Neuroscience + Art

This week, professor talked about how medical technologies influences art concepts.

Our human brain cells

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The Global Consciousness Project, also known as the EGG project, is a parapsychological experiment that attempted to test the relationship between mind and matter. The relationship between human attention and change in physical environment can be tested through this experiment that works with random number generators ("The Global Consciousness Project").

Greg Dunn is an artist who received a doctorate in neuroscience in 2011 

("Art of Nueroscience"). He explores the intersection of art and neuroscience. His themes are mostly in the stle of Asian art and he also explores the new artistic techniques from his science laboratory ("Greg Dunn").

One of Greg Dunn's amazing artworks

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It is said that many creative people who scored well on originality also measured high in schizotypy, and also had a reduced deactivation in a part of the brain that help us gather information (Lewis).

Vincent Van Gogh is one of the most celebrated artists of all time. Unfortunately all his life he was afflicted by some neurological or psychiatric disorder (Jaffe). One of his most famous paintings was “The Starry Night.” He painted “The Starry Night” from the room of his asylum cell. “The Starry night” was painted as a depiction of the outdoor view from his window (Jaffe). He painted the expressionistic swirls of the background of the painting after going through a rather troubled life.

We can see the link between creativity and madness through his masterpiece.

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I find it exceptionally interesting that genes connected to mental problems or neuropsychological disorders may persist due to the fact that they have brought art to higher levels (Jaffe).

Works Cited

"Art of Nueroscience." Society for Nueroscience. Web. 17 May 2015.  

"Greg Dunn Design | Visual Art | Neuroscience Art | Gold Leaf Painting." Greg Dunn Design. Web. 17 May 2015.  

Jaffe, Eric. "What Neuroscience Says About The Link Between Creativity And Madness." Fast Company. 14 Nov. 2013. Web. 17 May 2015.

Lewis, Tanya. "Dazzling Images of the Brain Created by Neuroscientist-Artist." LiveScience. TechMedia Network, 10 Dec. 2014. Web. 17 May 2015.  

"The Global Consciousness Project." Princeton.edu. Web. 17 May 2015.