Emmanuel Bigand

PU – IUF, Psychology, Permanent

Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté
LEAD CNRS UMR5022
Institut Marey - I3M
64 rue de Sully
21000 Dijon

Speciality

Music involves perceptual, cognitive, motor and emotional processes that rely on a vast neural network, going beyond auditory cortex. Studying their phylogenetic and ontogenetic function, I have shown that musical skills are present in everyone, and they contribute to brain development and cognitive plasticity. My research has societal implications for education, neurorehabilitation and technological innovation aimed at democratizing musical practices.

Curriculum Vitae

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BIGAND Emmanuel

Professor in cognitive psychology, Cl Exceptionnelle Ech2

Professional address                                                        

LEAD / CNRS (UMR 5022)                                           Tel. +333 803 95782 ; Fax. +333 803 95767

Pôle AAFE- Esplanade Erasme                                   email. bigand@u-bourgogne.fr

Université de Bourgogne, BP 26513 21065 Dijon       http://leadserv.u-bourgogne.fr/fr/membres/emmanuel-bigand

 

1. ACADEMIC TRAINING  

PSYCHOLOGY.

         1997:Habilitation à Diriger les Recherches. Université de Bourgogne. "Perception des structures musicales".

1990 :Doctorat de Psychologie, "Perception et compréhension des phrases musicales", (Paris X Nanterre). 

Music – Music Theory - Mathematics

1983 : DEUG de Musicologie (Université Aix-en-Provence).

1985 : Médaille d'or de l'Ecole Nationale de Musique de Meudon.

1987 : Premier prix de contrebasse du Conservatoire National de Musique de Versailles.

1987-1989. Académie française de musicien d’orchestre, Paris

1980 : DEUG Mathématiques Appliquées aux Sciences Sociales (MASS), (Montpellier).

2. CAREER DEVELOPMENT

2012-2017 : Delegation Institut Universitaire de France

2007-2012 :Delegation Institut Universitaire de France

2006 : Delegation CNRS, Dijon. 

2003-2004. Professor (mi-temps), Université de Genève 

2001-2002 : Delegation CNRS (IRCAM, Paris)

Since 1997 :Pr. Psychologie cognitive, Université de Bourgogne:

1991 :Assistant professor cognitive psychology Université de Bourgogne

3. INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCE

DIRECTION of international research programs 

2010-2014.Coordinator of a "Networks for Initial Training" n°238157  EBRAMUS, FP7-PEOPLE-ITN-2008 Marie Curie Action.

2011-2013. Coordinator of projet 042011, St Hilaire (Franco-Brésil), The socio-musical-brain, avec JO Bueno (Sao Paulo).

2006-2010French Coordinator of projet COFECUB  on Musical Time, with  Brésil (Université de Sao Paulo). 

2008. CoordinatorEuropean Exploratory Workshop ESF: Music and Brain, Poland. 

1999-2002.PI for an  International Foundation for Music Research grant, USA

PARTICIPATION à des programmes internationaux de recherche

         2010-2014 : Advisory board of PP7 ICT Marie Curie MIRROR Project

2004-2007 : Contrat Européen  FET-OPEN« Sound to Sens- Sens to Sound », n° 71908

4. SCIENTIFIC ANIMATIONS & COLLECTIVES RESPONSABILITIES

2003.-2017 Director of laboratory resaearch LEAD (UMR  CNRS 5022) 

2007-2010. Management Master Recherche Psychologie Cognitive

1997-1999: President of Department of Psychology University of Bourgogne 

2014 : Organizer of the 5eInternational Congress of Neurosciences of music in DIjon

2008.  Organizer  of workshop “Music, Language & Brain”, Dijon, 17 et 18 Janvier.

 

5. SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION  AND SCIENTIFIC MEDIATION (OVERVIEW) 

Scientific publication: N = 106, H = 32 ;  3 most quoted papers: 

1.  Tillmann B, Bharucha JJ, Bigand E. (2000). Implicit learning of tonality: a self-organizing approach. Psychological Review. 107: 885-913. PMID 11089410DOI: 10.1037/0033-295X.107.4.885  (275)

2.     Bigand E, Poulin-Charronnat B. (2006). Are we "experienced listeners"? A review of the musical capacities that do not depend on formal musical training. Cognition. 100: 100-30. PMID 16412412DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2005.11.007   (261)

3.   Bigand E, Vieillard S, Madurell F, Marozeau J, Dacquet A. (2005).Multidimensional scaling of emotional responses to music: The effect of musical expertise and of the duration of the excerpts Cognition and Emotion. 19: 1113-1139. DOI: (218). 

8 books(2 in english), 31 chapters, 88 invited paper (with 40 international ones).  

 

Scientific mediation activities

35 papers et 16 general public conferences 

Vidéos[1], 

1 DVD (la musique de O. Greiff et la science, Diapason d’or)[2], 

2 web site[3],  

TV documentaries TV ARTE[4][5]  Antenne 2[6]

Musically performed conference « Swing the brain » 57 performance[7], sciences festival, Nuit celebration of the 80 ans of CNRS

Creation of a play on music and brain produced by le théâtre des Célestins (Lyon)[8]

13 ITW TV[9],   53 ITW Radio @ PodCast,  19 ITW in mainstream newspapers

Specials events: 

2014:Organizer of a round table session where top ten neuroscientific researchears meet top ten musical artists at the 5thInternational Congress of neurosciences of music Dijon.[10]

2015-2016 Co organizer of du Cycle Musique et cerveau  avec Radio France 14/03/2015 & 5/03/2016 https://www.radiofrance.com/actualite/cycle-musique-et-cerveau-2016

11-12/09/2015. Co Organization des 1eres rencontres art sciences St Malo 

Partnerships for scientific mediation: Cellule communication CNRS (insb.com@cnrs.fr), Musiq3 Festival (benoitd@festivalmusiq3.be) Sacem Université (claire.giraudin@sacem.fr), Canopé (aline.auriel@reseau-canope.fr), Mariani Fundation (maria.majno@gmail.com), Reseau Europeen RESEO( frederique.tessier@festival-aix.com), Opéra Europa (luke@opera-europa.org),Associations Germ 36(ciegerm36@gmail.com), Collectif 9, (info[at]collectif9.ca) EducArt, (educart.asbl@gmail.com), …

 


[1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQwPz7ltNtQ

[2]http://www.abbreportages.fr/component/page,shop.product_details/flypage,flypage-ask.tpl/product_id,149/category_id,19/option,com_virtuemart/Itemid,26/

[3]http://leadserv.u-bourgogne.fr/~cimus/  https://www.swingthebrain.com/

[4]https://francoiscaillat.com/index.php/films-documentaires/lhomme-qui-ecoute/

[5]https://vimeo.com/551385620

[6]https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/musique/video-musique-sur-ordonnance_2798125.html

[7]https://www.swingthebrain.com/

[8]https://celya.universite-lyon.fr/version-francaise/trois-notes-pour-un-cerveau-prix-celest1-maquette-182021.kjsp

[9]https://www.france.tv/france-2/bel-et-bien/2853949-l-expert-du-jour-emmanuel-bigand.html

[10]https://www.francemusique.fr/actualite-musicale/colloque-dijon-la-musique-monte-au-cerveau-2414

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Research topics

For someone who is familiar with a musical system, the type of organization he or she perceives when listening to works that are within this system is far from arbitrary. Indeed, this perception depends on specific cognitive constraints. Research in musical cognition aims at showing what these constraints are and at understanding how they are similiar to or different from the general processes by which the human brain functions.

Research on musical cognition contributes to the advancement of cognitive science by shedding an original light on the workings of the human mind.

This research also contributes to the development of contemporary musical systems and of new methods for teaching music.

LEAD carries out research in the following areas:


Since 1999, the research on auditory cognition has been extented to

  • the auditory scene analysis of environmental sounds

 

Publications

  • A. Carlini & E. Bigand (2021). Does Sound Influence Perceived Duration of Visual Motion?. Frontiers Psychology. More ›
  • Bigand, E., & Tillmann, B. (2021). Near and far transfer: Is music special?. Memory & Cognition. More ›
  • Duret, S., Bigand, E., Guigou, C., Marty, N., Lalitte, P., & Grayeli-Bozorg, A. (2021). Participation of acoustic and electric hearing in perceiving musical sounds. Frontiers in Neuroscience. More ›
  • Bigand, E. & Tillmann, B., & (2020). La symphonie neuronale - Pourquoi la musique est indispensable au cerveau. : Humensciences Editions . More ›
  • Canette, L.-H., Lalitte, P., Bedoin, N., Pineau, M., Bigand, E., & Tillmann, B. (2020). Rhythmic and textural musical sequences differently influence syntax and semantic processing in children. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. More ›
  • Pralus, A., Belfi, A., Hirel, C., Leveque, Y., Fornoni, L., Bigand, E., Jung, J., Tranel, D., Nighoghossian, N., Tillmann, B., & Caclin, A. (2020). Recognition of musical emotions and their perceived intensity after unilateral brain damage. Cortex, 130, 78-93. More ›
  • Vieillard, S., Pinabiaux, C., & Bigand, E. (2020). Positive and detached reappraisal of threatening music inyounger and older adults. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. More ›
  • Bigand, E. (2018). Les bienfaits de la musique sur le cerveau. : Belin. More ›
  • Leveque, Y., Teyssier, P., Bouchet, P., Bigand, E., Caclin, A., & Tillmann, B. (2018). Musical emotions in congenital amusia: Impaired recognition, but preserved emotional intensity. Neuropsychology, 32(7), 880-894. More ›
  • Roman, S., Rochette, F., Triglia, J.-M., Schön, D., & Bigand, E. (2016). Auditory training improves auditory performance in cochlear implanted children. Hearing Research, 337, 89-95. More ›

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