Neuroscience & Creative Arts Summit

About this event

A one-day series of online talks and workshops from world-leading experts Discover what happens when creativity meets neuroscience, performance science, and psychology at this online summit. Explore how the brain shapes – and is shaped by – creative practice, and learn tools for handling pressure and supporting mental wellbeing. Creative expression isn’t just good for the brain – it actively shapes it. Making and experiencing art stimulates regions responsible for memory, emotion, movement and empathy. But the connection runs both ways: understanding how the brain works – and how stress, nutrition, and gut health influence it – can help you perform, create, and think more clearly, even under pressure. This summit brings together experts in neuroscience, psychology, performance science, and the arts to explore these connections from every angle. Whether you're a creative, a performer, or simply curious, you'll come away with fresh insights and practical tools – from unlocking creative blocks to managing pressure to understanding the gut-mind link. 👭 Learn with like-minded individuals 🧠 Gain practical tools for enhancing creativity and mental well being 🎓 Learn from leading experts in performance science, neuroscience, the arts, and nutrition 🎨 A full day of online talks, workshops, and Q&As Talks and workshops: The Neuroscience of Creativity Performing Under Pressure: How stress affects creativity and performance The Neuroscience of Joy: Why Creativity Feels So Good Pareidolia & Creativity: How the mind creates meaning from patterns and shapes Creativity Workshop Join us for a day of exploration and inspiration, where science meets art to unlock the full creative potential of the human mind. Speaker Bios: Professor Aaron Williamon works in Performance Science at the Royal College of Music (RCM) where he directs the Centre for Performance Science, a partnership of the RCM and Imperial College London. His research focuses on skilled performance and applied scientific initiatives that inform music learning and teaching, as well as the impact of music and the arts on society. Sarah Osborne , BA(Hons), is an award-winning BANT Registered Nutritionist. With additional training in Mental Health Support, Nutrigenomics, ADHD Coaching, and Emotional Eating, Sarah supports clients with various dietary and nutrition needs. Sarah hosts a regular monthly nutrition workshop for ADHD UK and has partnered with ADHD 360, the Sleep Charity, and a range of local and national services supporting neurodivergent folk. She is also a mum and wife in a wonderfully neurodivergent family. In her private clinic, Sarah supports clients with a range of emotional eating challenges, including binge eating, selective eating, and overeating. Mar Estarellas is a PhD student in Intelligent, Integrated Imaging in Healthcare at University College London (UCL). As a painter, neuroscientist and nature enthusiast, she is interested in researching the importance of Nature and holistic health in living and dying healthily, for us and the Earth. She believes it is through the act of creation and engaging in new, beautiful and sometimes challenging ways that gives us a new perspective, a purpose, a window of opportunity - beneficial for our own and Nature's health. She is passionate about exploring life and existence through creation and the expression of beauty, where Nature and Mind act as the landscapes of playful investigation. Paint offers a means of expression beyond language. Antoine Bellemare is a multidisciplinary artist and postdoctoral researcher at Bard College and the Université de Montréal, Antoine's work examines how perceptual ambiguity guides creative cognition. He designs human–machine interfaces, or cyber-ecosystems, that use biosignals and AI to cultivate new modes of intuition and experiential learning.