Jamshed Bharucha conducts research in cognitive psychology and neuroscience, focusing on the cognitive and neural basis of the perception of music. He is a past editor of the interdisciplinary journal Music Perception.

Dr. Bharucha is the twelfth president of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art.

Past Events

• Music and the Spark of Spontaneity

  2011 Festival

  Music. Improvisation. Spontaneous creativity. How does the brain do it? We joined eighteen-time Grammy award-winning jazz guitarist Pat Metheny in a live tour of his masterful musical mind as he performed and engaged in discussion with leading scientists and researchers, seeking the neurological processes underlying improvisation and determining what they tell us about the brain and human creativity.

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• WSF Spotlight 2010

  2010 Festival

  An intimate, cabaret-style setting provides an unobstructed glimpse into the minds of some of the world’s most inspired thinkers.

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• Notes & Neurons In Search of the Common Chorus

  2009 Festival

  Join host John Schaefer, scientist Daniel Levitin and musical artist Bobby McFerrin for live performances and cross cultural demonstrations to illustrate music’s note-worthy interaction with the brain and our emotions.

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