Thursday 11 December 2008, 19.00–21.00
Embodiment
Body, Mind and Medicine
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Portrait of Bernard Hollander; no 12 from a panel of 18 photographs
Photo: © Wellcome Library, London |
Is there a rift between mind and body in western medicine? Celebrated neuroscientist and best selling author Antonio Damasio explodes dualistic ideas about intelligence and emotion, creativity and rationality, feelings and facts, arts and science, and investigates how contemporary neurology may enrich our understanding of how our bodies function and communicate with each other.
This event is part of the PERFORMING MEDICINE season – a collaboration between the Clod Ensemble, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry and the Department of
Drama, at Queen Mary, University of London.
Tate Modern
Starr Auditorium
£10 (£8 concessions), booking recommended
£10 (£8 concessions), booking recommended
Antonio Damasio is David Dornsife Professor of Neuroscience and Director of the Brain and Creativity Institute at the University of Southern California; he is also an adjunct professor at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California. Damasio has made seminal contributions to the understanding of how the brain processes memory, language, emotions, and decisions and has described his discoveries in best selling books (Descartes’ Error, The Feeling of What Happens, and Looking for Spinoza) translated into over 30 languages and taught in universities worldwide.
