http://www.educationnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/brian_scan.jpg Neuroscience joined with art has allowed for scientists to accurately map and model the brain. Mapping the brain has helped scientists see the many functions of each part of the brain, and to see if the brain is functioning correctly. A fMRI, an example of brain mapping, allows for images of the brain to be seen by doctors to see if the brain is functioning correctly. Suzanne Anker used fMRI's as a form of art by superimposing butterflies as an overlay on the fMRI which gives somewhat of an optical illusion for the viewer. Anker's technique influences scientists to continue the work to gain more information about the brain. http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v10/n11/fig_tab/nrn2736_F2.html In the article "Neuroculture", neuroculture is defined as "The interaction between art and science offers an opportunity to make the scientific community and the public aware of the social and ethi...
(personal pictures) This week I went to the "Creating Fertile Ground ArtSci Collaboration" given by Austria Claudia Schnugg. I liked how she started off saying how usually Scientists and are not usually on the same page with their work but they in fact are very similar and can be used in collaboration to create world changing products. "Unicorn- A Fashionable Brain Scan." G.tec. N.p., 18 Apr. 2016. Web. 25 May 2017. One of the most interesting products that Schnugg discussed was the "Agent Unicorn". Agent Unicorn is a unicorn shaped head piece that has a camera that measure brain activity with share active dry electrodes. The horn shaped headpiece is used by people with ADHD and is used to help figure out what triggers their attention. When the attention of the user is high, the camera goes on and it record what is in front off the user. The headpiece was created in collaboration with neuroscientist, therapists, software and hardware. personal ...
When I attended the Brainstorming session event, I was shockingly surprised on how interesting the vent was. At first, when he showed the video on the wall of all the technical details, I was confused but then tried to focus on the big picture of what is trying to be accomplished. When I read about the live experiment about how brainwaves react to music and color, I found it interesting that they believed that people could befriend other off this experiment. It also left me with a lot of questions, which I'm sure are hard to answer. What exactly does the synchronizing of brainwaves have to relate with two people being alike. Also, why did they choose octopus's as the design of the hats, I just found it interesting of all things, octopus's. Also, if the experiment was done on a significant number of people, did those people end up talking after and being alike in any way. All around, the event was pretty informational, and interesting. I wish we could've done the real ex...
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