Published: August 03, 2011
Physician/Musician Charles Limb For 131ST AES Keynote
NEW YORK - (BUSINESS WIRE) - In 2010, Dr. Charles Limb infiltrated Baltimore's Hip Hop scene
for a study on the parallels between that free form art and
"traditional" jazz. On Thursday, October 20th, Dr Limb will detail his
findings with a Keynote address at the 131st
AES Convention at NY's Javits Center. Sound, Hearing and Music: A
Journey From The Ears to The Brain, will explore the physical and
intellectual intricacies of musical creativity; its inception and
perception.
Dr. Charles Limb (Photo: Business Wire)
In announcing the address, 131st Convention Chair Jim Anderson
remarked, "Dr. Limb's innovative research into the parallel fields of
technology and musical creativity exemplifies the AES mission. His study
of brain function in improvising musicians is sure to provide valuable
insights."
"At first glance, the free-form art of musical improvisation and the
meticulous environment of the research lab seem to make strange
bedfellows," Dr. Limb remarked. "But through the application of rigorous
scientific methods to the study of musicians, we have been able to get a
glimpse of how this remarkable process of artistic creativity takes
place in the brain."
An Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the Johns
Hopkins School of Medicine, Dr. Limb is a hearing specialist and
saxophonist. His groundbreaking work on how the brain develops and
assimilates musical creativity has been featured by NPR, PBS, National
Geographic, Scientific American, the Smithsonian Institute, the New York
Times, Library of Congress and the American Museum of Natural History. A
Faculty Member at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, Dr. Limb received
his undergraduate degree at Harvard, his medical degree at Yale, and
completed his surgical training at Johns Hopkins Hospital. His current
research focuses on the neural basis of musical improvisation and the
study of music perception in deaf individuals with cochlear implants.
The 131st Audio Engineering Convention will be held in NY's
Jacob Javits Convention Center Thursday, October 20 thru Sunday, Oct. 23.
The Audio Engineering Society was formed in 1948 by a group of concerned
audio engineers. The AES counts over 14,000 members throughout the U.S.,
Latin America, Europe, Japan and the Far East. The organization serves
as the pivotal force in the exchange and dissemination of technical
information for the industry. For additional information visit http://www.aes.org
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for AES
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