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Susan Rogers

Professor

Berklee College of Music

About Me

Susan Rogers holds a doctoral degree in behavioral neuroscience from McGill University (2010). Prior to her science career, Susan was a multiplatinum-earning record producer, engineer, and mixer. She is best known for her work with Prince during his peak creative period (1983–1987). Her discography includes records with David Byrne, Barenaked Ladies, Geggy Tah, Nil Lara, Robben Ford, and many others. In 2021 she became the first female recipient of the Music Producer’s Guild Award for Outstanding Contributions to U.K. Music. She teaches psychoacoustics, neuroscience, and music cognition for Berklee College of Music Online. Her book on music listening, This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You, is published by W. W. Norton & Co. and is available everywhere books are sold.

Sessions

  • Auditory and Cognitive Neuroscience and the State of Audio Technology

    A Multi-Disciplinary Panel Discussion
    14:00 - 14:50 UTC | Tuesday 12th November 2024 | Bristol 2
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    As Dr Susan Rogers says, auditory science and brain science attract similar kinds of thinkers — those who are ok with imagining the mechanism and process. One of the most fascinating areas of neuroscience is the emerging theoretical framework known as ‘predictive processing’ which describes the brain as essentially a prediction machine which is a combination of ideas from psychology or neuroscience, machine learning and information theory. Fundamentally, every technology we develop in the audio industry is an interface with the brain. In recent years, advances in understanding how the brain works give us opportunities to discover novel approaches to […]