- Tuesday 17 March 2009
- 7.00pm-8.30pm
- Lecturers: Prof Raymond Tallis Prof Colin Blakemore Jonathan Miller Richard Wentworth
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED.
The creation and enjoyment of art appears to be unique to humans. As part of Brain Awareness Week 2009, we ask some searching questions about the relationship between art, the human mind and brain functions. What evolutionary changes in brain structure and brain function have allowed art to emerge and pervade human culture? Could neuroscience ever explain why artistic experience can be quite so intense, or why some artworks can be quite so beautiful? Could there be a scientific explanation of why tastes in art vary so much between people and between cultures? Are there any links between artistic ability and mental disorders?
This event, in association with UCL's Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, will bring together a panel of leading artists (Richard Wentworth and Jonathan Miller) and neuroscientists (Raymond Tallis and Colin Blakemore) to debate these questions, chaired by Vivienne Parry.
Tickets cost £8, £6 concessions, £4 Ri members
Listen to the audio archive of this event:
http://ri.content.s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts/2009/March/17 Art and the Brain.mp3