When:
Saturday, January 31, 2026
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT
Where: Norris University Center, 2-160, 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
Joan West
(847) 491-3645
joan.west@northwestern.edu
Group: Department of Physics and Astronomy
Category: Lectures & Meetings
"The Physics of the Brain"
The brain is the most energy-efficient computational device yet encountered, requiring only about 20 Watts of power to sustain the physical processes that govern brain function, including thought and consciousness. We will delve into these processes in addition to the physics underlying the still unsettled question of free will.
Thomas Wytock, Postdoctoral Scholar, Northwestern University