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X-WR-CALNAME:Panel Discussion: "Attention: Perspectives from Neuroscience\,
  Art\, and Literature"
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DESCRIPTION:The Oregon Humanities Center presents its 2025–26 speaker ser
 ies centered on the theme of “Attention.”\n\nThe “Attention” serie
 s will explore the dynamics of how\, why\, and what we focus on shapes our
  reality and creates our purpose. Also known as concentration\, alertness\
 , focus\, notice\, awareness\, heed\, regard\, and consideration—Attenti
 on is the fundamental cognitive ability to sustain one’s energy on a spe
 cific pursuit or thought.\n\nOur first event will feature three UO faculty
  members on a panel discussing\, from their own perspectives\, how attenti
 on connects us to others and allows us to experience the world around us. 
 \n\nSantiago Jaramillo is an associate professor in the Department of Biol
 ogy and the Institute of Neuroscience. His lab studies auditory cognition
 —how the brain helps us hear the world (recognize sounds\, pay attention
  to sounds\, remember sounds\, etc). Their research is performed on mice s
 o advanced techniques can be utilized to measure individual neurons of dif
 ferent classes and change their activity with high precision. While their 
 work focuses on the healthy brain\, rather than any specific disorder\, th
 eir studies can help others understand and address disorders related to he
 aring (tinnitus\, auditory processing disorders\, age-related hearing loss
 \, etc) and inspire better artificial hearing systems.\n\nKate Mondloch is
  a professor of Contemporary Art History and Theory. Her research interest
 s focus on late 20th- and early 21st-century art\, theory\, and criticism\
 , particularly as these areas of inquiry intersect with the cultural\, soc
 ial\, and aesthetic possibilities of new technologies. Her research fields
  include media art and theory\, installation art\, feminism\, new media\, 
 science and technology studies\, digital humanities\, human flourishing\, 
 and mindfulness in higher education. She is especially interested in theor
 ies of spectatorship and subjectivity\, and in research methods that bridg
 e the sciences and the humanities.\n\nForest Pyle is a professor of Englis
 h and Cartoon and Comics Studies. His interests include 19th Century Briti
 sh Literary Studies\, Literary and Critical Theory\, Poetry and Poetics\, 
 Postmodern and Contemporary Literary Studies\, and Visual Culture. His wor
 k explores the problems and posibilities posed by aesthetic experience\, p
 articularly in the context of Romantic and post-Romantic literature.
GEO:44.043178;-123.077726
LOCATION:Knight Library\, Browsing Room
SUMMARY:Panel Discussion: "Attention: Perspectives from Neuroscience\, Art\
 , and Literature"
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.uoregon.edu/event/panel-discussion-attention
 -perspectives-from-neuroscience-art-and-literature
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
CATEGORIES:Free
CATEGORIES:Panel
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