Week 7: Neurosci and Art

The human body is an impeccable work of art, but it is all controlled by a more powerful art form: the brain. The brain is a complex and intricate art piece that not a lot of people get the chance to understand. There are so many functions of the brain, consciousness and memory being two of many. Consciousness is "the state or condition of being conscious". This is a purpose of one's personal identity. Memory is the psychological processes that take in, store, maintain, and recover information in the brain. 

"Shelter in Place" by Geinene Carson

Franz Joseph Gall developed phrenology. Phrenology is the study of the skull's shape and how it affects mental facilities and character traits. He wanted to be able to examine one mentally while actually examining their skull physically. Gall thought that local functions were located in certain parts of the brain (i.e. there was a different area for study/learning than there was for sports/being active) and the human behavior was solely based off of these functions. He also thought the brain was made up of 27 separate organs. 

"Paint" by Julia Buntaine

Suzanne Anker, an artist, and Giovanni Frazzetto, a neuroscientist, came up with the "Neuroculture Project" to show how modern brain science has influenced popular culture. They argued that our everyday lives, such as social values and commercial practices, are based on assimilation of neurosciences. 

"fMRI Butterfly" by Suzanne Anker 



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Frazzetto, Giovanni, and Suzanne Anker. “Neuroculture.” Nature Reviews Neuroscience, vol. 10, no. 11, 2009, pp. 815–821., https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn2736.

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  1. Giorgio AlessandriaMay 15, 2022 at 8:12 PM

    Hi Hannah! I really enjoyed your blog post this week! what i thought was the most interesting part of your post was the MRI's that resembled butterflies in the center. It is very interesting that someone would think to put a butterfly there! Something that i talked about in my post this week was the concept of dreaming and the visual art that it forms inside your head. Since this idea still peeks my interest do think there are artistic meanings behind dreams?

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