Neuroscience

Without critical brain structures, humans would be unable to make sense of complex visual and aural stimuli, notably art and music. Meanwhile, art brings nuance to our understanding of neuroscience. Our Confluence stories offer insight into how art and neuroscience are inextricably linked.

The sensory experience of food

Nik Sharma, cookbook author & molecular biologist

The sight and sound of a meal

Nik Sharma, cookbook author & molecular biologist

The gastrophysics of thali

Charles Spence, experimental psychologist

Changing food with sound

Charles Spence, experimental psychologist

I used to make concoctions

Charles Spence, experimental psychologist

Overview of the senses

Charles Spence, experimental psychologist

The geography of food

Charles Spence, experimental psychologist

The overlap of senses

Charles Spence, experimental psychologist

What is harmony in food?

Charles Spence, experimental psychologist

What is taste?

Charles Spence, experimental psychologist

The power of music

Avi Stein, organist & conductor

Why La Bohème moves me

John Storyk, architect & acoustician

Music and therapy

Indre Viskontas, neuroscientist & theatre director

Music changes with more listens

Indre Viskontas, neuroscientist & theatre director

Music is key to communication

Indre Viskontas, neuroscientist & theatre director

Music only exists in the brain

Indre Viskontas, neuroscientist & theatre director

Music’s medicinal uses

Indre Viskontas, neuroscientist & theatre director