel Belyk, Honours student
Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
(905) 525-9140 ext. 21443
belykm@mcmaster.ca

Research Interests: Human vocal production and its relation to the structure, evolution and development of music and language. My background is in psychology with an emphasis on the production and perception of sound. I am currently using fMRI to study the production of emotive vocalizations and speech prosody.

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