Developments in technology and the neurosciences have spurred analysis that until recently was considered impossible, making the study of relationships between music – which may be listened to, composed and conducted – and the brain a contemporary issue. The singularity of the Maurice Ravel case sheds new light on such relationships.

Introduction
Francesco Micheli and Giovanni Broggi

Emozioni e Musica
(in English with simultaneous Italian translation)
Robert J. Zatorre,
Montreal Neurological Institute, Canada

Musica e linguaggio
Giuliano Avanzini,
Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milano

Musica e Imaging dell’encefalo
Ludovico Minati,
Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milano

ore 17 Coffee Break

Mito e realtà? Musicoterapia?
Luisa Lopez,
Università di Roma “Tor Vergata”

La musica di Ravel attraverso la biografia
Enzo Restagno

La malattia di Ravel
Roberto Mutani,
Università di Torino

ore 19 Debate with the public
Participants
Giuliano Avanzini, Giovanni Broggi, Ivano Dones, Leo Nahon, Giuseppe Scotti