CROSSING THE CORPUS CALLOSUM II
PROGRAM
The schedule will include a day-long course of events including talks by experts on music and brain development, music and rehabilitation and a discussion panel on music and autism.
9:00am
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Registration & Breakfast
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9:30am
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Introduction & Welcome
Lisa M. Wong, M.D., Milton Pediatrics & Harvard Medical School, Longwood Symphony Orchestra
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10:00am-12:00pm
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Session I: Music & Brain Development
Chair: Psyche Loui, Ph.D., Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center & Harvard Medical School, Longwood Symphony Orchestra
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10:00am
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Nadine Gaab, Ph.D., Children's Hospital Boston & Harvard Medical School
"Influences of musical training on language processing and executive functioning in typical and atypical developing children"
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10:40am
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Nina Kraus, Ph.D., Northwestern University
"Music for the development of listening and learning skills"
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11:20am
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Laurel J. Trainor, Ph.D., McMaster University
"Making music with infants: Benefits for cognitive, social and emotional development"
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12:00pm
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Lunch
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1:00-2:45pm
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Session II: Music & Rehabilitation
Chair: Michael Barnett, Harvard Medical School, Longwood Symphony Orchestra
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1:05pm
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Keynote Speaker:
Gottfried Schlaug, M.D., Ph.d., Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center & Harvard Medical School
"Effects of music on brain rehabilitation"
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2:05pm
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Arthur Bloom, Musicorps, Renovation in Music Education (RIME)
"Musical Resuscitation: Helping Severely Injured Combat Veterans Recover Their Lives Through Music"
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2:45pm
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Coffee Break
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3:00-4:00pm
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Session III: What can music do for children with autism? A panel discussion
Moderator: Andrea E. Spencer, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital, Longwood Symphony Orchestra
Panelists:
Boston Higashi School for Autism
Nicholas Lange, Sc.D., McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School/Harvard School of Public Health
Catherine Wan, Ph.D., Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center & Harvard Medical School
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4:00-5:00pm
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Session IV: Poster Session
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CHAMBER MUSIC
Musicians from the Longwood Symphony Orchestra
Lunch and coffee will be included with registration.
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