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SUMMARY:From surprise to curiosity during music listening - Dr Diana Omigi
 e (Goldsmiths\, University of London)
DTSTART:20200204T170000Z
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CONTACT:Xi Zhang
DESCRIPTION:Information seeking may be defined as the motivation to seek a
 nd explore information in the environment. The availability of computation
 al tools that allow the information theoretic properties of musical events
  to be objectively quantified thus makes music an optimal testbed for stud
 ying this important drive. In my talk\, I will present studies in which we
  have used depth-electrode intracranial recordings to examine the cortical
  and subcortical correlates of music-induced surprise and uncertainty. Nex
 t\, I will present a range of studies that\, using computational modelling
 \, provides evidence of music’s ability to induce curiosity as a functio
 n of the idiosyncrasies of its unfolding structure. Finally\, I will provi
 de preliminary evidence that the different patterns of curiosity that indi
 viduals possess influence how they engage with music over time. Several th
 eories suggest a role of curiosity and interest in the aesthetic response\
 , but the potential of musical stimuli to throw light on these epistemic e
 motions had not yet been exploited. I will close with recommendations as t
 o how musical stimuli might be useful in addressing important open questio
 ns in the cognitive neurosciences of information seeking.
LOCATION:Lecture Room 1\, Faculty of Music (11 West Road\, Cambridge\, CB3
  9DP)
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