Indre Viskontas
Neuroscientist & Musician | Creativity, Mindfulness & Transformation
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Indre Viskontas is a cognitive neuroscientist, opera singer, and author. As an Assistant Professor at the University of San Francisco, she researches the neuroscience of creativity, empathy, and decision-making.
Viskontas has hosted the popular Inquiring Minds podcast, exploring the intersection of science, the arts, and personal growth. Her TED Talks blend scientific expertise with personal stories, showing how understanding the brain can help unlock human potential.
Audiences leave Indre's presentations with practical frameworks for cultivating more mindful, creative, and meaningful lives.
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How music makes me a better neuroscientist
Music has the power to transform moods, unite crowds and topple governments. However, as neuroscientist and operatic soprano Indre Viskontas points out, we know very little about how the brain turns strings of sounds into music. In a talk that explores art with science, she describes how her investigation into the brain's responses to music inspired her own musical journey.
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