Music and the Mind

‘The human experience of music appears to transcend the sound itself’ – Susan Greenfield From unconscious toe-tapping to the translation of feelings into symphonies, the capacity to create and respond to music is one of the defining features of the human brain. Offering a fascinating confluence, this Spring Fling event brings together Baroness Susan Greenfield – one of the world’s leading neuroscientists and bestselling author of The Human Brain: A Guided Tour – and experimental pop and performance artist Sui Zhen. Together with our host, Late Bloomer author Clem Bastow, they will explore how our brains interact with music, and what this might mean for the future of science and musicality. The evening will also include a powerful musical performance by Sui Zhen. The bookseller for this event is Readings. This event will be photographed and recorded for use by the Wheeler Centre. This event is presented in partnership with the Australian Chamber Orchestra.

Celebrating our return to the stage and the rejuvenation of the arts and culture communities, Spring Fling is a short series of big ideas offering a delectable picnic spread of events with leading thinkers, writers and creators from Australia and abroad. Spring Fling is supported by the Melbourne City Revitalisation Fund, a Victorian Government and City of Melbourne partnership.