The 18th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition aims to bring together researchers, scholars, students, and professionals from diverse cultural backgrounds to collaborate, share insights, and inspire innovative approaches to studying music perception and cognition within an ever-evolving technological and transcultural landscape. For the first time in Brazil and in the Global South, the conference will be hosted in São Paulo, a city renowned for its multicultural vibrancy and rich musical diversity.

Conference theme: Echoes and Ecologies - New Landscapes for Music Perception and Cognition

By exploring how music resonates within individuals and across communities, this conference seeks to shed light on the complex interplay between auditory experiences and the multifaceted environments in which they occur. Through interdisciplinary inquiry, participants will examine how advancements in psychology, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and other fields are reshaping our understanding of how we perceive and process music in various cultural frameworks. The conference will also explore the effects of innovative technologies and emerging musical practices, such as new performance settings and advanced music-making techniques, on our experiences and interpretations of sound. Papers specifically addressing the conference theme will be highlighted in the program. There is no expectation that all papers address the theme.

Abstract Deadline: January 15, 2025

Host: Universidade Federal do ABC, Associação Brasileira de Cognição e Artes Musicais, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, and Festival de Inverno de Campos do Jordão

Website: https://icmpc2025.abcogmus.com