Science Week 2026: The Invisible Hand - In conversation with Professor Matthew Longo
- Date & time
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- Speaker
- Professor Matthew Longo, Dr Silvia SeghezziBirkbeck, University of London
- Location
- Birkbeck Clore Management Centre
- Organisation
- Birkbeck
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About this talk
Science Week 2026 event featuring Professor Matthew Longo discussing his book 'The Invisible Hand: Neurocognitive Mechanisms of Human Hand Function'. The event includes: 6pm Welcome & PhD student prize giving & presentation; 6.15pm Interview by Dr Silvia Seghezzi & Q&A 7.15pm Posterboard exhibition & social reception. Prof. Longo will discuss the neural and cognitive mechanisms that transform the hand into an extraordinary tool shaping human culture and technology, covering skilled action, tool use, and gesture. Matthew Longo is Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at Birkbeck, University of London, where he directs the Body Representation Laboratory. His research explores how the brain creates our experience of our body and shapes our perception of the world around us.
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