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MUSIC, MEDIA AND THE BRAIN
12 April 2007 - University of Bristol
| Does listening to music benefit the mind? How much do advertising and the media influence our decisions and behaviour? Dr John Barrett, an experimental psychologist at the University of Bristol, will attempt to answer these fascinating questions at two free lunchtime public talks, taking place this February. |
Does listening to music benefit the mind? How much do advertising and the media influence our decisions and behaviour? Dr John Barrett, an experimental psychologist at the University of Bristol, will attempt to answer these fascinating questions at two free lunchtime public talks, taking place this February. At the first talk, Tingle and effort: the psychology of music, Dr Barrett will discuss the numerous psychological and educational benefits of music, including how it can enhance our learning abilities and musical skills for the future. He will also explain how regular practice at learning to play a musical instrument creates the brain structures necessary for the skill. At his next talk Are we being brainwashed? Dr Barrett will examine how the lifespan of our brains and health are influenced by TV, press and advertising. Our behaviour, intelligence, the way we think and how long we live are all influenced by the media and celebrities. “Advertising is changing our brain structure, abilities and behaviours, often with negative consequences,” says Dr John Barrett. His talks will look at ways in which we can resist its influence.
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The University College of Bristol opened in 1876, after six years of discussions and controversy, in a bid to bring university culture to the provinces. It was the first college in the country to admit men and women on an equal footing.The University’s Research and Enterprise Development (RED) division was launched in 2000 to stimulate and support an entrepreneurial culture and encourage the growth of technology-based business. 2003 saw the completion of the Dorothy Hodgkin building, named after the University’s fifth Chancellor. The £18 million building is dedicated to research in neuroendocrinology. 2003 also saw the opening of the University’s £5 million Centre for Sport, Exercise and Health. Work on a new, state-of-the-art engineering building is due to be completed in early 2004. The £20 million BLADE project (Bristol Laboratory for Advanced Dynamics Engineering) will bring together the Engineering Faculty’s six departments to establish Europe’s most advanced dynamics engineering research facilities. |
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