An art installation, “Hearing the Invisible,” visitors will be able to hear the sounds of brain waves, turning cutting-edge neuroscience into a mesmerizing exploration of sound and space.
Attendees can walk through a 25-foot interactive brain, hear live readings of EEG brain activity and enjoy a musical composition, inspired by the signals that course through our minds, created and performed by School of Music students.
What to Expect at the Event
“Hearing the Invisible” is an interdisciplinary showcase that combines art, music, and science to explore the brain’s hidden potential.
- A Walkable Brain Installation: This cutting-edge, immersive 3D experience allows audiences to “step inside” a representation of the human brain. The audiovisual installation features live readings of EEG data inside a 25-foot brain, and an Augmented Reality (AR) app where viewers can explore the brain’s structures and functions while listening to the audio readings.
- Original Music from Brainwaves: Hear a live performance of a musical piece based on real EEG data composed by a recent School of Music alumni Michael Vince (DMA ’24, Musical Arts – Composition) and performed by student musicians. (See performance times below.)
- Behind-the-Scenes Insights: Learn about the science and artistry behind the project through a short documentary and view research posters and artwork submitted by students and faculty of their own research related to the installation.
Imagine hearing the hum of your brain, its electrical signals transformed into a symphony of sound. What would it reveal about your mind, your health, or the hidden rhythms of cognition?
A collaboration between the School of Music and the School of Medicine highlights how transforming brainwave data into sound may advance research in detecting conditions like Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
This event runs Feb. 13-15 at the Tornabene Theatre. Admission is free.
Feb. 13 | 6p – 8p; music at 7p
Feb 14 | 4p – 8p; music at 7p
Feb. 15 | 10a – 4p; music at 11:30a, 2p
The project, led by Dr. Tally M. Largent-Milnes from the Department of Pharmacology and Professor Cynthia Stokes from the School of Music, seeks to raise awareness of how sound could provide new diagnostic tools for brain health.
