MULTISENSORY EXPERIENCES
MUSICAL EXPERIENCES
Musical Curator: Laura Inserra ~ Sound Alchemist / Founder of Chambers of AWE
Beyond the realm of the auditory, Laura Inserra stands as our musical savant and curator this year, sculpting soundscapes that echo the global narrative, age-old wisdom, and tomorrow’s technological vanguard. Imagine Beethoven meeting an AI—mixing worldly music with tech magic.
Laura is the founder of Chambers of AWE, an innovative multimedia production company that fills planetariums with 360º audio field recordings and imagery from powerful sacred spaces in the world, and combines that with CGI and AI generated content. These productions deepen our relationship with the natural world and help people reconnect to the wisdom and power of what it means to be human - as we transition into a world embedded with augmented and artificial intelligence.’
Indre is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of San Francisco. She is a prominent figure at the confluence of music and science, having published extensively on the neural underpinnings of memory and creativity, with her work featured in notable publications and Oliver Sacks’ Musicophilia. Besides being a best-selling author and the Director of Communications for the Sound Health Network, she’s an acclaimed speaker, and an educator with several best-selling courses under her belt. In addition to her scientific pursuits, she is a celebrated science communicator, podcast host with millions of downloads, and the Creative Director of Pasadena Opera, with a rich history of directing acclaimed opera productions.
Jaron is acclaimed as a computer scientist, composer, visual artist, writer, technologist, and futurist. Renowned for his pioneering contributions to virtual reality and for crafting a humanistic philosophy towards technology, he has penned international bestsellers that critically examine and influence internet economics and technology’s social impact. With his endeavors spanning across creating contemporary classical music, contributing to the development of noteworthy tech projects, and delivering talks at globally recognized platforms, Lanier has garnered significant accolades and recognition, receiving a Lifetime Career Award from the IEEE among many other honors. His multifaceted intellect continues to inspire and shape dialogues in technology, arts, and the confluence of both.
Nichol Chase, ERYT-500, YACEP, TSM, BM, is a teacher, musician, and yogi for whom singing and movement is integral to life. She is a Garrison Institute Fellow alum and a faculty member and teacher trainer for The Mazé Method Yoga School, Nest Yoga School, Love Story Yoga, and Hot Spot Yoga. Nichol’s artistic experience includes more than a decade of Royal Academy ballet training and specialization as an operatic Coloratura Soprano.
PLAYSHOPS
PLAYshop methodology provides tool for adults and children to externalize and self-regulate emotions in a safe and supportive way and ultimately, develop embodied resilience and social-emotional intelligence.
Jonah Spear (left) and William Spear (right), PLAYshop Facilitators, SecondResponse.org
Get out of your mind and into your body with the heart-howling, soma-shaking and totally terrific experience of a PLAYshop with facilitators William and Jonah Spear. Taught to 6,000 caregivers and shared with over 400,000 children worldwide after earthquakes, tsunamis and cyclones in a dozen countries, PLAYshops are safe, short, non-verbal, interactive departures from “thought” that allow participants to effortlessly release tension, stress and traumatic experiences held in the body. PLAYshops will be facilitated in the afternoon on Saturday October 21st and Sunday October 22nd.
(Note: you must be older than 4 to participate.)
EXPERIENTIAL NEUROLAB
The Summit will include a hands-on Experiential NeuroLab with exciting inventions, technology demonstrations, and artistic exhibits. Past experiences include mind-controlled visual media, AR and VR-based technologies, real human brains, 10-100x expanded brain segments, neuroscience-driven perceptual illusions, immersive education experiences, and more. The NeuroLab will also include immersive art exhibitions exploring the theme of “digital consciousness.”
Expansion Microscopy Image Credit: Gao et al./ Science 2019
ART EXHIBITIONS
Christpher Schardt is a sculptor, musician, computer programmer, and engineer. Now widely known for his LED sculptures, he is also the author of LED Lab, an iPhone/iPad app used by thousands of LED artists worldwide.
At BrainMind, Schardt is collaborating with neurotech founder Ana Maiques, CEO of Neuroelectrics, to bring art enlivened directly from the data stream of the mind.
BRAIN-HEALTHY CUISINE
New research indicates that diet plays a significant role in brain function, impacting everything from memory to risk for brain diseases. We put these exciting findings into practice at our Summits. You won’t find junky conference fare at our event. Meals and snacks served at the Summit feature foods and ingredients with published findings for brain health benefit. Learn more about our approach here.
DETAILS
Dates: Saturday October 21 through Sunday October 22, with a Special added day on Mind-Training on October 20th
Location: This is a private gathering. Further detail is shared with registered participants. Visit the application page here.
SPONSORS
We would like to thank the following supporters of BrainMind:
