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Art, Music and the Brain


19 Jul 2018 - 20 Jul 2018

342, Richard Hoggart Building

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Cost Free / Book here
Department Psychology
Website Music, Mind and Brain website
Contact g.orgs(@gold.ac.uk)
+4402078962719

A 2-day celebration of the science of the arts at Goldsmiths, full of exciting cutting-edge research, as well as social events and networking opportunities.

Day One (19/07/2018) Launch of the MSc in Psychology of the Arts, Neuroaesthetics and Creativity (PANC)

1.30 pm: Aesthetic and Creative Cognition
Guido Orgs: Introduction to PANC
Rebecca Chamberlain: Embodied Aesthetics of Graffiti Art
Joydeep Bhattacharya: The Cognitive Neuroscience of Creativity

Short Break (10 min)

Jonny Freeman: Immersion and Presence in VR
Theodoros Papatheodorou: Computational Arts: From drawing tools to intelligent machines
Anastasia Seregina: Aesthetics in Consumer Research

3.30 – 4 pm: Coffee Break

4 pm: Keynote
Professor Robert Pepperell (Professor of Fine Arts, Cardiff Metropolitan University): Art, Energy and the Brain

5 pm: Panel Discussion
Where the Arts Meet the Science: Working across and between the disciplines

Henrietta Hale (Dog Kennell Hill Project / Independent Dance)
Karen Boswell (Adam & Eve DDB)
Prof Robert Pepperell (Department of Fine Art, Cardiff Metropolitan University)
Dr Daniel Glaser (Director of the Science Gallery)

6 pm: Wine Reception

7 pm: Lecture Performance
Dog Kennel Hill Project presents Our True Feelings, https://www.dogkennelhillproject.org/our-true-feelings

Day Two (20/07/2018), 10th anniversary celebration of the MSc in Music, Mind and Brain (MMB)

9 am: MMB cohort 2017-18: Poster Presentations

10.45 am: Welcome to 10 years of Music, Mind and Brain
Lauren Stewart, Daniel Müllensiefen

11 am: Keynote
Rebecca Schaefer (University of Leiden, NL): Moving to music: Neural, cognitive and kinematic findings

12 pm: Research talks MMB alumni:
Alex Billig (MMB 2010-2011): Cortical reflections of auditory ambiguity
Dawn Rose (MMB 2010 - 2011): Musical training and transfer effects
Kelly Jakubowski (MMB 2011 - 2012): Musical rhythm perception across (and within) cultures
Pedro Kirk (MMB 2014-2015): Sonic Sleeve: A Stroke Rehabilitation Aid
Nora Schaal (MMB 2011 - 2012): From non-invasive brain stimulation studies on musical memory to music interventions in gynaecological settings

2.30 pm: From MMB to industry: MMB alumni explain their professional world
Aifric Lenon (MMB 2016-17): "Faking it or working hard? How I transitioned from a biomedical scientist to a project manager at one of the best music agencies in the world - all through a one year of Music Mind and Brain"
Tabitha Trahan (MMB 2014-15): “Is your sound in or Soundout?: data analytics and music market research”
Neo Kaplanis (MMB 2011-12): “Reproduction of the sound of music. The role of Research & Development team”
Merel Vercammen (MMB 2013-14): "The New Mozart Effect: transforming a scientific study into an interactive musical performance"

4 pm: MMB Career networking
Music Therapy and the clinical world
Informing a career in music with science
Music consultancy and advertising
Consumer research and marketing
The audio and tech industry
PhD and the academic career, in the UK and abroad

7 pm: Jam Session – Everyone Welcome (BYOI: Bring your own instrument)

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19 Jul 2018 1:00pm - 8:00pm
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20 Jul 2018 9:00am - 9:00pm
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