Events

Bangor University Psychology PhD student Kohinoor Darda has entered an international competition which allows her to explain what her PhD is about.

Turning to dance may help scientists communicate their findings to those who distrust experts, claims competition winner

Careers in cognitive neuroscience and everything brain-y (April 2021): Ayuda Mental Health Organisation, Pune (MH), India.

Science Communication via the Arts (2018-2021): Explaining scientific research in Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Geology, Neurobiology, Marine Biology through the classical dance of Bharatanatyam.

“Art of Neuroscience” – communicating research through artwork (August 2019), European Congress of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP), Denmark.

Dance your PhD 2018 finalist, organised by Science Magazine (top 10 dance videos worldwide), communicating science to the general public through the medium of dance.

Public Lecture (September 2020) Social cognition and art experience in children, Kalmadi High School, Kaveri Group, “Know and Grow” Programme, Pune, India.

Public Lecture (April 2020) Theory of knowledge in aesthetics and cognitive neuroscience, DRS International School, Hyderabad, India.

Public Lecture (January 2020): Inclusivity & diversity in scientific research – a cross-cultural perspective, Bharat Vidyalaya High School, Buldana.

Public Lecture (December 2019) The Imitation Game – how do we control our tendency to copy others? College of Human Sciences, Bangor University, UK.

Social Outreach Volunteer (October 2019 and August 2017) Society for Social Neuroscience (S4SN) Outreach Fair, Chicago, IL, USA, and Fergusson College Undergraduate Careers Fair, Pune India.

Darda, K. M. (July 20, 2022), Symposium (chair and speaker): Emerging multi-disciplinary perspectives and cutting-edge advancements in dance neuroaesthetics. Is dance appreciation universal? The role of representation, expertise, and culture in aesthetic responses to Indian and Western classical dance. European Society for Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (ESCAN) 2022 Conference.

Darda, K. M., Conry-Murray, C., Gernsbacher, M. A. (June 27, 2022). Promoting inclusivity in informal and professional open science contexts. Society for the Improvement of Psychological Sciences (SIPS) Conference.

Darda, K. M., Hartmann, H., Sauve, S. (June 28, 2022). Feminist approaches to doing science. Society for the Improvement of Psychological Sciences (SIPS) Conference.

Darda, K. M. (April 2022). Domain-general and domain-specific neural mechanisms underlying social interactions and aesthetic experiences. Cognitive Science Seminar. Utrecht University.

Darda, K. M. (March 31, 2022). Gender Equality in Open Scholarship. United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library. Virtual panel discussion on feminist approaches to open science.

Darda, K. M. (March 9, 2022). The role of art expertise and culture in human- and computer-generated visual art appreciation. CogSci Seminar and Colloquia 2022, IIIT Hyderabad, India.

Darda, K. M. (November 17, 2021). The role of art expertise and culture in human- and computer-generated visual art appreciation. Center for Elite Performance, Expertise and Training (CEPET) 2021 Colloquia Series.

Darda, K. M. (2021, September), Symposium (chair and speaker): Art beyond boundaries – bridging aesthetic experiences across cultures. Combining universal aesthetic appreciation and cultural context in a unifying model of visual art experience. Conference of the International Association of Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA).

Pownall, M., Talbot, C., Darda, K. M., … Siegel, J. (2021, March). Navigating open science as early career feminist researchers. Open Research: A Vision for the Future. Riot Science Club.

Darda, K. M. (2021, February). Integrating science and arts. Present Futures Digital: An Index Finger Tracing a Thought in Conversation with Goethe Institute (Glasgow, UK).

Darda, K. M. (2021, February). The neuroscience of art experience. Nritya Bodha February Lecture Series organized by Swarada Performing Arts and Research Centre (Pune, India).

Darda, K.M. (2020, November). Open science for early career researchers – diversity and inclusion, GW4 Diversity in Physics Conference, Bath University, Bristol University, Cardiff University, and Exeter University.

Darda, K.M. (2020, September). Social cognition and art experience in children, Kalmadi High School, Kaveri Group, “Know and Grow” Programme, Pune, India.

Darda, K.M., Ramsey, R. (2019, December). The Imitation Game – How do we control our tendency to automatically imitate others? University-wide Postgraduate Research Event open to the general public, College of Human Sciences, Bangor University, UK

Darda, K.M. (2019, December). Integrating the arts and sciences – insights from neuroaesthetics and social neuroscience. Youth League Recreation Centre (YLRC), Buldana, India

Darda, K.M., Butler, E. E., Ramsey, R. (2018, September). Individual differences in social and non- social cognitive control. British Association for Cognitive Neuroscience (BACN) Annual Meeting, Glasgow, UK.

Darda, K.M., Ramsey, R. (2018, February). How to do power analyses for fMRI data? Bangor Imaging Group Colloquia, Bangor University, UK.

Darda, K. M. (July 20, 2022). Exploring the relationship between aesthetic appreciation and stimulus and knowledge cues to human animacy. Talk at European Society for Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (ESCAN) 2022 Conference.

Darda, K. M., Cross, E. S., (2021). The computer: a choreograpger? Aesthetic responses to computer-generated dance choreography. Poster at International Conference of Cognitive Neuroscience 2022, Helsinki, Finland.

Darda, K. M., Cross, E. S., (2021). The computer: a choreograpger? Aesthetic responses to computer-generated dance choreography. Poster at Conference of the International Association of Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA), and the European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP).

Darda, K. M., Cross, E. S., (2021). Combining universal appreciation, expertise, and cultural context in a unifying model of visual art experience. Talk and Poster at Society for Affective Science conference and Opening Affective Science preconference.

Darda, K. M., Cross, E. S., (2021). Combining universal appreciation, expertise, and cultural context in a unifying model of visual art experience. Talk and Poster at Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting.

Darda, K. M., Cross, E. S., (2020), Toward a general model of art appreciation – the role of expertise and culture. Talk at International Cultural Neuroscience Society Virtual Conference.

Darda, K. M., Butler, E. E., Ramsey, R (2020), Individual Differences in Social and Non-Social Cognitive Control. Poster presented at Federations of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) Virtual Conference.

Darda, K. M., Butler, E. E., Ramsey, R (2019), Individual Differences in Social and Non-Social Cognitive Control. Poster at Society for Neuroscience (SfN) & Society for Social Neuroscience (S4SN) Meeting, Chicago

Darda, K. M., Butler, E. E., Ramsey, R (2018), Functional Specificity in Automatic Imitation. Poster and Talk at Aegina Summer School “New Perspectives and Methods on Social Cognition”, Aegina, Greece.

Darda, K. M., Ramsey, R (2017), Functional Specificity and Automatic Imitation. Talk at the European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (ESCAN) preconference, Leiden, Netherlands.

Darda, K. M., Butler, E. E., Ramsey, R (2017), Functional Specificity and Sex Differences in Automatic Imitation. Poster at International Max Planck Research School NeuroCom Summer School, London, UK.