Lecture: “What Lies Behind Synchronization: From Neurons to Individuals, Between Performance and Pathology” Thursdays at theUM

Thursday, April 5, 2018, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Institute of Botany – University of Montpellier
Tram Line 1 – Albert I Stop
Free admission

Lecture led by Julien Lagarde, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Science and Technology of Physical and Sports Activities (STAPS) – Euromov Laboratory – University of Montpellier.
When a ballet achieves this exquisite harmony, the movements seem to merge into a single wave, and the dancers disappear. When the wave breaks, the individuals resume their paths and diverge, perhaps only to come together again later. Here, spatial and temporal relationships come and go, exploring that famous duality between things and the relationships between them.
At the heart of this story lies synchronization, which refers to a temporal order (chronos: the god of time), its emergence, its disappearance, and a whole spectrum of rich variations. Synchronization is a subject of ever-renewed curiosity. Physicists, chemists, biologists, urban planners, and architects regularly encounter it in their research. Mathematicians have isolated its fundamental components. The latest development in this research has been named “chimera”—again, from Greek mythology—referring to a complex state that is part synchronization and part free electron.
This lecture will explore synchronization in various states, in the field of human movement science, and in other areas. In particular, the benefits and limitations of synchronization for good health will be discussed.

"UM Thursdays": A Unique Series of Lectures

The University of Montpellier, with its eight faculties, two schools, and six institutes, is home to a wealth of faculty members andProfessors in a wide variety of fields of study. The university sought to highlight these experts and make their work accessible to as many people as possible by offering a unique lecture series, with one event per month from October 2017 to May 2018.