Marius Kwint Brain talks in Portsmouth: 14th and 29th May
Posted on 12. Apr, 2013 by admin in Architecture, Art Design and Media, Creative and Cultural Industries, Creative Arts Film and Media, Creative Technologies, University Events
The University of Portsmouth Ageing Network are hosting a series of free events throughout the month of May, as part of the European Month of the Brain. We will be exploring brain research from many different perspectives.
Find out what is going on at the University of Portsmouth and beyond, through our short talks, lab tour, panel debate, and information displays.
14th May, 3pm – 5pm Bridging the gap: brain meets world
This is a series of short talks, taking place over afternoon tea. In this session we will explore how the brain interprets the world (exploring the phenomenon of optical illusions), how the world has interpreted the brain (bridging art and science), and how the brain has evolved over time to adapt to the world around us.
Talks will cover:
- Exhibiting the brain (Dr. Marius Kwint, School of Art, Design, & Media);
- The evolution of the human brain (Dr. Bridget Waller, Department of Psychology);
- How the brain interprets the world (Dr. James Ost, Department of Psychology).
Lecture Time: 2-4pm. This will be held in the newly refurbished Members Room of the Guildhall – please note, the room will soon be renamed as the Portsmouth Room.
29th May, 3pm – 5pm Panel Debate: “What’s the point of brain research?”
This is a panel debate held over afternoon tea. We will have a panel consisting of scientists from different fields of study, debating the point of brain research. The debate will be chaired by Dr. Marius Kwint from the School of Art, Design, Media, and curator of the hugely popular Wellcome Collection exhibition on “Brains: The mind as matter”.
After the debate a special feature from artist in residence, Jon Adams. Jon will be show-casing his work which takes the sounds of a machine which scans brain activity (fMRI), and turns them into something extraordinary.
This is part of a series by Ageing UK, see here for other talks in the series
