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Department of Psychology

Ellen Herschel

Ph.D. Student
Pronouns She / Her / Hers Email herschel@usc.edu

Education

  • BA Muhlenberg College, 5/2015
  • BASC Muhlenberg College

  • Summary Statement of Research Interests

    Ellen is interested in the intersection of neuroscience and the arts. Areas of interest include embodied cognition, creative improvisation, rhythm, synchrony, and music as they relate to neuroplasticity and cognition in childhood development, older adults, and disease populations

    Research Keywords

    Music, Creativity, fMRI, Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Child Development, Cognition, Parkinson’s Disease, Entrainment, Synchrony, Rhythm, Social Bonding, Wellbeing