Hutton Honors College

Altered States: Your Brain and Music
In the Lab with IU Researchers

Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007 * 7-9 p.m. * Psychology Building * SIGN-UP REQUIRED

We are almost constantly exposed to music, sometimes by choice, often through means beyond our control. What does such exposure do to our brains and our bodies? Does whether or not you are a musician affect the way you hear music? What makes a musician a musician? Does your brain’s response depend on whether you are trained as a classical or a jazz musician? – or are a country or R&B fan? What role does music play in getting your attention? – on your ability to remember? – in shaping your attitudes?

Join us for an evening in the lab with two IU researchers – Professor Karin James of the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Professor Robert Potter of the Department of Telecommunications – who are studying the brain’s and the body’s responses to music. Get an inside view of IU’s renowned brain imaging facility and gain a “heads-on” experience of the technology being used to conduct such research!

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