The Copenhagen Neuroaesthetics Conference
A conference on the neurobiological causes of art
September 24-26, 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark
Neuroaesthetics is a fairly new field of inquiry. This conference is convened to discuss the state of the art of the field. It will bring together a number of leading researchers working on all aspects of neuroaesthetics. The conference will include sessions on Visual Art, Music, Literature, Dance and Film, Aesthetic Preferences, Neuropsychology of Art, Experimental Aesthetics, and Evolutionary Aesthetics, as well as one poster session. Download the full program at http://naconference.ikk.ku.dk/programme/.
Confirmed Speakers
Elvira Brattico (CBRU, University of Helsinki), Beatriz Calvo-Merino (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience), Anjan Chatterjee (University of Pennsylvania), Ellen Dissanayake (University of Washington), Karl Grammer (Ludwig-Boltzmann-Institute for Urban Ethology), Torben Grodal (University of Copenhagen), Andrea R. Halpern (Bucknell University), Alumit Ishai (University of Zürich), Thomas Jacobsen (University of Leipzig), Stefan Koelsch (University of Sussex), Helmut Leder (University of Vienna), David Miall (University of Alberta), Marcos Nadal (Universitat de les Illes Balears), Martin Skov (Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre), Christa Sütterlin (The Max-Planck-Society), Edward Vessel (NYU Center for Neural Science), Dahlia W. Zaidel (UCLA).
Registration
If interested in attending the conference, please register at the conference website:
http://naconference.ikk.ku.dk
Prices. Students: 40 Euro/50 $ + VAT. Senior Researchers: 80 Euro/100 $ +VAT
Organizers
The conference is organized by Søren Kaspersen, Jon Lauring and Martin Skov for the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies, University of Copenhagen. For inquiries send an email to the conference’s secretary, Katrine Helman: katrine.helman@nullgmail.com.