April Marie Joyner

Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience: Time Perception, Rhythm, Impact of Musical Experience and Expertise on timing processes.

April is a PhD student in the Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience Program at George Mason University. She recently received her Master's Degree from the University of Mississippi in Spring 2024. She received her BA in Psychology with a minor in Neuroscience from the University of Mississippi. Throughout her Master's Degree she studied how music listening impacts human memory processes. Her thesis focused on how music-induced physiological arousal influences spatial memory. Her research interests at GMU relate to differences between musicians and non-musicians in processing time using rhythm.