Neuroscience and Art
The most interesting thing of human being
is not about behaving, but thinking. It is consciousness that differentiates people
from other higher animals. A number of artists have devoted themselves to the
new study of understanding the art of information transformation and perception.
We see colors, shapes, contours, objects, distances, and interactions. When all
of these impressions are sensed, the brain brings meaning and comprehension to
the art object. Recently, through brain studies, we begun to understand the
many neurological sub-routines involved in visual perception. A number of art
works have been created to show the artists’ view of brain.
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The figure shows a work entitled 'My Soul' by artist Katherine Dawson, that is a laser etched in lead crystal glass of the artist's own MRI scan.
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With the knowledge of neuroscience, scientists
could develop further investigation on the functionality of each part in the human
brain. A team at Stanford’s School of Medicine did a research to understand how
the brain operates, specifically in terms of numbers. After monitoring the
brain waves of three seizure patients, the scientists determined that a particular
part of the mind became active when the subjects were asked to solve
mathematical equations. The research enables people to eavesdrop the brain. It
is possible that one day in the future that people will be able to control the
brain so that it only works in a correct way.
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The figure shows that structure of the brain and how they are related to human senses.
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This is an interesting presentation showing
an open source DIY brain-computer-interfaces
that can be used to mind hacking. A number of ethical issues have been
considered regarding to the development of neuroscience and mind hacking is a controversial
example.
Reference
1. Solso, Robert L. "The cognitive neuroscience of art: a
preliminary fMRI observation." Journal of Consciousness Studies 7.8-9
(2000): 75-86.
2. Changeux, Jean-Pierre. "Art and neuroscience." Leonardo (1994):
189-201.
3. Stanford neuroscientist: 'We’re now able to eavesdrop on the brain
in real life', RT USA, October 18,
2013
4. Tyler, Christopher W. "The human expression of symmetry:
art and neuroscience." ICUS Symmetry Symposium, Seoul. 2000.
5. Vesna, Victoria. “Conscious / Memory (Part 1).” Lecture. 2015
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DLVQIwOn7o8>
I found it interesting how you bring the question of the potential dangers of the advancing studies in neuroscience. Because of the advancements in technology, particularly the internet, daily used items have Bern integrated into the Internet of Things, where common items are connected together by the internet. So if neuroscience can advance to instant access if brains through computer technology, it scares me to think about the possibility of mind hacking.
ReplyDeleteAlthough the blog consists of three parts only, the logical structure is really clear and "hierarchic." The first paragraph addresses your interest in the particular field of consciousnesses. The Second paragraph explores the fact of scientists having already made progress in controlling people's mind by using an interesting and realistic example. At last, you further indicates the possibility of hacking mind because of the advanced human neuroscience technology, which is a deeper and reasonable level of inference from your former discussion. However, I would suggest that you talk more about the relationship between the development of neuroscience, people's study of mind, and artistic creation.
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