Expression, Language, and Music Conference 2026

It was held at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut, across several campus locations.

Researchers in linguistics, music theory, anthropology, neurobiology, and cognitive science attend.

It suits researchers studying how music and language relate, since the speakers were billed as coming from universities such as McGill, UCLA and Cornell and the audience crosses several fields, from linguistics and music theory to neurobiology and cognitive science. Practitioners looking for industry contacts would get less from a two-day academic meeting held every second year on a university campus.

Attendees at academic conferences in linguistics and cognitive science usually wear smart casual, such as jeans or chinos with a shirt or sweater. Storrs in early October can be cool, so a light jacket helps for walking between the Alumni Center, the Nursing Building and the Friday evening reception.