The Music Cognition Group nominated for 'The Academic Year Award'.

The Music Cognition Group has been nominated for the second and final round of the Academische Jaarprijs [Academic Year Award], an initiative of the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad and two scientific organizations (NWO and KNAW) to promote the popularization of science. The UvA-team will participate with the project proposal 'Zonder luisteraar geen muziek' ['No Music without a listener']. They wish to express their thanks to everybody who has helped them in the first round.

For more information, see http://www.musiccognition.nl/blog/2008/01/zonder-luisteraar-geen-muziek.html and http://www.science.uva.nl/actueel/nieuws.cfm/A1E295C3-1321-B0BE-A450F7699BAC1EEE.