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DO 28.10.2021: Unlocking the Muse: Epidemiological and Empirical Insights into why Parkinson’s Disease might, or might not, lead to Changes in Creativity or Artistic Expression

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Matthew Pelowski I Fakultät für Psychologie I Universität Wien

The lecture discusses some emerging preliminary results from a collaboration network of Neurologists, Psychologists, and Neuroscientists involving a compelling overlap between Parkinson’s disease (PD), its treatment, and a phenomenon whereby some individuals appear to show changes in their approach, or in their ability, with artistic or other creative pursuits (tentatively suggested to impact upwards of 20% of patients). Based on a review and synthesis of case evidence of PD-afflicted creators and artists, Matthew Pelowski suggests potential reasons for such changes – and thus perhaps for creativity itself – at the level of the brain, dopaminergic pathways, and pharmacology, as well as considering possible overlaps between creativity domains. This is coupled with his work to provide new, much needed additional evidence, via assessment of artworks by PD artists and a multicountry systematic epidemiological study of many hundreds of patients involving potential creative pursuits, which hopefully will provide new insights towards understanding and applying the PD-related artistic muse.

Matthew Pelowski is Asst. Prof. of Cognitive and Neuroaesthetics in the Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, dual affiliation with the Vienna Cognitive Sciences Hub, and head of the ARTIS Lab (Art Research on Transformation of Individuals and Society). He is currently the Coordinator for the EU-H2020 Consortium project (Societal Challenges and the Arts), which combines nine research institutions in psychology/neuroscience, art education, and societal partners with a specific focus on researching, applying, and communicating the efficacy of arts-based initiatives for societal challenges and health. He is also Coordinator for the FWF project, #ConnectingMinds Round 1, combing partners in Neurology, Psychology, and Art therapy around the topic of art and PD.

Reihe Musik & Medizin

Die Salzburger Vortragsreihe „MUSIK & MEDIZIN“ präsentiert wissenschaftliche und künstlerische Beiträge führender internationaler Expert*innen verschiedener Disziplinen, um die Wechselwirkungen und Mechanismen zwischen Erfahrung, Verarbeitung und psychophysiologischen Auswirkungen von Musik auf den Menschen zu untersuchen und gleichzeitig zu verstehen, wie Musik Gesundheit und Wohlbefinden fördern kann. Die jeweiligen Vorträge sind auch Teil einer disziplinübergreifenden Lehrveranstaltung, in der an den Schnittstellen der Disziplinen jeweils Themen aus dem Forschungsumfeld der eingeladenen Vortragenden diskutiert werden.

ZEIT: Donnerstag, 28. Oktober 2021, 18:00–19:00
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 Unlocking the Muse: Epidemiological and Empirical Insights into why Parkinson’s Disease might, or might not, lead to Changes in Creativity or Artistic Expression. Matthew Pelowski (Universität Wien)

Matthew Pelowski

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