WEEK 7: NEUROSCIENCE & ART

When I think of the human brain I immediately think of a control center for the entire body. I compare this part of the body as if it is the controller for a television set. This day in age there are so many medical advances and the most progressed area is in the neuroscience are. After taking Philosophy 7 course here at UCLA, it has opened me up to the idea of conscious and unconscious thought that the mind can go though. These ideas that philosophers explore can be deep and overwhelming but I believe that the mind is a form of art because of the many states it can endure.

http://www.mindmotivations.com/articles/different-states-mind

In lecture 1 it talked about the idea of conscious and unconscious states, these are two interesting concepts. A conscious state is described as something you are aware of. For example, if you are sewing a piece of cloth and you prick your finger, you're going to feel that pain and react in a way of discomfort. Whereas when you are in an unconscious state you are unaware of what is going on for example, being in a coma. 

http://adamnannini.com/2014/04/03/writing-unconscious/

Ramon i Cajal is one of the most famous known artist/scientists. Ramon first grew up wanted to be a artist and found himself later as the father of modern neuroscience. He would look at scans of neurons and dendrites and sketch them as his own art pieces. He found fulfillment in science and began to integrate art with his obsession. He mostly drew dendrites of synapses information. I find this interesting because the brain has so many different factors it controls and Ramon i Cajal focus on the smallest factor yet the most effectual part of the body and draws these images as art pieces. 

https://neurophilosophy.wordpress.com/2006/08/29/the-discovery-of-the-neuron/

Works Cited 

Lecture 1

Lecture 2 

Lecture 3

"Swann’s Hypothesis." The New York Times. The New York Times, 03 Nov. 2007. Web. 24 May 2015.