This article that I found really helped me understand how you can merge the two together, as neuroscience and art have been the hardest connection for me to make so far. I don't know if this is exactly as close of a relationship as some of the other fields are to art, but I can see how it is interesting how the brain biologically reacts to art. I think that it would be different for each person because every person has a different taste in what they like. I think that it would be very cool to research exactly where in the brain this occurs and if it varies between people, especially if they are left or right brain dominant. Would my extremely dominant right- brained mother react differently than me biologically since I am very left brain dominant? I think the answer at the moment is that it does not make a difference whether you are left or right brain dominant, but as in all things science more knowledge is learned and then new theories are created over time.
This was a cool video about how the Mona Lisa by da Vinci manipulates our vision even though most art is very similar to just looking at the environment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oYmegXpu2k
I really liked the Dr. Mark Cohen lecture because
he really explained many different neuroscience-
art connections in a wide area of research. I also wanted to try the inverted glasses!
A depiction of a neuron
I thought that this was an interesting article on how Obama deemed neuroscience to be the most important technology to pursue on Earth. I think this is very true because we know so little on our brains. Our brains account for all of our actions, and so the more that we know about them the more we can mold them, similar to how an artist molds clay into a pot. We have already done that through substances and surgery, but it would be cool to see if we could consciously mold our brain through thought. I can see how this is possible because our brains are so powerful…it is said we only use about 10% of our actual full brain power!
With more knowledge on how the brain works, it would be possible for artists and all people to use their brains in new, creative and more efficient ways.
Bibliography:
Hewitt, John. "Obama Confirms Neuroscience Is the Coolest, Most Important Technology on Earth | ExtremeTech." ExtremeTech. ExtremeTech, 19 Feb. 2013. Web. 21 July 2014. <http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/148671-obama-confirms-neuroscience-is-coolest-most-important-technology-on-earth>.
"How Your Brain 'Sees' Art | Talk Nerdy To Me." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 21 July 2014. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oYmegXpu2k>.
Hyman, John. "Art and Neuroscience." Http://www.queens.oc.ac.uk. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 July 2014. <http://www.queens.ox.ac.uk/academics/hyman/files/art_and_neuroscience.pdf>.
"Neuroscience-Mark Cohen.mov." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 19 July 2014. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDq8uTROeXU>.
"Pop Neuroscience Is Bunk! - Generation Next." Generation Next. N.p., 24 June 2014. Web. 21 July 2014. <http://www.generationnext.com.au/2013/06/pop-neuroscience-is-bunk/>.
I agree that the study of the brain is extremely vital. It controls, voluntarily and involuntarily, everything we do. It is where our actions and thoughts originate and and plays a part in every aspect of our lives. Achieving a better understanding of how the brain works and how we can use it is an important research goal.
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