Music has been a wonderful tool to investigate the interconnection between brain science, psychology, and human experience.Cognitive neuroscientists and musicians Jamshed Bharucha and Charles Limb join music therapy pioneer Concetta Tomaino and jazz pianist Vijay Iyer to discuss the ability of music to both heal and elicit specific emotions at the interface of body, mind, and memory, while examining the neurological basis of some of the most prized functions of the human mind, including creativity and aesthetic judgment. October 10, 2012 The Thinking Ape: The Enigma of Human Consciousness November 14, 2012 The Mystery of Memory: In Search of the Past December 12, 2012 Music & the Mind: The Magical Power of Sound February 6, 2013 Becoming Conscious: The Science of Mindfulness Panel Steve Paulson Journalist and Executive Producer, TTBOOK Jamshed Bharucha President, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Vijay Iyer Composer, Pianist, Bandleader, Producer and Writer Charles Limb Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Concetta Tomaino Executive Director, Institute for Music and Neurologic FunctionDetailsWednesday, December 12, 2012 7:00 pmThe New York Academy of Sciences7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich Street, 40th FloorAnnals In this volume, a diverse array of experts reflect on the nature and function of consciousness in relation to behavior, ethics, creativity, music, and mindfulness Read moreAbout This Series This event is part of The Emerging Science of Consciousness Series, which brings together leading experts from various fields to discuss how the latest research is challenging our understanding of the very nature and function of consciousness in our daily lives.Sponsors Recommended Reads EventsThe Emerging Science of Consciousness: Mind, Brain and the Human Experience October 10, 2012 The Thinking Ape: The Enigma of Human Consciousness November 14, 2012 The Mystery of Memory: In Search of the Past December 12, 2012 Music & the Mind: The Magical Power of Sound February 6, 2013 Becoming Conscious: The Science of Mindfulness Highlights Vijay Iyer - Live Performance of Remembrance Dec 12, 2012 05:37 2747 The Mozart Effect: Is There Anything to It? Dec 12, 2012 03:06 5769 Are the Brains of Musicians Physically Different? Dec 12, 2012 01:32 14308 What Makes Listening to Music Pleasurable? Dec 12, 2012 05:07 1116 What's the Relationship Between Music and Language? Dec 12, 2012 04:05 4883 Vijay Iyer Improvises on Coltrane's Giant Steps and Discusses his Approach to Playing Dec 12, 2012 10:00 81676 Music Therapist Concetta Tomaino on How Music Impacts Behavior Dec 12, 2012 02:41 1073 Charles Limb on Researching Improvisation Dec 12, 2012 02:45 1522 Is Music the Language of the Emotions? Dec 12, 2012 01:21 1007 Video Title To Be Dynamically Inserted Here 05:48 1345 × MorePREVIOUS EVENTHigher ConsciousnessNEXT EVENTThe Paradox of Sound: The Art & Science of Music Perception