Thursday
12 March 2009
19:00 - 21:00
Event video
Can you resist the urge to tap your feet to the rhythm of funky music? Do you belt out a song in the privacy of your shower or car? Tonight, you can indulge your musical instincts in a live percussion session lead by the Royal College of Music, accompanied by singer, Mehmet Husseyin.
Psychologists at Goldsmiths University of London use a technique called ‘neurofeedback’ training to find out how to enhance musical performance. Tony Steffert and Joseph Leach will need one or two volunteers to show us how it works!
But what is it about the brain that makes us creative? Imaging technology offers an astonishing insight into the brain, an inspiration to scientists and artists alike. Oxford neuroscientist, Morten Kringelbach and artist, Annie Cattrell, will explain how they collaborate to learn more about each other’s worlds.
The brain and its intricate network of billions of nerve cells are beautiful under the microscope. We have put together a display of these biological ‘works of art’.
There is something for everyone this evening, and you will also have the chance to go to two out of three sessions:
A discussion on science and art
A talk and demonstration about enhancing musical perfomance
A percussion workshop
Please arrive early so we can allocate you places for the sessions you choose. And while you are waiting for the event to start, why not have supper in the café bar, explore the bed installation or just enjoy beautiful piano music.
This event is organised by:
The Science Museum's Dana Centre
The Royal College of Music
This event is supported by the Wellcome Trust.
Speakers
Annie Cattrell, artist
Mehmet Husseyin, singer
Morten Kringelbach, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Psychiatry,Oxford University
Joseph Leach, Research assistant, Psychology Department, Goldsmiths University of London
Marina Wallace, Director of Artakt, Central St Martin’s School of Art
Tony Steffert, Departent of Psychology, Goldsmiths University of London
Emily Morris, Drum Blondes
Chairman – Harry Witchel, Senior lecturer in Physiology, Brighton and Sussex Medical School
This event is free but places must be booked by calling 020 7942 4040 or by e-mailing www.tickets@danacentre.org.uk