Oxford University
Neuroscientists and Students
'Drawing' out their hidden artistic skills and potential
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"The only limitation is your own imagination"
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Comments about the day
"Thanks for reminding me that I am more than thought! I had such a wonderful time discovering I could do such wonderful and amazing things. I'll keep some doodling material always close to hand!"
Kia Nobre, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at University of Oxford
"Dear Jeanni, Thank you so much for helping us to see in a new light! Even if I turn out not to be a great artist, I think having a new approach to seeing will even make us better scientists - it is always good to take a step back from what you think you already know! Many thanks and all the best."
Nick
"Dear Jeanni, It was lovely doing something ENTIRELY different from what I do most days, or expected to do today, and to begin to see that perhaps there are forms of interacting with the world that I sadly neglect"
Lena
"Dear Jeanni, had so much fun. Thanks!"
Erin
"Dear Jeanni, Thank you for today, helping me to experience illusions and top-down biases in a fun and engaging way, rather than just reading about them. Very worthwhile and inspirational."
Craig
"Dear Jeanni, Thanks for a day that was totally out of the ordinary for us! I hope you continue to inspire people about art for years to come."
George (UFO guy)
"Dear Jeanni, Thanks for a day that was totally out of the ordinary for us! I hope you continue to inspire people about art for years to come."
“Thank you so much for organising the day at our lab! It was a wonderful experience, and quite a change from a standard day doing science.
Best of luck with your career, I think you are a very inspirational and talented teacher."d teacher."
Riam
"As a neuroscientist that has been brought up to rely on logic and reason I was always going to be sceptical about today. But once you relax and immerse yourself in the thought experiments and put aside your own prejudice it really is surprising to see what you can do. I really enjoyed the charcoal session and would love to be part of another workshop again."
Adam
