Dr. Isabelle Peretz delivered a fascinating F.R. Scott lecture on "The Musical Brain"
November 2007
Students were sitting on the floor and on the windowsills as Dr. Isabelle Peretz (Department of Psychology; University of Montreal) delivered a fascinating F.R. Scott lecture on "The Musical Brain" in front of a record crowd. Dr. Peretz, who holds a Canada Research Chair in Musical Neurocognition, made a strong case for music as an instinct (rather than as a by-product of culture) and showed some of the most incredible musical cases that she has studied in her 20-plus years in the field. The crowd gasped as a man with perfect pitch sang "Happy Birthday" atrociously from memory, but perfecty when he was allowed to read the musical score. Dr. Peretz generously entertained questions for more than half an hour and it could have gone on forever if the moderator had not finally intervened. She said she found the faculty and students of the Psychology Department "irresistible" and that she had a great time at Bishop's!
Dr. Fuschia Sirois speaks on the role of self-regulation in health and wellbeing
March 2007
Is procrastination bad for your health? And what about perfectionism? Dr. Fuschia Sirois demonstrates how the way we regulate, or fail to regulate our thoughts and behavior can negatively influence our health and wellbeing. How can I do better you ask? The road to answers lies within goal cognition theories, Buddhist psychology, and a human strengths perspective. March 11th at 2:00 in Cleghorn Room.
