Event Description:
What do jazz improvisation and the neuroscience of thought have in common? The answers involve prediction, anticipation, exploration and freedom.
In this discussion, Michael Shadlen, MD, PhD, Professor of Neuroscience and principal investigator at the Zuckerman Institute, Chris Washburne, PhD, Director of the Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program and Helen Sung, pianist, composer and Zuckerman Institute's first Jazz Artist-in-Residence, will discuss emerging concepts in neuroscience which begin to expose the biology of deliberation, decision-making and timing. They will demonstrate recordings from brain cells and live music in an interactive dialogue about jazz and neuroscience.
Event Participants:
- Michael Shadlen, MD, PhD, Professor of Neuroscience and principal investigator at the Zuckerman Institute, Columbia University
- Chris Washburne, PhD, Director of the Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program, Department of Music, Columbia University
- Helen Sung, pianist, composer, and Jazz Artist-in-Residence, Zuckerman Institute, Columbia University
Event Information:
Free and open to the public, first come first seated. RSVP is required via Eventbrite.
