COBS 2021: Keynote conference by Joyce Chen, PhD.

Beyond Borders: Rethinking Music through Research 3rd CIRMMT-OICRM-BRAMS (COBS) student symposium The International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research (BRAMS) was pleased to host the third inter-university student symposium, merging the three music research centres in Montreal, on June 10th, 2021. We were lucky to welcome a BRAMS Alum as our Keynote Speaker. Keynote Speaker: Joyce Chen, Director of the TEMPO Lab (Training and Enhancing Motor Performance Outcomes), Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, and cross-appointed Scientist at Sunnybrook Research Institute. Title: Enhancing motor learning Summary: In her talk, Joyce Chen introduces some studies from the TEMPO Lab that investigate whether motor skill learning can be enhanced. Dr. Chen’s team is interested in the role of augmented feedback, aerobic exercise, and non-invasive brain stimulation. As well, their research program aims to identify neurological biomarkers of st