Speaker : Talks | Seminars | Lectures | Discussions | Workshops
2023 - present
112. Understanding the Human Imagination: A Neurophilosophical Framework
Speaker, Music-Evoked Imaginings Workshop, Princeton University, New Jersey (Oct 15, 2024).
111. Many Roads to Rome: Cautious Considerations on the Computability of Creativity
Speaker, Bridging Fields in Creativity Research – Towards Circuit Mechanisms of the Creative Process conference, Organized by the Frankfurt Institute of Advanced Studies (FIAS), Oppenheim, Germany (Sep 13, 2024).
110. Panel Discussion on Developing Circuit Mechanisms of the Creative Process
Panel Discussant, Bridging Fields in Creativity Research – Towards Circuit Mechanisms of the Creative Process conference, Organized by theFrankfurt Institute of Advanced Studies (FIAS), Oppenheim, Germany (Sep 12, 2024).
109. Making Sense of Creativity
Interviewee, This is Your Brain with Dr. Phil Stieg podcast (Aug 23, 2024). [online]
108. Myths and Truths of the Creative Brain
Interviewee, KPCW Public Radio - Cool Science Radio program (July 25, 2024). [online]
107. The Vital Spark: The Creative Brain
Interviewee, Brainland podcast (July 18, 2024). [online]
106. The Creative Brain: Myths & Truths
Interviewee, New Books Network (NBN) podcast (June 24, 2024). [online]
105. Why People Waste So Much & How Creative People Create
Interviewee, Something You Should Know podcast - Episode 1050 (May 20, 2024). [online]
104. The Neuroscience of the Creative Brain
Interviewee, Closer to Truth Chats (April 30, 2024). [online]
103. The Creativity-Learning Nexus
Speaker, 2024 Torrance Festival of Ideas on Creativity & Learning (April 23, 2024). [online]
102. The Neuroscience of Creative Imagination: Implications for the AI Age
Keynote Speaker, Learning & the Brain Conference on Future Ready Brains, New York City (April 20, 2024).
101. The Neuropsychology of Creativity: Myths and Truths of the Creative Brain
Speaker, Continuing education seminar for the Swiss Association of Neuropsychologists (SVNP) (April 18, 2024). [online]
100. Myths and Truths of the Creative Mind
Keynote Lecture, 14th Symposium of the BIAL Foundation on CREATIVITY - Behind and Beyond the Brain, Porto, Portugal (April 4, 2024).
99. Curiosity, Creativity & Imagination
Panel Discussant, United Cognitive Science Associations (UCA) panel discussion event (Mar 28, 2024). [online]
98. Redefining Creativity: Acknowledging the Creator’s Perspective
Guest Lecture, Music Education Seminar, Hugh Hodgson School of Music, University of Georgia (Feb 28, 2024).
97. On Creativity, Brain vs. Mind, and more
Featured interviewee on Prairie Public Radio. Interviewer: Ashley Thornberg. Broadcasted on February 12, 2024.
96. Celebrating the Singular Creativity of African-American Music
Speaker, Torrance conference on ‘The Singular Creativity of African-American Music’ at the University of Georgia (Nov 7, 2023).
95. Wozu gibt es Fantasie? [What is Imagination for?]
Featured Interviewee for an ARTE documentary by the filmmaker Adrian Schwartz for the series ARTE42 - Die Antwort auf fast alles [The Answer to Almost Everything] on ARTE - the European culture TV channel (Languages: German, French). Broadcasted on October 29, 2023.
94. Redefining Creativity: Acknowledging the Creator’s Perspective
Keynote Speaker, Annual Symposium: Imagination & Creativity - Brains, Minds, and Intelligence, BYU Humanities Center & Faith and Imagination Institute, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah (Oct 13, 2023).
93. The Science of Creativity and How to Enhance it
Speaker, ORCID Food for Thought Series (Oct 5, 2023). [online]
92. Exploring Generative AI for Educators
Panel Discussant, Innovation in Teaching and Technology webinar, Mary Frances Early College of Education, University of Georgia, Athens, GA (Sep 20, 2023). [online]
91. Why Understanding the Reality-Fiction Distinction Matters
Speaker, Cognition and Fiction – Integrating Memory, Learning, Influence, Pretense, and Imagination: A Marcus Wallenberg Symposium, Gothenburg, Sweden (Jun 9, 2023). [online]
90. Global Stories - Humanities Research at UGA and Beyond
Panel Discussant, UGA Humanities Festival Panel Discussion, Willson Center for Humanities & Arts, University of Georgia (UGA) (Mar 22, 2023).
89. The Creative Process
Interviewee for the The Creative Process Podcast - Arts, Culture, and Society (Feb 22, 2023). [online]
88. The Case for Cultivating Creative Health
Speaker, Brain Health Seminar Series - a UGA partnership between the Department of Kinesiology, Institute of Gerontology, and Athens Presbyterian Village (PVA). Afternoon session in the PVA (Jan 25, 2023).
87. The Myths and Truths of the Creative Brain
Speaker, Brain Health Seminar Series - a UGA partnership between the Department of Kinesiology, Institute of Gerontology, and Athens Presbyterian Village (PVA). Morning session in UGA's College of Education (Jan 25, 2023).
Speaker, Music-Evoked Imaginings Workshop, Princeton University, New Jersey (Oct 15, 2024).
111. Many Roads to Rome: Cautious Considerations on the Computability of Creativity
Speaker, Bridging Fields in Creativity Research – Towards Circuit Mechanisms of the Creative Process conference, Organized by the Frankfurt Institute of Advanced Studies (FIAS), Oppenheim, Germany (Sep 13, 2024).
110. Panel Discussion on Developing Circuit Mechanisms of the Creative Process
Panel Discussant, Bridging Fields in Creativity Research – Towards Circuit Mechanisms of the Creative Process conference, Organized by theFrankfurt Institute of Advanced Studies (FIAS), Oppenheim, Germany (Sep 12, 2024).
109. Making Sense of Creativity
Interviewee, This is Your Brain with Dr. Phil Stieg podcast (Aug 23, 2024). [online]
108. Myths and Truths of the Creative Brain
Interviewee, KPCW Public Radio - Cool Science Radio program (July 25, 2024). [online]
107. The Vital Spark: The Creative Brain
Interviewee, Brainland podcast (July 18, 2024). [online]
106. The Creative Brain: Myths & Truths
Interviewee, New Books Network (NBN) podcast (June 24, 2024). [online]
105. Why People Waste So Much & How Creative People Create
Interviewee, Something You Should Know podcast - Episode 1050 (May 20, 2024). [online]
104. The Neuroscience of the Creative Brain
Interviewee, Closer to Truth Chats (April 30, 2024). [online]
103. The Creativity-Learning Nexus
Speaker, 2024 Torrance Festival of Ideas on Creativity & Learning (April 23, 2024). [online]
102. The Neuroscience of Creative Imagination: Implications for the AI Age
Keynote Speaker, Learning & the Brain Conference on Future Ready Brains, New York City (April 20, 2024).
101. The Neuropsychology of Creativity: Myths and Truths of the Creative Brain
Speaker, Continuing education seminar for the Swiss Association of Neuropsychologists (SVNP) (April 18, 2024). [online]
100. Myths and Truths of the Creative Mind
Keynote Lecture, 14th Symposium of the BIAL Foundation on CREATIVITY - Behind and Beyond the Brain, Porto, Portugal (April 4, 2024).
99. Curiosity, Creativity & Imagination
Panel Discussant, United Cognitive Science Associations (UCA) panel discussion event (Mar 28, 2024). [online]
98. Redefining Creativity: Acknowledging the Creator’s Perspective
Guest Lecture, Music Education Seminar, Hugh Hodgson School of Music, University of Georgia (Feb 28, 2024).
97. On Creativity, Brain vs. Mind, and more
Featured interviewee on Prairie Public Radio. Interviewer: Ashley Thornberg. Broadcasted on February 12, 2024.
96. Celebrating the Singular Creativity of African-American Music
Speaker, Torrance conference on ‘The Singular Creativity of African-American Music’ at the University of Georgia (Nov 7, 2023).
95. Wozu gibt es Fantasie? [What is Imagination for?]
Featured Interviewee for an ARTE documentary by the filmmaker Adrian Schwartz for the series ARTE42 - Die Antwort auf fast alles [The Answer to Almost Everything] on ARTE - the European culture TV channel (Languages: German, French). Broadcasted on October 29, 2023.
94. Redefining Creativity: Acknowledging the Creator’s Perspective
Keynote Speaker, Annual Symposium: Imagination & Creativity - Brains, Minds, and Intelligence, BYU Humanities Center & Faith and Imagination Institute, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah (Oct 13, 2023).
93. The Science of Creativity and How to Enhance it
Speaker, ORCID Food for Thought Series (Oct 5, 2023). [online]
92. Exploring Generative AI for Educators
Panel Discussant, Innovation in Teaching and Technology webinar, Mary Frances Early College of Education, University of Georgia, Athens, GA (Sep 20, 2023). [online]
91. Why Understanding the Reality-Fiction Distinction Matters
Speaker, Cognition and Fiction – Integrating Memory, Learning, Influence, Pretense, and Imagination: A Marcus Wallenberg Symposium, Gothenburg, Sweden (Jun 9, 2023). [online]
90. Global Stories - Humanities Research at UGA and Beyond
Panel Discussant, UGA Humanities Festival Panel Discussion, Willson Center for Humanities & Arts, University of Georgia (UGA) (Mar 22, 2023).
89. The Creative Process
Interviewee for the The Creative Process Podcast - Arts, Culture, and Society (Feb 22, 2023). [online]
88. The Case for Cultivating Creative Health
Speaker, Brain Health Seminar Series - a UGA partnership between the Department of Kinesiology, Institute of Gerontology, and Athens Presbyterian Village (PVA). Afternoon session in the PVA (Jan 25, 2023).
87. The Myths and Truths of the Creative Brain
Speaker, Brain Health Seminar Series - a UGA partnership between the Department of Kinesiology, Institute of Gerontology, and Athens Presbyterian Village (PVA). Morning session in UGA's College of Education (Jan 25, 2023).
2018 - 2022
86. How Can We Unlock Our Brain's Creative Potential
Interviewee for One Garden -- The Garden Live Talks. (Dec 1, 2022) [online].
85. Myths/Truths of the Creative Mind
Speaker, Invited Lecture for the Literature, Cognition and Emotions (LCE) research group, University of Oslo, Norway (Nov 23, 2022).
84. The Myths and Truths of the Creative Brain
Speaker, PEN Distinguished Lecture Series in Educational Neuroscience, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC (Nov 17, 2022). [online]
83. How will AI change your field, for better or worse
Panel Discussant, AI Research Day Panel Discussion, Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IAI), University of Georgia, Athens, GA (Nov 17, 2022).
82. On Flow States & Creativity's Role in Our Futures
Interviewee for the The Creative Condition Podcast (Nov 8, 2022). [online]
81. Creating
Keynote Lecture at the 2022 MIC Conference: The 7 C's of Creativity (Aug 31, 2022). [online]
80. The Guardian Masterclasses: A Neuroscientist's Guide to Being More Creative
Instructor of 3 hour online workshop. Part of The Guardian’s 2022 autumn programme of digital masterclasses (Aug 30, 2022). [online]
79. Pondering Imagination and Creativity
Interviewee for the BRAIN PONDERINGS with Mark Mattson Podcast (July 29, 2022). [online]
78. The Science of Creativity & Imagination
Interviewee for the The FitMind Podcast (June 21, 2022). [online]
77. The Basis of Creativity: Science and Myths
American Medical Writers Association New England Chapter (AMWA-NE) (May 26, 2022). [online]
76. Telling apart reality from fiction
Imagination and Moral Cognition Lab, Department of Psychology SUNY Albany (Apr 29, 2022). [online]
75. Telling apart reality from fiction
Honors Program Lunchbox Lectures, Morehead Honors College, University of Georgia (Apr 28, 2022).
74. Discussing Neuroscience and Creativity
Interviewee for the The Fueling Creativity Podcast (Mar 15, 2022). [online]
73. The Case for Cultivating Creative Health
Speaker at the Creative Brain Week - a Global Brain Health Institute initiative at Trinity College Dublin (Mar 14, 2022). [online]
72. Talking to a Psychologist about Creativity
Interviewee for the The Blindboy Podcast (Mar 8, 2022). [online]
71. Creativity for Creatives Q&A
Speaker at the Women's Health magazine summit (Feb 17, 2022). [online]
70. Learning from Fiction - Can engagement with fiction influence our cognitive abilities in everyday life?
Speaker and Discussant at the Art in Conversation seminar series (seminar 20), University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK (Dec 17, 2021). [online]
69. What’s Your Curiosity? – Exploring the psychological ideas of ‘Looking-Glass’, from perception and identity to the science of creativity
Speaker and Discussant at the V&A 'Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser' - Friday Forum Symposium. Part of the Victoria & Albert Museum celebration of the 150th anniversary of the publication of 'Through the Looking-Glass', and 'What Alice Found There' (Nov 5, 2021). [online]
68. AI, Ethics, and Aesthetics
Panel Discussant at the Round Table Discussion in the Athenaeum, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, USA (Oct 20, 2021).
67. The Neuroscience of Creativity in a Nutshell
Guest Speaker at the General Body Meeting for the Undergraduate Neuroscience Organization.
University of Georgia, Athens, USA (Oct 19, 2021). [online]
66. Creativity in Science: What Educators Need To Know
Guest Lecture for ESCI 7040E course: Strategies for Middle and Secondary School Science Teachers. Science Education Unit.
Department of Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Education, University of Georgia, Athens, USA (Oct 18, 2021). [online]
65. The Guardian Masterclasses: A Neuroscientist's Guide to Being More Creative
Instructor of 2½ hour online workshop. Part of The Guardian’s 2021 autumn programme of digital masterclasses (Oct 11, 2021). [online]
64. The Neuroscience of Creativity in a Nutshell
Speaker at the Frontiers in Neuroscience series, Neuroscience Graduate Program, Emory University, GA, US (Sep 24, 2021). [online]
63. Creativity: The Case for Disease-Resistant Capacities of the Human Brain
Speaker at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (APA 2021) for the Division 40 (Society for Clinical Neuropsychology) Symposium on 'Creativity and the Brain: Current Perspectives from Neuropsychology, Neuroscience, and the Arts' (Aug 13, 2021). [online]
62. The Humanizing Power of the Arts: Building Back Smarter
Panel Discussant - Focus Group session for the Salzburg Global Seminar, Austria (Jun 22, 2021). [online]
61. The Benefits of Engaging Your Creative Drive
Featured Expert Speaker - Care/Of workshop with Procter & Gamble, Canada (Jun 11, 2021). [online]
60. The Importance of the ‘Collective’ - Science, Consciousness and Design
Panel Discussant, Imagination Infrastructuring. Organizer: The National Lottery Community Fund, UK (Jun 10, 2021). [online]
59. Creativity and the Imagination in Learning
Webinar for the CREATE Centre, Sydney School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney, Australia (May 13, 2021). [online]
58. Adopting a neuroscientific perspective in the study of creativity
Edinburgh Psychology Keynote Talk, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (May 12, 2021). [online]
57. What matters for STEM creativity: Insights from Psychology & Neuroscience
Distinguished Speaker Forum for the UGA Engineering Education Transformations Institute (EETI) (Apr 27, 2021). [online]
56. The Neurocognitive Mechanisms Underlying Creative Conceptual Expansion
Guest Lecture for ‘Creativity Up Close’ course (MUSI 379 001), Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, TX, US. (March 2, 2021) [online]
55. The Guardian Masterclasses: A Neuroscientist's Guide to Being More Creative
Instructor of 2½ hour online workshop. Part of The Guardian’s 2020 autumn programme of digital masterclasses (Feb 19, 2021). [online]
54. The Creative Brain
Seminar for the First Cognition Academy 2021 of the Max Planck School of Cognition (Jan 13, 2021). [online]
53. How do we Tell Reality from Fiction
Talk for the Athens Chautauqua Society (Dec 14, 2020). [online]
52. The Guardian Masterclasses: A Neuroscientist's Guide to Being More Creative
Instructor of 2½ hour online workshop. Part of The Guardian’s 2020 autumn programme of digital masterclasses (Oct 24, 2020). [online]
51. A Snapshot on Creativity
Instructor of two 1-hour online workshops for The Merage Foundation & CIG (Oct 2020). [online]
50. The Nature of Creativity
Talk for the ‘Automation and Creativity: Practice, Aesthetics and Reception of the Digital in Music and Literature’ conference at the Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany (Oct 7-10, 2020). [online]
49. Understanding the True Nature of Creative Neurocognition by Adopting Multiple Methodologies
Talk for the ‘Neuroscience of creativity: Individual difference and brain dynamics’ workshop. 43rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Neuroscience Society, Kobe, Japan (Jul 29-Aug 2, 2020). [online]
48. Creative Imagination Workshop
School of Events, Tourism and Hospitality Management, Leeds Beckett University, UK (Jan 22, 2020).
47. The World in My Mind
Keynote Lecture, "Does Fiction Change the World?" Founding Conference of the International Society for Fiction and Fictionality Studies (ISFFS), Paris, France (Nov 29, 2019).
46. The Whys and Hows of the Neuroscience of Creativity
Guest Lecture, Research Skills invited Speaker Series, MSc in Music Mind and the Brain & MSc in Psychology of Aesthetics, Neuroscience and Creativity, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK (Nov 21, 2019).
45. Understanding the Creative Mind: A Neuroscientific Perspective
INSIDE OUT Lecture Series, Leeds School of Art, Leeds Beckett University, UK (Oct 30, 2019).
44. A Neurophilosophical Approach to the Imagination
Exploring the Mind’s Eye: Philosophical and Scientific Perspectives on Imagination conference, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey (Oct 26, 2019).
43. Nurturing the Imagination
Keynote Speaker, Empathy & Kindness at the Heart of Learning conference, Université Paris-Est Créteil, France (Oct 17, 2019).
42. Cracking Creativity
Keynote Session, Private Event, California, USA (Sep 10, 2019).
41. Beyond Belief: Faith and the Imagination
Panel Discussant, Hay-On-Wye Festival, UK (May 28, 2019).
Edited version broadcast on BBC Radio 4 (Jul 15, 2019).
40. Neuroscience & Creativity: Insights from Unnatural Bedfellows
Zangwill Club Seminar, University of Cambridge, UK (May 24, 2019).
39. The Truth about Creativity
Public talk at the Leeds International Festival, Leeds, UK (May 7, 2019).
38. Telling Reality from Fiction: A Neurocognitive Perspective
Research seminar at the School of Psychological and Social Sciences, York St John University, York, UK (Apr 3, 2019).
37. Myths & Truths of the Creative Brain
Mad Hatter, Grey Matter Festival, Edinburgh, UK (Mar 14, 2019).
36. Understanding the Creative Brain
111th Annual Meeting of the Southern Society of Psychology and Philosophy (SSPP) Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (Mar 7-9, 2019).
35. The Imaginative Mind: A Neurophilosophical Approach
Research Colloquium at the Department of Comparative Psychology, Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany (Nov 16, 2018).
34. Examining the Brain Basis of Creativity
Research Seminar at the Webster Center for Creativity and Innovation (WCCI), Webster University, Geneva, Switzerland (Nov 8, 2018).
33. The Creative Brain
Open Source Festival Congress, Duesseldorf, Germany (Jul 13, 2018).
32. Touched with Fire: Genius or Madness
Panel Discussant at the Bradford Literature Festival (Jul 8, 2018).
31. The Whys and Hows of Studying the Creative Brain
Keynote Lecture at the Eighth International Conference on Design Computing & Cognition. Politecnico di Milano, Lecco Campus on Lake Como, Italy (Jul 2, 2018).
30. A Neurophilosophical Approach to the Imagination
Symposium on ‘Imagination: Diverse Approaches & Perspective’ at the Centre for Psychological Research, Leeds Beckett University, UK (Mar 16, 2018).
Interviewee for One Garden -- The Garden Live Talks. (Dec 1, 2022) [online].
85. Myths/Truths of the Creative Mind
Speaker, Invited Lecture for the Literature, Cognition and Emotions (LCE) research group, University of Oslo, Norway (Nov 23, 2022).
84. The Myths and Truths of the Creative Brain
Speaker, PEN Distinguished Lecture Series in Educational Neuroscience, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC (Nov 17, 2022). [online]
83. How will AI change your field, for better or worse
Panel Discussant, AI Research Day Panel Discussion, Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IAI), University of Georgia, Athens, GA (Nov 17, 2022).
82. On Flow States & Creativity's Role in Our Futures
Interviewee for the The Creative Condition Podcast (Nov 8, 2022). [online]
81. Creating
Keynote Lecture at the 2022 MIC Conference: The 7 C's of Creativity (Aug 31, 2022). [online]
80. The Guardian Masterclasses: A Neuroscientist's Guide to Being More Creative
Instructor of 3 hour online workshop. Part of The Guardian’s 2022 autumn programme of digital masterclasses (Aug 30, 2022). [online]
79. Pondering Imagination and Creativity
Interviewee for the BRAIN PONDERINGS with Mark Mattson Podcast (July 29, 2022). [online]
78. The Science of Creativity & Imagination
Interviewee for the The FitMind Podcast (June 21, 2022). [online]
77. The Basis of Creativity: Science and Myths
American Medical Writers Association New England Chapter (AMWA-NE) (May 26, 2022). [online]
76. Telling apart reality from fiction
Imagination and Moral Cognition Lab, Department of Psychology SUNY Albany (Apr 29, 2022). [online]
75. Telling apart reality from fiction
Honors Program Lunchbox Lectures, Morehead Honors College, University of Georgia (Apr 28, 2022).
74. Discussing Neuroscience and Creativity
Interviewee for the The Fueling Creativity Podcast (Mar 15, 2022). [online]
73. The Case for Cultivating Creative Health
Speaker at the Creative Brain Week - a Global Brain Health Institute initiative at Trinity College Dublin (Mar 14, 2022). [online]
72. Talking to a Psychologist about Creativity
Interviewee for the The Blindboy Podcast (Mar 8, 2022). [online]
71. Creativity for Creatives Q&A
Speaker at the Women's Health magazine summit (Feb 17, 2022). [online]
70. Learning from Fiction - Can engagement with fiction influence our cognitive abilities in everyday life?
Speaker and Discussant at the Art in Conversation seminar series (seminar 20), University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK (Dec 17, 2021). [online]
69. What’s Your Curiosity? – Exploring the psychological ideas of ‘Looking-Glass’, from perception and identity to the science of creativity
Speaker and Discussant at the V&A 'Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser' - Friday Forum Symposium. Part of the Victoria & Albert Museum celebration of the 150th anniversary of the publication of 'Through the Looking-Glass', and 'What Alice Found There' (Nov 5, 2021). [online]
68. AI, Ethics, and Aesthetics
Panel Discussant at the Round Table Discussion in the Athenaeum, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, USA (Oct 20, 2021).
67. The Neuroscience of Creativity in a Nutshell
Guest Speaker at the General Body Meeting for the Undergraduate Neuroscience Organization.
University of Georgia, Athens, USA (Oct 19, 2021). [online]
66. Creativity in Science: What Educators Need To Know
Guest Lecture for ESCI 7040E course: Strategies for Middle and Secondary School Science Teachers. Science Education Unit.
Department of Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Education, University of Georgia, Athens, USA (Oct 18, 2021). [online]
65. The Guardian Masterclasses: A Neuroscientist's Guide to Being More Creative
Instructor of 2½ hour online workshop. Part of The Guardian’s 2021 autumn programme of digital masterclasses (Oct 11, 2021). [online]
64. The Neuroscience of Creativity in a Nutshell
Speaker at the Frontiers in Neuroscience series, Neuroscience Graduate Program, Emory University, GA, US (Sep 24, 2021). [online]
63. Creativity: The Case for Disease-Resistant Capacities of the Human Brain
Speaker at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (APA 2021) for the Division 40 (Society for Clinical Neuropsychology) Symposium on 'Creativity and the Brain: Current Perspectives from Neuropsychology, Neuroscience, and the Arts' (Aug 13, 2021). [online]
62. The Humanizing Power of the Arts: Building Back Smarter
Panel Discussant - Focus Group session for the Salzburg Global Seminar, Austria (Jun 22, 2021). [online]
61. The Benefits of Engaging Your Creative Drive
Featured Expert Speaker - Care/Of workshop with Procter & Gamble, Canada (Jun 11, 2021). [online]
60. The Importance of the ‘Collective’ - Science, Consciousness and Design
Panel Discussant, Imagination Infrastructuring. Organizer: The National Lottery Community Fund, UK (Jun 10, 2021). [online]
59. Creativity and the Imagination in Learning
Webinar for the CREATE Centre, Sydney School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney, Australia (May 13, 2021). [online]
58. Adopting a neuroscientific perspective in the study of creativity
Edinburgh Psychology Keynote Talk, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (May 12, 2021). [online]
57. What matters for STEM creativity: Insights from Psychology & Neuroscience
Distinguished Speaker Forum for the UGA Engineering Education Transformations Institute (EETI) (Apr 27, 2021). [online]
56. The Neurocognitive Mechanisms Underlying Creative Conceptual Expansion
Guest Lecture for ‘Creativity Up Close’ course (MUSI 379 001), Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, TX, US. (March 2, 2021) [online]
55. The Guardian Masterclasses: A Neuroscientist's Guide to Being More Creative
Instructor of 2½ hour online workshop. Part of The Guardian’s 2020 autumn programme of digital masterclasses (Feb 19, 2021). [online]
54. The Creative Brain
Seminar for the First Cognition Academy 2021 of the Max Planck School of Cognition (Jan 13, 2021). [online]
53. How do we Tell Reality from Fiction
Talk for the Athens Chautauqua Society (Dec 14, 2020). [online]
52. The Guardian Masterclasses: A Neuroscientist's Guide to Being More Creative
Instructor of 2½ hour online workshop. Part of The Guardian’s 2020 autumn programme of digital masterclasses (Oct 24, 2020). [online]
51. A Snapshot on Creativity
Instructor of two 1-hour online workshops for The Merage Foundation & CIG (Oct 2020). [online]
50. The Nature of Creativity
Talk for the ‘Automation and Creativity: Practice, Aesthetics and Reception of the Digital in Music and Literature’ conference at the Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany (Oct 7-10, 2020). [online]
49. Understanding the True Nature of Creative Neurocognition by Adopting Multiple Methodologies
Talk for the ‘Neuroscience of creativity: Individual difference and brain dynamics’ workshop. 43rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Neuroscience Society, Kobe, Japan (Jul 29-Aug 2, 2020). [online]
48. Creative Imagination Workshop
School of Events, Tourism and Hospitality Management, Leeds Beckett University, UK (Jan 22, 2020).
47. The World in My Mind
Keynote Lecture, "Does Fiction Change the World?" Founding Conference of the International Society for Fiction and Fictionality Studies (ISFFS), Paris, France (Nov 29, 2019).
46. The Whys and Hows of the Neuroscience of Creativity
Guest Lecture, Research Skills invited Speaker Series, MSc in Music Mind and the Brain & MSc in Psychology of Aesthetics, Neuroscience and Creativity, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK (Nov 21, 2019).
45. Understanding the Creative Mind: A Neuroscientific Perspective
INSIDE OUT Lecture Series, Leeds School of Art, Leeds Beckett University, UK (Oct 30, 2019).
44. A Neurophilosophical Approach to the Imagination
Exploring the Mind’s Eye: Philosophical and Scientific Perspectives on Imagination conference, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey (Oct 26, 2019).
43. Nurturing the Imagination
Keynote Speaker, Empathy & Kindness at the Heart of Learning conference, Université Paris-Est Créteil, France (Oct 17, 2019).
42. Cracking Creativity
Keynote Session, Private Event, California, USA (Sep 10, 2019).
41. Beyond Belief: Faith and the Imagination
Panel Discussant, Hay-On-Wye Festival, UK (May 28, 2019).
Edited version broadcast on BBC Radio 4 (Jul 15, 2019).
40. Neuroscience & Creativity: Insights from Unnatural Bedfellows
Zangwill Club Seminar, University of Cambridge, UK (May 24, 2019).
39. The Truth about Creativity
Public talk at the Leeds International Festival, Leeds, UK (May 7, 2019).
38. Telling Reality from Fiction: A Neurocognitive Perspective
Research seminar at the School of Psychological and Social Sciences, York St John University, York, UK (Apr 3, 2019).
37. Myths & Truths of the Creative Brain
Mad Hatter, Grey Matter Festival, Edinburgh, UK (Mar 14, 2019).
36. Understanding the Creative Brain
111th Annual Meeting of the Southern Society of Psychology and Philosophy (SSPP) Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (Mar 7-9, 2019).
35. The Imaginative Mind: A Neurophilosophical Approach
Research Colloquium at the Department of Comparative Psychology, Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany (Nov 16, 2018).
34. Examining the Brain Basis of Creativity
Research Seminar at the Webster Center for Creativity and Innovation (WCCI), Webster University, Geneva, Switzerland (Nov 8, 2018).
33. The Creative Brain
Open Source Festival Congress, Duesseldorf, Germany (Jul 13, 2018).
32. Touched with Fire: Genius or Madness
Panel Discussant at the Bradford Literature Festival (Jul 8, 2018).
31. The Whys and Hows of Studying the Creative Brain
Keynote Lecture at the Eighth International Conference on Design Computing & Cognition. Politecnico di Milano, Lecco Campus on Lake Como, Italy (Jul 2, 2018).
30. A Neurophilosophical Approach to the Imagination
Symposium on ‘Imagination: Diverse Approaches & Perspective’ at the Centre for Psychological Research, Leeds Beckett University, UK (Mar 16, 2018).
2017 & earlier
29. The Neuroscience of Creativity
Conference on ‘Construing Creativity: From Theory to Practice’ at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK (Nov 7, 2017).
28. Reality vs. Fiction: A Neurocognitive Perspective
Seminar Series at the Centre for Aesthetics, Department of Philosophy, University of Leeds, UK (Oct 12, 2017).
27. The Creative Brain
Satellite symposium on the ‘Edges of Neuroscience’ at the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) Regional Meeting, Pécs, Hungary (Sep 19, 2017).
26. The Neuroscience of Creative Cognition
Research Colloquium at Institute of Training and Computer Science in Sport, German Sport University Cologne, Germany (Sep 5, 2017).
25. The Brain on Imagination
Symposium on ‘The Imaginative Brain: Mind to World and Back’ at the American Psychological Association (APA) Annual Convention, Washington DC, USA (Aug 3, 2017).
24. How the Brain Tells Reality from Fiction: A Neurocognitive Perspective
Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society’s ‘Fact and Fiction: Creation, Forms, Boundaries Symposium’ at the University of Chicago, USA (May 19, 2017).
23. Imagination: Perspectives from Psychology & Neuroscience
Newcastle Law School’s ‘Imagination and Legal Practice Workshop’ at Newcastle University, UK (May 10, 2017).
22. The Brain Basis of Creative Conceptual Expansion
Symposium on ‘Neuroscience of Creativity’ at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), Denver Colorado, USA (Aug 5, 2016).
21. Imagination in relation to memory and beyond
Symposium on ‘Future Thinking’ at the International Conference on Memory (ICOM), Budapest, Hungary (Jul 20, 2016).
20. Science & Creativity
Workshop for ENCODS 2016: European Neuroscience Conference for Doctoral Students, HelsingØr, Denmark (Jun 30, 2016).
19. The Science of Creativity and Creativity for Science
Workshop for doctoral Students at the Vienna Biocenter, Austria (May 20, 2016).
18. The Brain on Imagination
CogNovo workshop on ‘The Neural Basis for Creativity’, University of Plymouth, UK (Apr 28, 2016).
17. The Cognitive Neuroscience of Creativity
School of Psychology Research Seminar, University of Nottingham, UK (Feb 3, 2016).
16. Neuroscience and Creativity
Glimpses 2015 annual event on ‘Creativity and Human Potential’ organized by the Red Bull High Performance Think Tank in Los Angeles, USA (Nov 7, 2015).
15. The Neuroscience of Creative Cognition
Creativity Cluster workshop on ‘Form-making, Thinking, and the Creative Process’ at Keble College, University of Oxford, UK (Jun 20, 2015).
14. Bringing together all the strands of the imagination
Symposium on ‘The Imaginative Brain’ at the 27th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), New York City, USA (May 23, 2015).
13. Creative Conceptual Expansion: Behavioural & Brain Function
ILLUME multi-disciplinary research centre, University of Surrey, UK (Mar 24, 2015).
12. Gender Differences in Creativity
Invited Faculty Seminar at the Health Sciences Center (HSC), Kuwait University, Kuwait (Feb 18, 2014).
11. Unravelling the diverse processes involved in creativity: Insights from neuroscience
Symposium on ‘Creativity: A Neurocognitive Approach’ at the 25th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), Washington DC, USA (May 24, 2013).
10. A Neuroimaging Perspective on How Personal Relevance Shapes our Reality
Preconference symposium organized by the Association for Psychological Science (APS) on the ‘Cognitive Neuroscience of Personality Dynamics’ at the 16th European Conference on Personality, Trieste, Italy (July 10, 2012).
9. The Neuroscience of Creativity: Promising or Perilous?
Summer School on ‘Cognitive Neuroscience & Creativity’ at the UCM-IISCIII Center for Human Evolution & Behavior, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain (Sep 19, 2011).
8. Creativity and the Brain
Public Lecture at the Department of Community Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait (Dec 28, 2010).
7. Creative Cognition and the Brain
Research Colloquium at the Department of General Psychology, University of Frankfurt, Germany (Oct 27, 2010).
6. How do we distinguish between reality and fiction?
Research Colloquium at the Department of Biopsychology, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany (May 18, 2009).
5. Realität gegen Fantasie: Wie unterscheiden wir?
Research Colloquium -‘Giessener Abendgespräche: Kognition & Gehirn’, Department of General Psychology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany (May 06, 2009).
4. The Neuropsychology of Creative Cognition
Symposium on ‘The neural basis of creative thought’ at the Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), Chicago, USA (May 25, 2008).
3. Ich glaube, daß Du denkst, daß ich hoffe, daß es stimmt
Summer Workshop on ‘Other Minds - Perspektiven, Einblicke, Fragen’ at the University of Magdeburg, Germany (with Schubotz RI; Jun 12, 2007).
2. Intentionality: The Neural Signature Associated With Understanding Other Minds
Erxleben Colloquium at the Department of Psychology (Winter Semester 06/07), University of Magdeburg, Germany (Nov 29, 2006).
1. What is Creative Cognition?
Templeton Seminar Series, Institute of Cognition and Culture, Queens University
Belfast, UK (Nov 25, 2005).
Conference on ‘Construing Creativity: From Theory to Practice’ at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK (Nov 7, 2017).
28. Reality vs. Fiction: A Neurocognitive Perspective
Seminar Series at the Centre for Aesthetics, Department of Philosophy, University of Leeds, UK (Oct 12, 2017).
27. The Creative Brain
Satellite symposium on the ‘Edges of Neuroscience’ at the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) Regional Meeting, Pécs, Hungary (Sep 19, 2017).
26. The Neuroscience of Creative Cognition
Research Colloquium at Institute of Training and Computer Science in Sport, German Sport University Cologne, Germany (Sep 5, 2017).
25. The Brain on Imagination
Symposium on ‘The Imaginative Brain: Mind to World and Back’ at the American Psychological Association (APA) Annual Convention, Washington DC, USA (Aug 3, 2017).
24. How the Brain Tells Reality from Fiction: A Neurocognitive Perspective
Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society’s ‘Fact and Fiction: Creation, Forms, Boundaries Symposium’ at the University of Chicago, USA (May 19, 2017).
23. Imagination: Perspectives from Psychology & Neuroscience
Newcastle Law School’s ‘Imagination and Legal Practice Workshop’ at Newcastle University, UK (May 10, 2017).
22. The Brain Basis of Creative Conceptual Expansion
Symposium on ‘Neuroscience of Creativity’ at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), Denver Colorado, USA (Aug 5, 2016).
21. Imagination in relation to memory and beyond
Symposium on ‘Future Thinking’ at the International Conference on Memory (ICOM), Budapest, Hungary (Jul 20, 2016).
20. Science & Creativity
Workshop for ENCODS 2016: European Neuroscience Conference for Doctoral Students, HelsingØr, Denmark (Jun 30, 2016).
19. The Science of Creativity and Creativity for Science
Workshop for doctoral Students at the Vienna Biocenter, Austria (May 20, 2016).
18. The Brain on Imagination
CogNovo workshop on ‘The Neural Basis for Creativity’, University of Plymouth, UK (Apr 28, 2016).
17. The Cognitive Neuroscience of Creativity
School of Psychology Research Seminar, University of Nottingham, UK (Feb 3, 2016).
16. Neuroscience and Creativity
Glimpses 2015 annual event on ‘Creativity and Human Potential’ organized by the Red Bull High Performance Think Tank in Los Angeles, USA (Nov 7, 2015).
15. The Neuroscience of Creative Cognition
Creativity Cluster workshop on ‘Form-making, Thinking, and the Creative Process’ at Keble College, University of Oxford, UK (Jun 20, 2015).
14. Bringing together all the strands of the imagination
Symposium on ‘The Imaginative Brain’ at the 27th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), New York City, USA (May 23, 2015).
13. Creative Conceptual Expansion: Behavioural & Brain Function
ILLUME multi-disciplinary research centre, University of Surrey, UK (Mar 24, 2015).
12. Gender Differences in Creativity
Invited Faculty Seminar at the Health Sciences Center (HSC), Kuwait University, Kuwait (Feb 18, 2014).
11. Unravelling the diverse processes involved in creativity: Insights from neuroscience
Symposium on ‘Creativity: A Neurocognitive Approach’ at the 25th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), Washington DC, USA (May 24, 2013).
10. A Neuroimaging Perspective on How Personal Relevance Shapes our Reality
Preconference symposium organized by the Association for Psychological Science (APS) on the ‘Cognitive Neuroscience of Personality Dynamics’ at the 16th European Conference on Personality, Trieste, Italy (July 10, 2012).
9. The Neuroscience of Creativity: Promising or Perilous?
Summer School on ‘Cognitive Neuroscience & Creativity’ at the UCM-IISCIII Center for Human Evolution & Behavior, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain (Sep 19, 2011).
8. Creativity and the Brain
Public Lecture at the Department of Community Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait (Dec 28, 2010).
7. Creative Cognition and the Brain
Research Colloquium at the Department of General Psychology, University of Frankfurt, Germany (Oct 27, 2010).
6. How do we distinguish between reality and fiction?
Research Colloquium at the Department of Biopsychology, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany (May 18, 2009).
5. Realität gegen Fantasie: Wie unterscheiden wir?
Research Colloquium -‘Giessener Abendgespräche: Kognition & Gehirn’, Department of General Psychology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany (May 06, 2009).
4. The Neuropsychology of Creative Cognition
Symposium on ‘The neural basis of creative thought’ at the Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), Chicago, USA (May 25, 2008).
3. Ich glaube, daß Du denkst, daß ich hoffe, daß es stimmt
Summer Workshop on ‘Other Minds - Perspektiven, Einblicke, Fragen’ at the University of Magdeburg, Germany (with Schubotz RI; Jun 12, 2007).
2. Intentionality: The Neural Signature Associated With Understanding Other Minds
Erxleben Colloquium at the Department of Psychology (Winter Semester 06/07), University of Magdeburg, Germany (Nov 29, 2006).
1. What is Creative Cognition?
Templeton Seminar Series, Institute of Cognition and Culture, Queens University
Belfast, UK (Nov 25, 2005).
Images on this website adapted from: Abraham et al. (2005) Consciousness and Cognition.