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| Drawing of a synapse |
One point that stood out the most in this lecture was that "Artists need to be scientists." This concept became more prominent in the recent lectures. Both the Medicine and Neuroscience lectures showed how it was vital for scientists to draw the skeletal structures and synapses. It was interesting to see that this idea has been reoccurring. Despite studying science and art together, I still got the idea that there were separate domains of science where it included art and where it didn't. For instance, I thought there were those who practiced science for their jobs (research, surgery, etc.) which did not involve art. Additionally, I thought there were those who just used scientific methods to create art (genetically modifying flowers). Thus, having Professor Vesna reiterate the concept that artists and scientists can be interwoven and seeing another example helped me understand that art can be also included in the actual practice of science.
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| Brainbow |
Aside from this idea, the concept of brainbow was really interesting. If I had not known that the brainbow was depicting neural networks, I would have never known that these pieces of artwork was related to science. It just looked like a beautiful painting. Seeing these pieces helps break the boundary for people who do not know much neuroscience to get into it. For me, hearing "neuroscience" isn't too appealing because it makes me think of the nitty gritty parts of science.
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| Brainbow |
However, seeing the brainbow was a nice way to get into it because it was visually appealing and made me want to know more about how it was related to science. It also made me realize that art could be used as a friendly way to teach science to people. Frazzetto's point was applicable to brainbow, how neurocultural products show the beauty of brain anatomy and mechanism but also is an easy way to show the public the meaning of what's going on in the brain (815). Brainbow shows that there is an easy, non-intimidating way for everyone to learn more about neuroscience.
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Dankoboldt. Brain Mapping. Digital image.Dankoboldt. N.p., 16 Oct. 2015. Web. 16 May 2017.
Frazzetto, Giovanni, and Suzanne Anker. "Neuroculture." Nature Reviews Neuroscience 10.11 (2009): 815-21. Web. 16 May 2017.
Neural network. Digital image. Cargocollective. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 May 2017.
Neuroscience. Dir. Uconlineprogram. Perf. Victoria Vesna. Youtube. N.p., 16 May 2012. Web. 16 May 2017.
Neuroscience-Mark Cohen. Dir. Victoria Vesna. Perf. Mark Cohen. Youtube. N.p., 12 May 2012. Web. 16 May 2017.
Weissman, Tamily. Hippocampus. Digital image. Cell Picture Show. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 May 2017.
Similarly, I struggled to see the interaction between art and neuroscience. In fact, prior to the material we covered I always thought of neuroscience as a separate field entirely. I think it is thus interesting to think about the point your brought up about how you thought science careers were not related to art. As technology continues to develop and these fields overlap more, how does this affect the job market? What new job opportunities arise?
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