Tonight's Event // This is Your Brain on Art
Sep 13, 2012
Image by artist Brian Payne
Tonight's event with the DECONSTRUCTIVE THEATRE PROJECT, "This is Your Brain on Art"-- features a panel on neuroaesthetics--that is, what happens to your brain when it is stimulated visually.
1. Be Novel (Stay curious!)
2. Seek Calm (Reduce stress!)
3. Be Active (Shake your thang!)
4. Eat Brainy Foods (Green Veggies, Yum!)
5. Sleep/Dream (Our favorite!)
6. Community (Friendship and Love matter!)
Dr. Greenstein is an internationally recognized author, researcher, whole systems thought leader and innovation strategist, and the Founder of the George Greenstein Institute (GGI). She founded GGI as a neuro-consulting/design thinking lab to encourage 21st century methods of creative learning, living and leadership.
She'll be joined by Wesleyan '09 alum Noah Hutton studied art history and neuroscience. His first documentary feature film, Crude Independence, was an official selection of the 2009 SXSW Film Festival and won Best Documentary Feature at the 2009 Oxford Film Festival. His documentary, More to Live For, won the 2011 FirstGlance Film Festival. He currently resides in New York City where he is the Founding Editor of The Beautiful Brain and the Creative Director of Couple 3, a production house for independent media.
Just added to the bill is Dr. Edward Vessel, a cognitive neuroscientist who received his Ph.D. from the University of Southern California and is currently a Research Scientist at the New York University Center for Brain Imaging. His lab conducts research on the neural basis of aesthetic experience and visual preferences. Learn about the techniques he employs to understand how and why we respond to the beautiful (or unpleasant) things we see.
CLICK HERE TO RSVP // http://www.deconstructivetheatreproject.org/subscribe-to-dtpe/
For more information on dtpE – The Deconstructive Theatre Project EXPERIENCE:
http://www.deconstructivetheatreproject.org/community-engagement/dtpe/
