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Discussion: Art on the brain?

Ray Tallis (scientist, philosopher and broadcaster), Philip Davis (Director of Centre for Research into Reading, Information and Linguistic Systems at the University of Liverpool), Rhiannon Corcoran (cognitive psychologist) and George Szirtes (poet) introduce a discussion on appreciating art, brain mapping, neuroscience, and our wellbeing. Can brain scans ever really explain to us the beauty of a concerto or a sonnet? Does Mozart’s and Shakespeare’s power ultimately reside in their ability to touch the right neural buttons? Or are critics guilty of mystification and philistinism in refusing to countenance a biological underpinning to ‘the art instinct’? Can scientific research help us better separate good art from the bad? Join this Manchester Salon debate to find out. Booking advised; tickets £5/£3, and more information from here.