Thu 12 Nov · 11am
Western Edge Biosciences (Building 125) · Parkville
a playful arts-science workshop on how gut and brain talk
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How do the gut and brain speak? Nerves continually communicate between gut and brain. They are the ‘crossroads’ of human bodies. But how does this feel?
This arts-science hands-on workshop – led by medical artist Emily Fong and medical humanities researchers Dr Paige Donaghy and Dr Jacinthe Flore – will engage a public audience in imagining how the gut and the brain chatter through nerves, sensations, and emotions.
Through serious play with a range of materials and modalities, the audience will explore embodied moods, experiences, and the mystery of bodies beyond medicalisation, as a community.
18+ participants only.
Registrations are essential.
Quick answers
When is Nerves Speak, Too: Crosstalk in the Gut-Brain Axis?
Thu 12 Nov 2026, 11am.
Where is it?
Western Edge Biosciences (Building 125), Parkville, VIC.
How much is it?
It is free.
Where do I find out more?
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