Event overview
Katja will explain some of the findings of her research into why humans move to sounds.
Humans appear to be the only primate species that tends to move in synchrony with an auditory pulse, e.g. when listening to music. What neural mechanisms give rise to our urge and ability to accurately couple one's own movements to a rhythm? And what makes us prefer one rhythm over another?
Advances in neuroimaging and non-invasive brain stimulation have helped us to address these issues and identify some underlying brain functions.
I will present recent findings indicating that disrupting a motor-related area can interfere with individual perceptual preferences, as well as with accurate synchronization to a musical rhythm at the same time sparing core motor functions. The combination of different neuroscience techniques allowed us to locate compensatory mechanisms following disruptive brain stimulation which may be important for behavioural recovery after brain damage.
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
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| 20 Nov 2012 | 5:00pm - 6:30pm |
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