Week 7: Neuroscience + Art

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 The lessons I learned about neuroscience and art this week were fascinating. The first moment that my jaw dropped was after watching the lecture video about Freud's addiction to cocaine and how that sparked some of his ideas that we accept today. Additionally, I was shocked by the scientist Hoffman, and his curiosity about LSD. It was so interesting to learn how LSD was discovered and the side affects that came with it. 


.      Mixing Cocaine And LSD: Effects And ...

Another lesson that caught my attention was the experiment done by Cristina Albu which made the brainwaves and rhythms going on in someones head visable to those around them through lights and colors. The goal of the experiment was to allow others to perceive the feelings of others. 


Finally, I found the zoom with Daniel Jay very inspiring. He talks about finding your unique voice, and how one can employ that into their work. I thought it was interesting how he used his Science and Art to form abstract expressionism through nature. This was fascinating because he capitalized on multiple talents and interests in order to create something amazing. I hope that one day, when I get a job, and find something I am passionate about, I will be able to also use different intrigues of mine to create something amazing. 




Citations: 

Addiction Resource Editorial Staff. “Mixing Cocaine and LSD: Effects and Dangers.” Addiction Resource, 30 Nov. 2023, www.addictionresource.net/polysubstance-abuse/cocaine-lsd/.

“Art, Mind, and Brain.” Google Books, Google, books.google.com/books?id=2BMDYRRF1WcC&dq=gardner%2B%22art%2Bmind%2Band%2Bbrain%22&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=DYaIMCGy4j&sig=8yrvOMWISopSrN_fNXsYqUPJCgw#v=onepage&q=gardner%20%22art%20mind%20and%20brain%22&f=false. Accessed 22 May 2024.

Facultyprofiles.Tufts.Edu, facultyprofiles.tufts.edu/daniel-jay. Accessed 22 May 2024.

“Neuroscience PT3.” YouTube, YouTube, 16 May 2012, www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5EX75xoBJ0.

“Sigmund Freud.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 20 May 2024, www.britannica.com/biography/Sigmund-Freud.


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