Robert Zatorre, McGill University

Research

Audition Cognitive Neuroscience Functional Neuroimaging Crc Auditory Learning Dyslexia Generalization Of Learning Music

Latest papers

Auditory and vibrotactile interactions in perception of timbre acoustic features.
Scientific reports · 2025
State-dependent connectivity in auditory-reward networks predicts peak pleasure experiences to music.
PLoS biology · 2024 · senior author
Auditory hemispheric asymmetry for actions and objects.
Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991) · 2024

All 9 publications

Latest funding

Advancing understanding of auditory-tactile integration to optimize new vibrotactile compensatory technology for hard-of-hearing individuals.
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$623,476
Investigating Human Auditory Cognition with Noninvasive Brain Stimulation
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$72,000
Cortical-subcortical interactions in auditory cognition
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$986,850

All 17 grants and awards

9 publications.

01

Auditory and vibrotactile interactions in perception of timbre acoustic features.

Chauvette L, Sophie Grenier A, Albouy P, Coffey E, Zatorre R, Sharp A

Scientific reports2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-21908-4 PMID: 41168236

02

State-dependent connectivity in auditory-reward networks predicts peak pleasure experiences to music.

Mori K, Zatorre R

PLoS biology2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002732 PMID: 39133721

03

Auditory hemispheric asymmetry for actions and objects.

Robert P, Zatorre R, Gupta A, Sein J, Anton JL, Belin P, Thoret E, Morillon B

Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)2024

DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhae292 PMID: 39051660

04

Author Correction: Using rare genetic mutations to revisit structural brain asymmetry.

Kopal J, Kumar K, Shafighi K, Saltoun K, Modenato C, Moreau CA, Huguet G, Jean-Louis M, Martin CO, Saci Z, Younis N, Douard E, Jizi K, Beauchamp-Chatel A, Kushan L, Silva AI, van den Bree MBM, Linden DEJ, Owen MJ, Hall J, Lippé S, Draganski B, Sønderby IE, Andreassen OA, Glahn DC, Thompson PM, Bearden CE, Zatorre R, Jacquemont S, Bzdok D

Nature communications2024

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47545-5 PMID: 38600109

05

Using rare genetic mutations to revisit structural brain asymmetry.

Kopal J, Kumar K, Shafighi K, Saltoun K, Modenato C, Moreau CA, Huguet G, Jean-Louis M, Martin CO, Saci Z, Younis N, Douard E, Jizi K, Beauchamp-Chatel A, Kushan L, Silva AI, van den Bree MBM, Linden DEJ, Owen MJ, Hall J, Lippé S, Draganski B, Sønderby IE, Andreassen OA, Glahn DC, Thompson PM, Bearden CE, Zatorre R, Jacquemont S, Bzdok D

Nature communications2024

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46784-w PMID: 38531844

06

Editorial: The musical brain, volume II

Fritz J, Belfi A, Grahn J, Iversen J, Peretz I, Zatorre R

Frontiers in Neuroscience20241 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2024.1424961

07

Experience-dependent modulation of right anterior insula and sensorimotor regions as a function of noise-masked auditory feedback in singers and nonsingers.

Kleber B, Friberg A, Zeitouni A, Zatorre R

NeuroImage2017Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.11.059 PMID: 27916664

08

Brain activity is related to individual differences in the number of items stored in auditory short-term memory for pitch: evidence from magnetoencephalography.

Grimault S, Nolden S, Lefebvre C, Vachon F, Hyde K, Peretz I, Zatorre R, Robitaille N, Jolicoeur P

NeuroImage2014

DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.03.020 PMID: 24642285

09

Load-dependent brain activity related to acoustic short-term memory for pitch: magnetoencephalography and fMRI.

Grimault S, Lefebvre C, Vachon F, Peretz I, Zatorre R, Robitaille N, Jolicoeur P

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences2009

DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04844.x PMID: 19673792

Advancing understanding of auditory-tactile integration to optimize new vibrotactile compensatory technology for hard-of-hearing individuals.

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Sharp, Andreanne

Keywords: Compensatory Technology; Hearing Loss; Multisensory Perception; Neural Mechanisms; Neuroimaging; Rehabilitation; Vibrotactile Aid

$623,476

Investigating Human Auditory Cognition with Noninvasive Brain Stimulation

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Zatorre, Robert

Keywords: auditory cortex; auditory cognition; brain stimulation; perception; auditory-motor integration; music processing

$72,000

Cortical-subcortical interactions in auditory cognition

Nominated PICIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Zatorre, Robert J

Keywords: Audition; Cognitive Neuroscience

$986,850

Investigating the role of the mesolimbic dopamine reward system in music-induced analgesia

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Roy, Mathieu

Keywords: Brain Imaging; Dopamine; Music; Pain; Reward

$508,725

Neuroplastic impacts of hearing augmentation on cognitive abilities

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: De Villers-Sidani, Etienne

Keywords: Aging; Brain Plasticity; Cognition; Hearing Aids; Hearing Loss; Magnetoencephalography

$573,750

Canada Research Chair - Tier 1

Nominated PICIHR2019Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 1

Principal investigators: Zatorre, Robert J

Keywords: Crc

$1,400,000

Modulating Human Auditory Cortex with Neurostimulation Approaches

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Zatorre, Robert

$505,320

Deciphering the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying auditory learning in: the general population, musicians, and individuals with dyslexia

Nominated PICIHR2015Joint Canada-Israel Health Research Program

Principal investigators: Zatorre, Robert J; Ahissar, Merav

Keywords: Auditory Learning; Dyslexia; Functional Neuroimaging; Generalization Of Learning; Music; Perceptual Training; Psychophysics; Reverse Hierarchy Theory; Structural Neuroimaging

Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience: Pathways, Processes, Plasticity and Predispositions

Nominated PICIHR2014Foundation Grant

Principal investigators: Zatorre, Robert J

Keywords: Auditory Cortex; Auditory Processing; Functional Imaging; Learning/Plasticity; Motor Processing; Structural Imaging

$1,889,652

Auditory Cortex: Pathways, Processes and Plasticity

Nominated PICIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Zatorre, Robert J; Schoenwiesner, Marc

Keywords: Audition; Cognitive Neuroscience; Functional Neuroimaging; Learning

$587,240

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

Psychology
Montreal Neurological Institute
Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
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Co-authors at McGill University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Danilo Bzdok

Faculty

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Danilo Bzdok

Faculty

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Isabelle Peretz

Psychology

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Jessica Grahn

Psychology

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Emily Coffey

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2025

John Rehner Iversen

Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour

1 shared papers, latest 2024

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Audition Dear Professor Zatorre, 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 "Auditory and vibrotactile interactions in perception of timbre acoustic features." (2025), 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 "Investigating Human Auditory Cognition with Noninvasive Brain Stimulation" (2024), 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]