Faculty A-Z

Benjamin Zendel

Professor in Aging and Auditory Neuroscience
BA (Calgary), MA, PhD (Toronto)

Division of Population Health and Applied Health Sciences


Phone:
709 864-6080

Email:
bzendel@mun.ca

Address:
Faculty of Medicine, M4M125

Dr. Zendel is the PI for the Cognitive Aging and Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory (CAANLab)

Research interests:

Hearing & auditory processing
Music and speech perception
Cognitive neuroscience
Aging 

Education:

Post-doctoral Fellowship
International Laboratory for Brain Music and Sound (BRAMS)
Centre de Recherche, Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal (CRIUGM)
Département de Psychologie Université de Montréal  

Ph.D. & M.A. - Psychology
Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Hospital
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto

B.A. (hons) – Psychology
Department of Psychology, University of Calgary

Major Awards

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Research Fund (2026-present)
NSERC Discovery (2019-present)
Canada Research Chair (2016-2026)
Canadian Foundation for Innovation (2016)
GRAMMY Foundation Research Grant (2012)

Publications

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