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WHEN:
April 21, 2012
8:30 AM to 1:45 PM

WHERE:
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Middle Tennessee State University
Business and Aerospace Building
South Lobby
First Floor

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(There is construction near the Business and
Aerospace Building, it is impossible to predict
the exact nature of road closures and parking lot
closures on the day of the conference.)

Lodging Information
Middle Tennessee Psychological Association
Spring 2012 Meeting
April 21, 2012
Middle Tennessee State University will be hosting the Middle Tennessee Psychological Association’s 2012 spring meeting. The meeting provides an excellent opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to present their efforts to colleagues from other colleges and universities.
Download a printable call for papers (.pdf version) (the submission deadline has passed)
The schedule for this year’s meeting will be as follows*:
8:30—9:00 AM    Registration
9:00—9:45 AM    Poster Session I
10:00—11:00 AM    Keynote Speaker
11:15 AM—12:30 PM    Paper Sessions (up to five concurrent sessions, based on demand)
12:45—1:30 PM    Poster Session II
1:30—1:45 PM    Business meeting
*Note: Due to an unexpected number of oral presentations, an extra room has been added and two extra presentations have been added to each room. The time for the second poster session has been adjusted.

Online Registration Form (closed)

Online Submission Form (closed)
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:


Dr. Reyna Leigh Gordon
Dr. Gordon

TITLE:
Singing for Neurons: Breakthroughs in the Study of Language and Music in the Brain

Links from Dr. Gordon's lecture:

Society for Music Perception and Cognition
http://www.musicperception.org/smpc-resources.html

Auditory Neuroscience Lab at Northwestern
http://www.soc.northwestern.edu/brainvolts/

Music, Language, and the Brain by Aniruddh Patel
http://www.amazon.com/Music-Language-Brain-Aniruddh-Patel/dp/0195123751

Mariani Foundation: triennial Neurosciences and Music conference
http://www.fondazione-mariani.org/en/neuromusic/conferences/all-courses.html

Music and the Mind Journal Club at Vanderbilt
https://my.vanderbilt.edu/musicandmind/

Special Issue in Frontiers in Psychology on the relationship between Language and Music
http://www.frontiersin.org/auditory_cognitive_neuroscience/researchtopics/ The_relationship_between_music/133

Participate in research at the Kennedy Center
http://kc.vanderbilt.edu/site/services/studyfinder/default.aspx

Guidelines and Information
  • The advance registration deadline is April 13, 2012. Please register by April 13, as this will help us with an accurate count for refreshments. All attendees (including presenters) are required to register for the meeting.
  • The registration fee is $5.00. Registration includes membership in MTPA, a program, access to the conference, and breakfast.
  • The submission deadline is April 13, 2012. All submissions received by the deadline will be accepted for presentation. Presenters will be notified by email that their submission has been received. A final program will be available on-line by April 20, 2012.
  • The research should have been conducted by an undergraduate or graduate student. If a faculty member is a co-author, the student should be first author. The student researcher will be expected to make the presentation.
  • Papers on completed research, ongoing research, or theoretical reviews are encouraged.
  • Presenters may choose to make an oral presentation or to present a poster describing their research.
Poster Instructions
  • Participants must provide all materials for their posters, including the actual poster itself. Please do not exceed 4' high by 4' wide. Free standing, tri-fold project display boards work well.
  • MTPA will provide tables to place your posters for viewing. Nothing may be attached to the walls of the building. Be sure to duplicate all handouts and materials before the meeting.
Oral Presentation Instructions
  • Student papers will be presented in fifteen (15) minute blocks. Plan to speak for 10-12 minutes, allowing 3-5 minutes for questions.

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