Roundtables – The Helix Center

This roundtable will examine how music conveys meaning and evokes emotion, considering whether its effects are rooted in the work itself, formal structure, extra-musical associations, or listeners’ emotional responses, and whether these experiences are individual or universal.

Fri
Oct 11th
2013

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The Amygdaloids Warburg Symposium Concert

This event will feature The Amygdaloids, a band of scientists and musicians, performing songs about the mind, brain, and behavior, each introduced with brief scientific context by Joseph LeDoux.

Sat
Feb 7th
2015

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The Sublime Experience

This roundtable will examine the sublime across visual arts, music, religious experience, and nature, considering how philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience illuminate the experience and its relation to pleasure and awe.

Sat
Jan 24th
2015

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Music to Whose Ears II: Embodied Cognition

This roundtable will examine the role of the body in musical experience, perception, and cognition through dialogue between artists and scientists.

Sat
Apr 27th
2024

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Striking a Chord: Hearing and Space

The roundtable discusses the evolution and impact of sound and vibration, particularly in relation to speech and music, and how it influences our emotions and perception of space.

Sat
Mar 22nd
2025

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Music and Mind

This roundtable explores the profound connection between music and human experience, investigating its mathematical foundations, neurological impact, cultural significance, and ability to evoke emotion and community.

Tag: Music

Music to Whose Ears? Music, Emotion, and Mind

The Amygdaloids Warburg Symposium Concert

The Sublime Experience

Music to Whose Ears II: Embodied Cognition

Striking a Chord: Hearing and Space

Music and Mind