Deeply interested in the sensory perception of music, Antonia Schürg is ready to embark on her PhD journey.
With a background in molecular biology and neuroscience, Antonia’s interests center around sensory perception:
”Our perception of our surroundings shape our reality through biases and blind spots and a whole lot of postproduction of the raw footage done in the brain. I find music to be a particularly interesting percept to study as it arises from some noises while others just stay noise,” Antonia explains.
Antonia enjoyed delving deeper into music perception in her master’s thesis immensely, making her certain that she wanted to continue working in the field:
”The NAD PhD programme allows me to do just that by learning from different people and labs and building the skill set I need to become a capable, well-rounded researcher. My aim is to grow as a scientist so that I can independently work to answer questions I have about the brain,” she says.
Her first rotation will take place in the Center for Music in the Brain at Aarhus University, where she will have a chance to further understand the brain basis of music perception.
During her free time, Antonia enjoys spending time outdoors or with a good book – but interestingly, she is not a musician.