Language & The Mind: Talk and Performance | SF
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Swissnex | 730 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA
Event Details
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Swissnex San Francisco continues the Brain & Mind event series with a look at the ties between language and the mind.
Professor Vincent Barras, in the faculty of medicine and biology at the University of Lausanne (UNIL), presents the relationship between linguistics and neuroscience from a historical perspective, followed by a live performance of “sound poetry” with Geneva-based musician and improviser, Jacques Demierre.
“Speak Your Mind: Language and the Brain” Schedule
- 6:30 pm— doors open
- 7:00 pm— introductory remarks
- 7:15 pm— presentation of the medical and historical links between linguistics and neuroscience, from Vincent Barras
- 8:15 pm— musical performance by Vincent Barras and Jacques Demierre
- 9:15 pm— Free reception and networking
- 10:00 pm— doors close
Free to attend but please RSVP in advance by clicking here.
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Cost: FREE*
Categories: Lectures & Workshops, Live Music, San Francisco
