Claire Howlin 🎶🧠

We had a great time at the launch today, it was a full public display of emotion and we got a great response from the attendees.

Still time to check it out tomorrow…

This amazing exhibition will run today and tomorrow from 12:00 - 20:00 at the Trinity Business School.

#neurodiversity #ireland #art #exhibition #music #psychology Hosted by Claire Howlin 🎶🧠

Join us today and tomorrow (30th-31st) for the "Music and Arts Supporting Neurodivergence: A Photovoice Exhibition" in the Trinity Business School from 12:00 - 20:00

Claire Howlin 🎶🧠@geo

Here we are setting up the photovoice exhibition - thankfully we had an expert in straight lines with us…

Looking forward to the public launch tomorrow - but the tickets are now sold out!

@georginacoyle.bsky.social #Photovoice @researchireland.ie

Music and Arts Supporting Neurodivergence: A Photovoice Exhibition Join us at Trinity Business School on Oct 30 @ 2 PM for our Photovoice Exhibition on music, arts & neurodiversity. Free but limited tickets!

Join us for the launch Tomorrow at 2pm - "Music and Arts Supporting Neurodivergence: A Photovoice Exhibition"

Grab a free ticket here:

tinyurl.com/3wub8377

The exhibition is open daily from 12:00–20:00 on 29th, 30th, and 31st October 2025 at Trinity Business School. @dancingresearch.bsky.social

Cant wait for this - the artwork gives a beautiful insight into how different minds work, from extremely literal to impossibly abstract.

To give our participants more agency we’ll be hearing from them directly,
including non speaking people, and professional artists.

🧑‍🎨 🧠🌈

#dublin #psychology

Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening Hospitals and doctors' offices are inviting singers and musicians to help patients manage their pain, as music's ability to reduce pain is gaining attention.

"Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening" - Dr Claire Howlin, Assistant Professor, was featured in the Associated Press. Please read the full article below:

@dancingresearch.bsky.social

apnews.com/article/musi...

Cant wait for this - the artwork gives a beautiful insight into how different minds work, from extremely literal to impossibly abstract.

To give our participants more agency we’ll be hearing from them directly,
including non speaking people, and professional artists.

🧑‍🎨 🧠🌈

#dublin #psychology

Nice opportunity opening up here in Dublin for someone to design a Clinical Creativity course for medical students

www.artsandhealth.ie/2025/10/03/n...

I’ll definitely take a look at this - thanks for sharing !

thanks kelly, yes I was thinking to call Julia actually - shes done a few more projects on disliking music that i think could be linked to boredom but im not sure… only one way to find out!..

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Image of a visitor exploring 'A Dubliner’s Collection of Asian Art: The Albert Bender Collection'

Image of a Eurasian Elk (Alces alces) on a red background

QUIET HOUR at the Museum
A sensory-friendly space with low lighting, reduced noise & fewer crowds—ideal for neurodivergent visitors & anyone seeking calm.
📍 Collins Barracks, Dublin
📅Saturday 11 October, 10:00am - 11:00am
🔗 Details: www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...
#SensoryFriendly

Does anyone have any boring music for music for experiments?
I need music that people are unlikely to find absorbing.

#musicscience @musicpsychshef.bsky.social @musicpsychleeds.bsky.social @musicpsychologylab.bsky.social #aesthetics #musicpsych

Join us at Trinity Business School on Oct 30 @ 2 PM for our Photovoice Exhibition on music, arts & neurodiversity. Free but limited tickets! Hosted by @dancingresearch.bsky.social
Register below:

www.eventbrite.ie/e/music-and-...

How to get the best night’s sleep: what the science says Chuck the gadgets, the fads and the alarm. Circadian research reveals how important your body’s internal clock is to blissful slumber.

Want better sleep? Nature reports how circadian research shows how important your body’s internal clock is to blissful slumber. Scientists emphasize three basics: contrasting light and dark, consolidating mealtimes and keeping sleep times consistent. 🧪

#Opportunity Beside Performing Arts Forum Logo

💡 #Opportunity
👉Running Up That Hill: Arts Funding Conference @universityofgalway.bsky.social
🗣Concluding the Research Ireland Laureate award 'The Price of Performance: A Question of Economic Sustainability for Independent Theatre & Performance
📋 www.performingartsforum.ie/.../running-...

YouTube video by ESI Frankfurt Dr. Marc Wittmann, Subjective Time and Self in Altered States: Exploring Floatation-REST

My talk at the ESI Systems Neuroscience Conference (ESISyNC) 2025 on "Subjective Time and Self in Altered States: Exploring Floatation-REST", Frankfurt, 9.9.2025, to be found here on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=phDq...

Thanks!

Thanks Ailbhe - glad to get it :)

Thanks Jade! so I won’t be selling Ice cream after all 😅

Thanks Vanessa! ☺️

Thanks Amanda! In it now for the long haul 😅🥂

‘You’ll never get much of a job with a Masters in Music and Dance’..

Well, in 2025 I’m starting a permanent post as Assistant Professor of Psychology at UCD.

my new music cognition lab will study music from neural mechanisms to public health +ask how music supports agency+identity.

#MusicScience

Ah i see it now

Yea likewise! I’m hectic trying to get organised to move across but I hear your coming in December

See you there Ondrej! Im starting in UCD in November - now I’m scurrying to finalise my lab concept 😅

What Happens to Artists’ Studios After They Die?

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/t...

This is going to be a great event, really looking forward to it..

We actually used body mapping (usually used for pain) to encourage people to explore their embodied responses to #music

photovoice is a radical way to give people agency in research

#neurodiversity #creativity #wellbeing #photo

Photovoice Exhibition 29th - 31st October at Trinity Business school led by Dr. Claire Howlin. ‘How Music and Arts Support Neurodiversity’ will showcase photos and stories from neurodivergent adults about how creativity helps them thrive. Join us for the LAUNCH Oct 30th @dancingresearch.bsky.social