The event will begin with a 20 minute presentation by Dr Kirsten Shepherd-Barr (Associate Professor in Modern Drama, University of Oxford), followed by three c. 8 minute responses from: Professor Heidi Johansen-Berg (Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Oxford) Dr Jason Gaiger (Associate Professor, Contemporary Art History, University of Oxford) Annie Cattrell (Artist and tutor at the Royal College of Art) Chair: Dr Dan O’Connor (Head of Humanities and Social Science, Wellcome Trust) Lunch will be available from 12:45, with the discussion beginning at 13:00. Booking is not required. This seminar is part of the ‘Humanities and Science: In Conversation’ series, which invites leading scholars and practitioners in the sciences and humanities to identify the shared methodological roots of their particular disciplines and explore how these points of convergence can be used to address current questions in their fields.