Music Cognition & Communication Lab

26/04/2025

Here are some of our wonderful Junior Visiting Scientists who took part in our infant studies conducted by our doctoral researcher and MCCLab co-lead, Tatiana Sobolewska. Tatiana is currently looking for babies aged 4-9 months to take part in a new music study on the link between music and communication! Ony one 45-minutes session required to Hendon babylab (NW4 4BT). Message us for more details 🎧🎼🧪

26/04/2025

How making music, not just listening to it, can benefit your baby's development

How making music, not just listening to it, can benefit your baby's development.

26/04/2025

A Junior Scientist taking part in a new music eye-tracking research - a new study is currently underway at MCCLab babylab! We are investigating the link between music and communication. Stay tuned for the results.

12/06/2020

On a last day of we are releasing our
evidence-based paper that examines how the first experiences of premature babies can be affected by the sounds in NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) and propose possible future changes:

Visit the post for more.

11/06/2020

today focuses on seeing the world through babies' eyes. Did you know that babies like music more than speech?
Have a look at our evidence-based paper: https://mcclabmdx.com/the-benefits-of-music-for-early-development/

11/06/2020

MCCLab has its foundations in infancy research and close affiliation with the Middlesex University BabyLab, both of which are coordinated by Dr Fabia Franco ([email protected]).

FOR PARENTS:
Here you can see a visit to the lab of a ‘Junior Visiting Scientist’ taking part in our study that looks at cross-modal perception while listening to music with different emotional features.
We hope to see you soon in our lab or virtually (in your home) for some new fun studies that we are preparing!

08/06/2020

MCCLab Research Digest

Listening to the music that matches your mood can improve your cognitive performance and help you regulate your emotions.

08/06/2020

We are pleased to present our MCCLab website - browse through to meet our team, collaborators and the research we work on!

MCCLab

08/06/2020

Hello!

A warm welcome from the Music, Cognition & Communication Lab - A Middlesex University Research Team.
Very shortly, and as regularly as possible, we will be posting about the studies we have been working on here at the lab!

Stay tuned, well and safe!