Scientists Use Brain Cells of Dead Composer to Create New Avant-Garde Music

Encased in 20 brass plates at the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Lucier’s “mini-brain” emits pulses that create immersive sonic waves—so alive, the team wonders if it can learn. This mind-bending “Revivification” project has become a viral avant-garde sensation.
Researchers resurrected creativity by using cells from a deceased avant-garde composer's brain to compose new music, blending science with art in a bizarre harmony.