Particle Episode 30: Siddarth Ramakrishnan

Join us for a unique session with neuroscientist Siddharth Ramakrishnan, longtime Art Sci collective member and collaborator with Victoria Vesna on the Hox Zodiac project for over 15 years.

As part of Victoria Vesna’s Honors course Biotech & Art, this in-person class will open a portion of the session to the public as an online lecture. Ramakrishnan will present ideas from his new book, The Neuroscience of Tarot, exploring how the brain processes intuition, symbolism, and insight—merging scientific inquiry with ancient archetypes.

The Neuroscience of Intuition and Insight - We all talk about gut feelings and making decisions on the spur. We also experience those Aha moments in the shower when we have miraculously solved some problems. What makes your brain go from looking at patterns around you to making intuitive leaps of faith and gaining insight? In this interactive workshop, we will use card and tarot imagery to help us gain understanding of the power of our own brains to come up with intuitive decisions. Dr. Ramakrishnan will draw upon his expertise in neuroscience and tarot imagery and his most recent book - The Neuroscience of Tarot.