Andrew Mason, University of Toronto

Research

acoustics animal behaviour complex signals directional hearing evolution of communication neuroethology sensory processing vibration

Latest papers

Insect acoustics: Listening in on the deep past.
Current biology : CB · 2024 · first author
Evidence supporting synchrony between two active ears due to interaural coupling.
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 2020
Stay tuned: active amplification tunes tree cricket ears to track temperature-dependent song frequency.
Biology letters · 2016 · senior author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Sensory processing, perception and communication in simple nervous systems
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$390,000
Complex sensory signals: function and mechanism
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$29,000
Sensory processing, perception and communication in simple nervous systems.
NSERC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$200,000

All 8 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Insect acoustics: Listening in on the deep past.

Mason A

Current biology : CB2024First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.11.034 PMID: 38194924

02

Evidence supporting synchrony between two active ears due to interaural coupling.

Bergevin C, Mason A, Mhatre N

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America2020

DOI: 10.1121/10.0000473 PMID: 32006966

03

Stay tuned: active amplification tunes tree cricket ears to track temperature-dependent song frequency.

Mhatre N, Pollack G, Mason A

Biology letters2016Senior author

DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2016.0016 PMID: 27122007

Sensory processing, perception and communication in simple nervous systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Mason, Andrew

Keywords: neuroethology; acoustics; animal behaviour; sensory processing; directional hearing; complex signals; vibration; evolution of communication

$390,000

Complex sensory signals: function and mechanism

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Mason, Andrew

$29,000

Sensory processing, perception and communication in simple nervous systems.

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Mason, Andrew

$200,000

Integrated analysis of complex signalling behaviour

Principal investigatorNSERC2006Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Mason, Andrew

$39,140

Complex sensory signals: function and mechanism

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Mason, Andrew

$348,056

Fluoresence accessories for microscope

Co-investigatorNSERC2002Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Fulthorpe, Roberta

$14,652

Information processing in miniature auditory systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2001Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Mason, Andrew

$144,000

Assessment of auditory transduction and vibrational signalling using laser vibrometry

Principal investigatorNSERC2001Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Mason, Andrew

$62,835

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Christopher Bergevin

Physics & Astronomy

1 shared papers, latest 2020

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: acoustics Dear Professor Mason, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Insect acoustics: Listening in on the deep past." (2024), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Sensory processing, perception and communication in simple nervous systems" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]