Guest Lecture: The Neuroscience of Art
DATE: Friday 5/21/27 TIME: 10:00am - 11:30am
The Neuroscience of Art
Speaker: Ying Choon Wu, PhD, Associate Project Scientist, Institute of Neural Computation, UC San Diego
Can works of art change the way we think and feel? Drawing on years of collaborative research between the University of California San Diego (UCSD) and The San Diego Museum of Art, research scientist Ying Choon Wu, PhD, presents groundbreaking findings on the neurological impact of aesthetic experiences. Discover how art influences attention, emotion, memory, and well-being while gaining new scientific insight into the important role museums play in learning, empathy, and human connection.
Following the lecture, guests are invited to enjoy a guided tour led by our docent team.
Please note, this lecture is in-person only and held at the MOPA@SDMA Joan and Irwin Jacobs Theater in Balboa Park.
$15 members and students | $20 seniors and military | $30 nonmembers
This lecture is presented as a part of the Guest Lecture Series, which offers a platform for renowned scholars and experts from the art world to share their insights and knowledge on topics related to art history, art theory, and the museum’s collections.
Sponsored by The San Diego Museum of Art Docent Council.
Photo of Ying Choon Wu.