>
>Neuroesthetics Conference
>
>You are cordially invited to the First International Conference on
>Neuroesthetics, exploring "The Pleasure of Art as Sensed by the Brain," on
>Saturday, January 12, 2002, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the
>University of California, Berkeley.
>
>Free and open to the public, the conference will feature speakers whose
>work is seminal to our understanding of the connections between artistic
>expression, esthetic appreciation, and the functions of the brain:
>
>Semir Zeki, Professor of Neurobiology
>University College London
>"The Function of Art is an Extension of the Function of the Brain"
>
>Jean-Pierre Changeux, Professor of Molecular Biology
>College de France and Institut Pasteur
>"A Neurocognitive and Evolutionary Approach to Art"
>
>Katherine Sherwood, Artist and Associate Professor of Art Practice
>University of California, Berkeley
>"How a Cerebral Hemorrhage Altered My Art"
>
>Vilayanur Ramachandran, Professor of Neurosciences and Psychology
>University of California, San Diego
>"Synesthesia, Art and the Nature of Thought"
>
>Hideo Sakata, Professor of Neurobiology
>Nihon University, Tokyo
>"Representation of Depth in Art and in the Brain"
>
>Mark Turner, Professor of English Language and Literature
>Doctoral Program in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science, University of
>Maryland
>"The Pleasure of Binding and Compression"
>
>Ernst Poppel, Chair of the Board of Directors, Center for Human Sciences
>and
>Director of the Institute for Medical Psychology
>University of Munich
>
>John Searle, Mills Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Language
>University of California, Berkeley
>
>Sponsored by the Minerva Foundation and the Institute of Neuroesthetics,
>London, the conference is designed to:
>- Disseminate information about future directions in work on art and the
>brain
>- Provide a forum for scientists, artists, and others interested in the
>study of art or the brain
>- Highlight the importance of understanding the critical role of the brain
>in all human activities.
>Conference co-sponsors include the Department of Art Practice, the
>Department of Philosophy, and the School of Optometry at the University of
>California, Berkeley.
>For more information and to register on-line, please visit the conference
>Web site at http://brain.berkeley.edu/~plaisir/
>You may also register by email, using the form below:
>_______________________________________________________________________
>REGISTRATION FORM
>First International Conference on Neuroesthetics
>"The Pleasure of Art as Sensed by the Brain"
>Andersen Auditorium, Haas School of Business
>UC Berkeley
>January 12, 2002
>
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>
>To email this registration form, please copy it into a reply to this email
>message, fill it out, and send. If you prefer, you may print a hard copy of
>this form, fill it out, and either fax it to (720) 294-4007 or mail it to
>the address below. Space is limited. Please register now!
>mail: Neuroesthetics Conference
>c/o Minerva Foundation
>4849 Grizzly Peak Boulevard
>Berkeley, CA 94705
>
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