Bernard Ross on Binaural beats, brain rhythms, and binaural hearing
Key words: Binaural beat, Binaural hearing, Sound localization, Opponent channel code, Hemispheric asymmetry, Gamma oscillation, Steady-state responses, Phase synchrony, Magnetoencephalography, Auditory cortex
Biography: Bernhard Ross is a Senior Scientist and Director of MEG laboratory at the Rotman Research Institute and Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Biophysics at the University of Toronto. He holds degress in Electrical Engineering and PhD in Medical Science. His main research interest lies on a question how neurophysiological signals in MEG can inform us about the nature of complex brain mechanisms that afford us to understand the world from sensory information such as hearing and touch. He was involved in the installation of one of the first generation single channel magnetoencephalography (MEG) devices and the development of custom acquisition software and hardware in 1984 in University of Münster. He published over 100 articles including his contribution to pioneering work in neuromagnetic auditory research and some of the first seminal studies in brain plasticity in musicians. He is a founding member of the Canadian MEG Consortium, which connects all MEG laboratories across Canada to overlook shared platform development for MEG analysis tools and management of research exchanges.