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On 3 July 2024, 6 PM, we invite you to the lecture "How Music Can Make You Better" by Ph.D. Indrė Viskontas from the University of San Francisco.The lecture will take place at the Vilnius University Aula Parva (2nd floor), VU Central Palace (Universiteto str. 3, Vilnius)
If you intend to participate, please fill in the registration form - https://forms.office.com/e/nbM8cXtWFw
Evidence of music has been found in every culture, every civilization and every era of humanity. Amongst the oldest human-made artifacts are bone flutes, dating back 40,000 years. But many of us still think of music as a luxury - a form of entertainment - a ‘nice to have’ but not an essential part of our lives. In this talk, neuroscientist and opera singer/stage director Indre Viskontas will demonstrate that music exists only in our individual brains, but that it has the utility of a swiss-army knife: a tool that can be put to many different uses. As such, it has the capacity to make us better by optimizing our minds, healing our bodies, rewiring our brains and connecting us to one another. In the midst of the 100th Anniversary of the Lithuanian Song and Dance Festival, Dr. Viskontas is leading an international team of researchers to track the impact of music on our collective wellbeing.
Dr. Indre Viskontas combines a passion for music with scientific curiosity and works at the intersection of art and neuroscience. She is an Associate Professor in Psychology at the University of San Francisco, the Director of Communications for the Sound Health Network, President of the Society for the Neuroscience of Creativity and a professional opera stage director. She has published more than 50 original papers and chapters related to the neuroscience of memory, music, and creativity. Her first book, How Music Can Make You Better, was published by Chronicle Books in 2019. She has hosted and created four podcasts totalling more than 450 episodes, including 𝘊𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦: 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘛𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘜𝘴 𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘥, the critically-acclaimed Audible Original podcast 𝘙𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘖𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴 and the popular science podcast 𝘐𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴, with more than 14 million downloads. She has directed operas ranging from 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘯 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘞𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘏𝘢𝘵 to the premiere of a new work telling the full story of Lady MacBeth. The Great Courses have released four of her 24-lecture series courses, including most recently, 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯. She has hosted several TV and web series, and has appeared on 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘩 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘺 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘸, 𝘗𝘉𝘚 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘳, major radio stations across the US, including NPR’s 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴 & 𝘓𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 and the CBC’s 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. She often gives keynote talks, for organizations as diverse as 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘴 𝘚𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘺, 𝘚𝘟𝘚𝘞, 𝘛𝘌𝘋𝘹 and 𝘖𝘨𝘪𝘭𝘷𝘺 along with frequent invited talks at conferences and academic institutions. As Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board at the NeuroArts Blueprint, she works to promote research and public awareness of the impact of the arts on our health and wellbeing.
The lecture will be in English, without translation.
Organiser: Vilnius University Faculty of Philosophy Institute of Psychology
Partner: Lithuanian National Culture Centre
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Vilniaus universitetas / Vilnius University, Universiteto g. 3,Vilnius, Lithuania
