alisa blundon. semir zeki professor of neurobiology at the university of london how does the brain...
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Alisa Blundon
Professor of Neurobiology at the University of London
How does
the brain see?
“Of all the colours, the most pleasing are the ones
which constitute opponents.”
-- Leonardo Da Vinci.
rtists as the first
neurologists
A
Artist can only deal
with aspects that they observe
What if bees created art?
Michael Posner
How Arts
Training Influences
Cognition
Split Brain Research
Roger Sperry
Betty Edwards
“The two disconnected hemispheres function
independently and in effect have each a separate mind
of its own. Each of the separated hemispheres appears to have its own
private sensations, perceptions, thoughts,
feelings and memories. Each hemisphere has its own
inner visual world, each cut off from the conscious
awareness of the other.”~Roger Sperry
Left-hemisphere (L-mode):
foursquare, upright,
sensible, direct, true, hard-edged, un-fanciful, and forceful
Right- hemisphere (R-mode): curvy, flexible, more playful in its unexpected twists and
turns, more complex,
diagonal, and fanciful
Are you Right or
Left Brained?
Betty Edwards’
Up-Side Down
Drawing
Both Sides Now: Visualizing and Drawing with the Right and Left Hemispheresof the Brain
IS
rene chif
erl
Technological
Advancements
(EEGs) electroencephalogram
s vs.
functional magnetic resonance imaging
(fMRI)
“For some tasks, responses concentrate heavily in one hemisphere while for other cognitive functions both hemispheres respond robustly. In many studies, responses fall between these two extremes. Even the
ability to read and write in English – where a strong left hemisphere response is well documented – involves right hemisphere activity.”
~ Irene Schiferl
Implications of Brain
Research in Art
Education
Perry & Janet Rettig
Implication One
Emotion
Implication Two:All the Senses
Implication Three:
Self-Direction
Implication Four: Interaction
Implication Five:
Pattern & Organizati
on
“How can you expect
to talk about realism,
perspective and other
sights of the eye if you
don’t actually
know how the eyes and brain
work?”~Irene Schiferl
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