Marina Korsakova-Kreyn

Marina Korsakova-Kreyn is a professional pianist and scholar in music perception and cognition. She received her Diploma in Piano Performance from Nizhniy Novgorod State Conservatory, Russia, and she received her Ph.D. in Cognition and Neuroscience from The University of Texas at Dallas. Her research is focused on emotional responses to music and on the perception of melodic transformation. Currently she collaborates with a research team at Lobachevski University and she teaches Music Psychology at Touro College. Her latest book, “Music as Magical Journey,” makes a friendly introduction into the science of music.