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Neural Initiatives: Neuropolitics, technoscience, and the dynamic brain (CFP, Postgraduate Conference, Urbana-Champaign, 21-23 February 2014)

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Centre for Medical Humanities

Neural Initiatives: Neuropolitics, technoscience, and the dynamic brain The INTERSECT Network for Neuro-Cultures at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is pleased to invite presentation proposals for its Spring 2014 Graduate Student Conference, to take place on February 21st-23rd, 2014. The conference theme … Continue reading →

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The Artful Brain (Institute of Philosophy Centre for the Study of the Senses Symposium, 25 October 2013)

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Centre for Medical Humanities

INSTITUTE OF PHILOSOPHY CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF THE SENSES THE ARTFUL BRAIN Fri 25 October 2013 G22/26, Senate House, University of London From Ghiberti’s development of perspective to Gombrich’s work on illusions in art, the science of perception and … Continue reading →

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Neurogenderings III: The 1st International Dissensus Conference on Brain & Gender (CFP, Conference, Lausanne, 8–10 May 2014)

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Centre for Medical Humanities

NEUROGENDERINGS III THE 1ST INTERNATIONAL DISSENSUS CONFERENCE ON BRAIN AND GENDER 8-10 May 2014, University of Lausanne, Switzerland THE NEUROGENDERINGS NETWORK In 2010, the conference NeuroGenderings: Critical Studies of the Sexed Brain  was held in Uppsala (Sweden). It brought together … Continue reading →

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Susan Aldworth’s Transience: Fiona Johnstone reviews the magic of etchings taken from brain tissue

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Centre for Medical Humanities

Fiona Johnstone, PhD candidate at Birkbeck University, writes:  Susan Aldworth’s latest exhibition, Transience, at GV Arts, London, until 20th July, is based on a suite of etchings taken from slices of human brain tissue. The project is a collaboration between … Continue reading →

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Critical Neuroscience: The context and implications of human brain research (CFP, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience)

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Centre for Medical Humanities

Special issue: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience Critical Neuroscience: The context and implications of human brain research Topic Editors: Suparna Choudhury, McGill University, Canada Jan Slaby, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany Daniel S. Margulies, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Germany Deadline … Continue reading →

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Brains: The Mind as Matter, The Wellcome Trust, London

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Felicity Callard

Felicity Callard writes: A private view is not the best of times to take in the subtleties of an exhibition’s content. The private view of Brains: The Mind of Matter took place on 28 March. It was undoubtedly a fascinating … Continue reading →

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