<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i><span style="color:black"><a href="https://theconversation.com/pseudo-hallucinations-why-some-people-see-more-vivid-mental-images-than-others-test-yourself-here-163025" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">What
if you could have a psychedelic experience without the psychedelics?</a> </span></i></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">Cognitive
neuroscientist Dr Reshanne Reeder (Edge Hill University), and art historian Dr
Matthew MacKisack (University of Exeter) have teamed up to create a museum
exhibition that brings the mind’s eye out into the real world!</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.reshannereeder.com/ganzflicker-exhibit" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><i><span lang="EN-GB">Ganzflicker: Art, science, and
psychedelic experience</span></i></a><span lang="EN-GB"> (11-19^th November 2022 at The Atkinson in Southport) is a
showcase of visual illusions and flickering light techniques that have been
used throughout history to create visions and altered states of consciousness.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">Now you can
try out these Ganzflicker techniques in person – bring your friends and family
to see for yourself how different our internal experiences are! Come to our
“meet an artist” weekend, where artist Kirsten Baron will bring your experiences
to the canvas!</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">To book
your free tickets to our after-hours events, including an opening reception and
“meet an artist” evenings, please visit our virtual exhibition page </span><a href="https://reshannereeder.com/ganzflicker-exhibit" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB">here</span></a><span lang="EN-GB">.</span></p>

<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">Strobe lighting will be used during the event. It may be unsafe for
those with epilepsy and other conditions with sensitivity to light.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">This event
is part of the </span><a href="https://www.beinghumanfestival.org/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB">Being Human festival</span></a><span lang="EN-GB">, the UK’s national festival of the
humanities, taking place 10–19 November 2022. Led by the </span><a href="https://www.sas.ac.uk/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB">School
of Advanced Study, University of London</span></a><span lang="EN-GB">, in partnership with the </span><a href="https://www.ukri.org/councils/ahrc/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB">Arts and Humanities Research Council</span></a><span lang="EN-GB"> and the </span><a href="https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB">British Academy</span></a><span lang="EN-GB">. For further information please see <a href="http://beinghumanfestival.org" target="_blank">beinghumanfestival.org</a>.</span></p></div>