Week 7 Blog CORRECTED
Week 7 Blog
After studying the body, this week we learned all about the mind and how it works. We studied memory, consciousness, and overall whether machines are hindering our intelligence or helping it. Consciousness is a huge mystery and so we indulged in studying how artists process this field of neuroscience that is constantly expanding.
With the invention of the microscope and the discovery of electricity, we were able to research where the brain begins. Two very important researchers from this topic were Roman y Cajal and Franz Joseph Gall because they were critical in showing how the brain actually looks and works. Franz Joseph Gall believed the brain was physically developed according to its use and began the practice of phrenology which is the determination of an individual's potential by feeling bumps on the head. Ramon y Cajal pioneered the investigation of the microscopic structure of the brain and is considered the father of modern neuroscience.
In this lesson we saw a comparison between neuroscience and rock & roll, but as a dancer I was more interested in the relationship between neuroscience and dance. Dance is a fundamental form of human expression and uses music as a way to generate rhythm which requires specialized mental skills. A specific brain area is responsible for representing the body's orientation in order to help direct our movements while another part of the brain serves as a synchronizer to pace our actions to music. Now, relating back to the idea of consciousness; dancers have a sort of unconscious ability to move. It is the process that causes us to absentmindedly tap our feet when we hear music and reflects our instance for dance. this process occurs when certain sub cortical brain regions converse, therefore bypassing higher auditory areas.
REFERENCES
After studying the body, this week we learned all about the mind and how it works. We studied memory, consciousness, and overall whether machines are hindering our intelligence or helping it. Consciousness is a huge mystery and so we indulged in studying how artists process this field of neuroscience that is constantly expanding.
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| http://www.bbc.com/future/tags/neuroscience |
With the invention of the microscope and the discovery of electricity, we were able to research where the brain begins. Two very important researchers from this topic were Roman y Cajal and Franz Joseph Gall because they were critical in showing how the brain actually looks and works. Franz Joseph Gall believed the brain was physically developed according to its use and began the practice of phrenology which is the determination of an individual's potential by feeling bumps on the head. Ramon y Cajal pioneered the investigation of the microscopic structure of the brain and is considered the father of modern neuroscience.
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| https://www.famousscientists.org/santiago-ramon-y-cajal/ |
In this lesson we saw a comparison between neuroscience and rock & roll, but as a dancer I was more interested in the relationship between neuroscience and dance. Dance is a fundamental form of human expression and uses music as a way to generate rhythm which requires specialized mental skills. A specific brain area is responsible for representing the body's orientation in order to help direct our movements while another part of the brain serves as a synchronizer to pace our actions to music. Now, relating back to the idea of consciousness; dancers have a sort of unconscious ability to move. It is the process that causes us to absentmindedly tap our feet when we hear music and reflects our instance for dance. this process occurs when certain sub cortical brain regions converse, therefore bypassing higher auditory areas.
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| http://www.nature.com/scientificamerican/journal/v299/n1/box/scientificamerican0708-78_BX2.html |
REFERENCES
"Future - Neuroscience." BBC. BBC, n.d. Web. 03 May 2017.
Nature News. Nature Publishing Group, n.d. Web. 05 May 2017.
"Home." Famous Scientists. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 May 2017.
Vesna, Victoria. “Conscious / Memory (Part 1).” Lecture. Web. 02 May 2017. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DLVQIwOn7o8>
Zaidel, Dahlia W. Neuropsychology of Art: Neurological, Cognitive, and Evolutionary Perspectives. New York: Psychology, 2005. Print.
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