To Mike re: UC Intercampus Symposium Oct 1-3
Thank you for asking me to review the PNAS paper on different DA-receptor genotypes and emotional responses to music, Gaz....next day got an invite to give a Ted Talk...been a happy week!...hope to follow up soon on Ann's request to visit/eval David Premack - she sent a lovely letter recently...
Did any experimental work you deem of high quality come out of your Dana Music/Brain Devt/Education grant program?
Might you be willing to give a Keynote at the Symposium called: "Human Brain Organization" (remember your Science paper circa1989?) on Thurs evening Oct 1 in Schoenberg Concert Hall? (seats 450 which we think we can fill) - plan would be for Chancellor Block and/or and/or Alpert Dean Neuman Geffen Dean/CEO Mazziotta to give a 5-30 minute welcome before you take the stage and before UCLA Music Chair/Conductor Neil Stulberg and students perform 2-4 compositions designed to evoke different emotions in the audience. (I am planning to collect autonomic (and inventory) data from audience members during that concert.) We can have a table with your and other faculty books there too.
On a personal side note - Cadence and I would like to invite you and Charlotte to join Rebecca and a bunch of family and friends at my "29th Birthday Jam-and-Whiffle-Ball Party" this Sat 1-lip 4/18.
Yours,
Mark