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Week7 Neurosci + Art

For this week's topic, Neuroscience and art are depending on each other. Without the mind, imagination or brain, we are not able to create and classify the subject of art. As bizarre as it sounds, the brain is what construct art in our mind, while art fascinated the brain. In the field of neuroscience, the brain is being separated into parts and we can see that it allow humans to do incredible things that we are meant to.
Brain in sections

 Carl Jung is a terrific example for investigating the brain. Religion is important because it produces a place of safety for a person to process their characteristics. I agree with Jung for the most part, but somehow it seems like an important point. As he unhurriedly processes from religion, he seemed off to another materials. Moreover, Jung examines psychology of "modern man" vs. "medieval man". Meanwhile, he degrades the actions of the modern man although he feels guilty of being one. It is unusual to explain this sort of phenomenon of oneself when at the same time exploring the field subject of neuroscience. 

 In one of the TED conference, Christopher deCharms talks about the brain activity that was shown on the MRI during our thoughts, pain and emotions. This is very relatable to art because thoughts, emotions and feelings are what compromises art, while art conveys them through stimulating the brain.
The Activity of our Brain 

 Another interesting thing I get out of this is that the effects of LSD and cocaine generating the creativity and perhaps art. Professor Vesna describes in lecture that cocaine is relieving fatigue and depression, yet the effects made the person get drawn into a whole different world. In addition, Professor Vesna talked on LSD and the Hoffman's experiment that made him relieved when he calmly turning back to the normal stage. Hoffman touched on to the effects of LSD as it manipulates our perceptions, which is common in art.
Dr. Hoffman with his chemical model of LSD

 Karl's Popper's theory of knowledgeable is being identify by David Deutsch of Ted Conference, who talks about explaining the explanation. David's lecture made me think of philosophy class, "The truth consists of hard-to-vary assertions about reality is most important fact about the physical world. It's a fact that is unseen, yet impossible to vary". The quote is a great reminder of the idea if induction and the mentality that not everything are guaranteed, which is the reality. But what if reality not entirely true?

 Sources:
1. Christopher, DeCharms. "A Look inside the Brain in Real Time." TED. TED Conferences, Feb. 2008. Web. 20 May 2018. <http://www.ted.com/talks/christopher_decharms_scans_the_brain_in_real_time?language=en>
2. Deutsch, David. "A New Way to Explain Explanation." Ted. TED Conferences, July 2009. Web. 20 May 2018. <http://www.ted.com/talks/david_deutsch_a_new_way_to_explain_explanation#t-952741>.
3. Jung, Carl. "The Spiritual Problem of Modern Man." UCLA, n.d. Web. 20 May 2018. <file:///Users/PattyT./Downloads/50653831-C-G-Jung-The-Spiritual-Problem-of-Modern-Man-1928.pdf>.
4. Vesna, Victoria. "Neuroscience-pt2.mov." YouTube. Uconlineprogram, 17 May 2012. Web. 20 May 2018. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=310&v=TFv4owX3MZo>.5. Vesna, Victoria. "Neuroscience Pt3." YouTube. Uconlineprogram, 16 May 2012. Web. 20 May 2018. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=930&v=E5EX75xoBJ0>.

 Images:
1. Human Brain Functions - Functioning of Human Brain with Diagram. Digital image. n.d. 20 May 2018. <http://www.humanbrainfacts.org/human-brain-functions.php>
2. II, Thomas H. Maugh. “Albert Hofmann, at 102; Swiss Chemist Discovered LSD.” Boston.com, The Boston Globe. Digital image. 30 Apr. 2008. 30 May 2018 <archive.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2008/04/30/albert_hofmann_at_102_swiss_chemist_discovered_lsd/.>
3. Zickler, P. Cues for Cocaine and Normal Pleasures Activate Common Brain Sites. Digital image. 01 May 2001. May 20, 2018 < https://archives.drugabuse.gov/news-events/nida-notes/cues-cocaine-normal-pleasures-activate-common-brain-sites>

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