Exploring Pain and Music: Annual Music Research Network Investigator Meeting

This webinar is produced through a collaboration of the IASP's Pain and Placebo Special Interest Group and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA - in particular - the University of Maryland School of Nursing's Placebo Beyond Opinions Organized Research Center. Both groups are aligned on advancing unbiased knowledge of placebo effects by promoting interdisciplinary investigation of the placebo phenomenon and nurturing placebo research.

Please note that this webinar is unique in that it will be hosted virtually by the University of Maryland. 

Are you interested in knowing more about how music can influence pain and/or Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias?

Hear from leading researchers, clinicians, and federal partners from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), the National Institute on Aging (NIA), and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).

Please join us virtually on Monday, June 8, from 12 PM (noon)- 5:30 p.m. for the 2026 Annual Music Research Network Investigator Meeting, a dynamic gathering that brings together faculty, researchers, clinicians, professionals, and members of the public to explore the transformative role of music in health and well-being.

This year’s symposium will convene leading researchers, clinicians, and federal partners from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, the National Institute on Aging, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Together, we will examine emerging research on how music influences pain management and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

The symposium will also feature keynote lectures from distinguished experts in the field:

• Theodore Zanto, PhD, University of California, San Francisco
• Jose “Pepe” Contreras-Vidal, PhD, University of Houston