Dr. Emily Coffey is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Concordia University. She received a Ph.D. in Neuroscience in 2016 from McGill University, an M.Sc. (Research) in Brain and Cognitive Science in 2009 from the University of Amsterdam, and a B.Sc. (Honours) in Psychology from the University of Ottawa in 2006. Dr. Coffey’s Lab focuses on neuroplasticity associated with complex tasks, using musicianship (and its interaction with language) as a model. They use a variety of neuroimaging tools (i.e. MEG, EEG, fMRI, DWI, VBM) to study the neural bases of auditory processing, hearing-in-noise, and musician advantages, and their relation to training. They are also combining these areas with new techniques that can causally influence sleep-dependent memory consolidation, such as closed-loop auditory stimulation. Ultimately, our goals are to understand how training and sleep interventions can maintain auditory and language function, and improve learning and quality of life throughout the lifespan.

Marie Brossard-Racine is a neuroscientist at the Research Institute of McGill University Health Centre. She founded the ABCD Research Lab in 2015 as she took on her position as an Associate Professor at McGill University’s School of Physical and Occupational Therapy. She is also an Associate Member of the Department of Pediatrics and Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery.

Dr. Brossard-Racine worked for many years as a pediatric Occupational Therapist here in Quebec. In parallel to her clinical practice, she completed her PhD in rehabilitation sciences at McGill University. She then pursued a postdoctoral fellowship in diagnostic imaging and radiology at the Children’s National Health System in Washington DC, where she trained with advanced quantitative magnetic resonance imaging techniques applied to the fetal and newborn brains. Using her interdisciplinary expertise, she is now building new knowledge to better understand the underlying mechanisms of neurodevelopmental disorders and delineating critical time periods of brain plasticity in children with brain-based disorders.

Mickael Tanter, PhD, is Research Director of the French Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM). He is an expert in medical imaging and ultrasonic therapy. Mickael currently heads the team of "Wave Physics for Medicine" at the Laboratoire Ondes et Acoustique, ESPCI, in Paris, France.

He received a Diplome d'Ingenieur Sup'Elec (Higher Engineering Degree) from Ecole Superieure d'Electricite, Paris in 1994 and a Diplome d'Etudes Approfondies (M.Sc. degree) from Paris VII University in Physics and Acoustics. In 1999 he was awarded a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from the Paris VII University. Between 2000 and 2005, Mickael was a research associate professor of CNRS at the Laboratoire Ondes et Acoustique at E.S.P.C.I. in Paris and in 2006 joined the French Institute for Medical Research (INSERM) as a research director. His main activities involve the development of new medical imaging and therapy techniques.

His current research interests cover a wide range of topics such as transcranial ultrasonic therapy and echographic imaging of the brain, elasticity imaging of organs using ultrafast scanners, ultrafast imaging,... Professor Tanter is often invited to speak at international scientific meetings in the field of ultrasound. He is the author of more than 60 peer reviewed scientific papers and the recipient of 15 patents in the field of wave physics.