Profiles of women in science: Laurel Trainor, professor, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

The article profiles Dr. Laurel Trainor, a professor at McMaster University in Canada, focusing on her research in music and neuroscience. Dr. Trainor's work explores how infants learn music and rhythm, and how music influences social behavior and communication. She founded the McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind and directs the LIVELab, a research concert hall. The article also discusses Dr. Trainor's journey to becoming a neuroscientist, her experiences as a woman in academia, and her insights on the future of neuroscience research. [Extracted from the article]