2011 KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Daniel Levitin

Daniel J. Levitin is James McGill Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at McGill University, where is holds Associate Appointments in the Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery, the Faculty of Education, School of Computer Science, and in the Schulich School of Music.  He has been a visiting professor at UC Berkeley, Stanford, and Dartmouth College where he has taught courses in the Departments of Psychology, Computer Science, Human Biology, Music, Anthropology, and the School of Education. 

 

Dr. Levitin earned his B.A. in psychology and cognitive science from Stanford, his Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from the University of Oregon, and completed post-doctoral training at Stanford University and UC Berkeley.  Prior to entering academia, Levitin was a record producer and engineer working with artists such as Blue Öyster Cult, Chris Isaak, and Stevie Wonder.  As a musician, he has performed with a variety musicians including Mel Tormé, Sting, David Byrne,  Rosanne Cash, and Blue Öyster Cult. 

 

He is the author of two best-selling books about music cognition: "This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession," which spent more than a year on the New York Times Bestseller list and "The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature" which debuted on that list and reached #1 on the Canadian non-fiction lists.  His work has been translated into 16 languages and he is one of the best-selling scientist writers of the last ten years. 

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