Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 19, 2018
• Invested on: July 04, 2019

Isabelle Peretz, C.M., O.Q.
MontrÚal, Quebec
Isabelle Peretz is internationally renowned for her work in neuropsychology related to music. A professor of psychology at lÆUniversitÚ de MontrÚal, she called into question our conventional understanding of human musical abilities. She demonstrated that music involves biological receptors inherent in all human beings, whatever their background, experience or musical talents. Through her research, she has made music neuroscience a field of study in its own right.