Isabelle Peretz
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Isabelle Peretz is a Professor
of Psychology
at the University of Montreal, holding a Canada Research Chair and Casavant Chair in neurocognition of music.. She specializes in music cognition
, focusing on congenital and acquired musical disorders (amusia
) and on the cognitive and biological foundations of music processing in general. In 2005, Peretz became the founding co-director of the international laboratory for Brain, Music, and Sound research (BRAMS), a multi-university consortium that is jointly affiliated with McGill University
and the University of Montreal. Peretz was educated in Brussels
, Belgium
, and she earned her Ph.D.
in experimental psychology
at the Université Libre de Bruxelles
in 1984, after which she accepted a faculty position at University of Montreal, where she has remained ever since.
Professor
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of Psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
at the University of Montreal, holding a Canada Research Chair and Casavant Chair in neurocognition of music.. She specializes in music cognition
Music cognition
Music cognition is an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the mental processes that support musical behaviors, including perception, comprehension, memory, attention, and performance...
, focusing on congenital and acquired musical disorders (amusia
Amusia
Amusia is a musical disorder that appears mainly as a defect in processing pitch, but it also encompasses musical memory and recognition. Two main classifications of amusia exist: acquired amusia, which occurs as a result of brain damage, and congenital amusia, which results from a music processing...
) and on the cognitive and biological foundations of music processing in general. In 2005, Peretz became the founding co-director of the international laboratory for Brain, Music, and Sound research (BRAMS), a multi-university consortium that is jointly affiliated with McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
and the University of Montreal. Peretz was educated in Brussels
Brussels
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, Belgium
Belgium
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, and she earned her Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in experimental psychology
Experimental psychology
Experimental psychology is a methodological approach, rather than a subject, and encompasses varied fields within psychology. Experimental psychologists have traditionally conducted research, published articles, and taught classes on neuroscience, developmental psychology, sensation, perception,...
at the Université Libre de Bruxelles
Université Libre de Bruxelles
The Université libre de Bruxelles is a French-speaking university in Brussels, Belgium. It has 21,000 students, 29% of whom come from abroad, and an equally cosmopolitan staff.-Name:...
in 1984, after which she accepted a faculty position at University of Montreal, where she has remained ever since.