Come to this virtual conference with  Robert Zatorre, Sonia Lupien, Mathieu Roy, Isabelle Peretz, with guest host Sophie-Andrée Blondin.

Thursday April 8th 2021 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Music enlightens it's listeners says the popular proverb. Plato even called music the medicine of the soul. These intuitions flirting with magical thinking, have recently been consolidated into a true knowledge. We now know that music reduces stress and anxiety. It alleviates pain and releases pleasure molecules. In these times of isolation, does music become an essential need?

The experts, all Canada Research Chairs, respond:

Robert Zatorre, Professor at McGill University, will talk about music as a euphoric tonic

Sonia Lupien, Professor at the University of Montreal, will speak of music as a tranquilizer

Mathieu Roy, Professor at McGill University, will talk about music as a painkiller

Isabelle Peretz, Professor at the University of Montreal, will participate as the event organizer

Sophie-Andrée Blondin, host of Radio-Canada's science program "The Light Years" will be the moderator.

ONLINE. FREE

50 people will be invited to participate and ask questions to the experts

To register , please click here:  registration form

A Zoome link will be emailed to you as early as April 1st, 2021.

Watch and participate on Facebook Live here: https://www.facebook.com/BramsMontreal/live/