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Public defence: Heidi Marie Umbach Hansen

Master Heidi Marie Umbach Hansen at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, is defending the thesis Musical sensibility and motivations for music use: A twin study of the underlying structure, personality correlates, and genetic and environmental underpinnings for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor.

Colored portrait photo of Heidi in a bright floral shirt on the right, RITMO emblem in color on the left.

Photo: Silje Pilberg

Trial lecture

Designated topic: "Recent advances in the neuroscience of emotions and the contributions of music research to these developments".

Time and place: 29 August 2025, 10:15 CEST. Forsamlingssalen, Harald Schjelderups hus.

The trial lecture is open to the public and will also stream live. A link to the livestream will be posted here.

Abstract

Public defence

Time and place: Time and place: 29 August 2025, 12:15 CEST. Forsamlingssalen, Harald Schjelderups hus.

Evaluation committee

  • Associate Professor Ana Butkovi?, Department of Psychology, University of Zagreb, Croatia
  • Professor Stefan K?lsch, Department of Biological and Medical Psychology, University of Bergen
  • Professor Daniel Quintana, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo

Chair of the defence

Associate Professor Ylva ?stby Berger, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo

Supervisors

  • Professor Bruno Laeng, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo
  • Professor Espen R?ysamb, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo
Published Aug. 15, 2025 10:05 AM - Last modified Aug. 15, 2025 10:16 AM