Title

From Cosmic Harmony to the Predictive Brain

Creator

Michail, Konstantina

Abstract

This podcast explores the intersection between music, cosmology and neuroscience. The discussion begins from the Pythagorean experiment regarding musical intervals, which revealed that harmony arises from numerical ratios between vibrating strings. Following this rationale, the concept of the “music of the spheres” emerged, proposing that celestial bodies move in a harmonious manner. Although this phenomenon is inaudible, it reflects the mathematical structure of the universe. Finally, the podcast transitions from the macrocosmic harmony of the universe to the microcosmic level of the human brain exploring the brain’s response to musical stimuli and their implementation in the context of modern neuroscience. By exploring this relationship, the podcast suggests that the experience of music unites human consciousness with the external harmony of the universe reinterpreting ancient philosophy with modern neuroscience. It is an effort to explore the continuous thread between ancient philosophy and neuroscience under the unifying principle of sound and harmony.

Keywords

harmony

philosophy

neuroscience

Subject

interdisciplinary

Date Available

May 28, 2026

Type

PowerPoint Presentation

Course

HFP 2215 Sonic Cosmologies

Course Offering Term

Fall semester 2025

Instructor

Tsekouras, Ioannis

Session

Honors Creative Projects

Location

Student Lounge

Event

Year 2026 | 10th Annual Student Research and Creative Arts Symposium