COSA Evening – Science & Art Connection

Lecture, discussion, and exhibition
Tuesday, March 13, 2018, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Aimé Schœnig Student Center, Richter Campus

Lecture: "The Brain and Music"

For its second public event, the COSA group will present as part of Brain Awareness Week, a double lecture on the theme “The Brain in Music.”
Organized in partnership with the Maison des Étudiants, this evening will feature two speakers: Philippe Coubes —musician, neurosurgeon at Montpellier University Hospital, and professor of neurosurgery at the Faculty of Medicine; and Luc Marty — composer and instructor at the Montpellier Métropole Conservatory of Music and at Paul Valéry University in musicology.
Moderator: Jean-Olivier Durand, researcher in molecular engineering and nano-objects.
Themusical function discussed by Philippe Coubes will focus on the experience of music and its stimulating effect on the brain. Since neuroscience helps us better understand the emotions evoked by music and its impact on human beings, this first lecture will address music therapy and its many therapeutic applications.
A second lecture, led by Luc Marty, will explore “the song of the atoms,” a composition developed using electron microscopy and the periodic table of elements, in collaboration with Didier Cot and Bruno Navarra from theIEM. Through the beauty, new sounds, and color of his composition, Luc Marty will explore the stimulating effect of these harmonies and their impact on emotions and the psyche.

Exhibition: “The Sound of Images”

The lectures will be followed by a discussion and accompanied by an exhibition featuring scientific and artistic images from the COSA Group’s research laboratories (ICGM, IES).
These photos, derived from research in chemistry and electronics, aim to reveal modern science through a playful and aesthetic approach that stimulates the viewer’s imagination and reflection, ultimately providing an objective explanation of what they observe.
The COSA group was born out of a shared desire of theCharles Gherardt Institute of Montpellier – ICGM, the Institute of Electronics and Systems – IES, ENSAM, and ESBAMA, to engage in reflection and experimentation on Research, Science, and Art, with the aim of fostering joint projects at the intersection of these themes within their respective institutions.
See the program.
An event presented as part of the 20th edition of Brain Awareness Week (March 12–18, 2018).