/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ The field of neurotechnology, the focus of this blog, encompasses advances in brain science (neurons), information technology (bits) and bioengineering (genes). Up for discussion and analysis: the political, economic, ethical, and social forces that will shape the future of what will be one of the most important and fascinating stories of the coming decades. en-us zack@neuroinsights.com 2009-02-05T15:26:54-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2009/02/05/neuroarchitecture_blue_engenders_creativity.php The New York Times reports on how color can influence creativity based on a Science article about researchers at the University of British Columbia who conducted tests with 600 people to see how cognitive performance varies when people see... 73724@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuroesthetics 2009-02-05T15:26:54-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2008/01/17/many_faces_of_a_face_neuroesthetics.php This Saturday at UC Berkeley the Seventh International Conference on Neuroesthetics will feature renowned scientists discuss the brain’s responses to identity of faces, social perception, neural basis of facial expression processing and aesthetics of human faces. Talks have the... 73035@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuroesthetics 2008-01-17T16:57:47-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2007/07/20/3d_harry_potter_blows_minds_in_imax.php Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix opened this week on 100 IMAX theater screens nationwide with an apparently fantastic 3-D climax in the final 20 minutes. While old-fashioned 3-D movies like the classic 1953 horror flick House... 72508@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuroesthetics 2007-07-20T15:25:39-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2007/03/06/hearing_beautiful_paintings_a_relectionist_informs_neuroesthetics.php In "The Most Beautiful Painting You Ever Heard," Virginia Hughes of Seed magazine exploses the work of synesthete artist Marcia Smilack. (Brain Waves readers were first introduced Marcia's work a year ago in 3D Rooms - Visual Perception Art Tricks)... 72098@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuroesthetics 2007-03-06T10:36:03-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2007/01/09/neurobiology_of_love_6th_neuroesthetics_conference.php "What is this thing called love, which has been described as “a catastrophe – but a highly desirable catastrophe” and in the service of which humans have reached the heights and plumbed the depths of experience? Why is our judgment... 71506@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuroesthetics 2007-01-09T11:27:32-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2007/01/01/why_do_we_remember_pop_songs_neuroesthetics_wants_to_know.php Every January I like to circle back around to one of the most fun and fascinating areas of brain research, the emerging field of neuroesthetics, the study of the neurobiology of artistic creativity and achievement. In years past I have... 71224@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuroesthetics 2007-01-01T12:36:53-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2006/02/22/3d_rooms_visual_perception_art_tricks.php Via MindHacks: Perception is a fundamentally underconstrained problem. You get information in through your senses, but not enough information to be absolutely sure of what is causing those sensations. A good example is perception of depth in vision. You get... 49109@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuroesthetics 2006-02-22T12:04:59-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2006/01/19/nycs_neurofest_explores_nexus_of_art_and_neuroscience.php For those of you in the NYC area you might drop in on one of the many performances in progress at this month's NEUROfest. Untitled Theater Company #61 explores the nexus of science and art in NEUROfest, the first-ever theater... 46722@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuroesthetics 2006-01-19T14:10:20-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2005/12/19/flavors_of_experience_5th_neuroesthetics_conference.php It's that time, again! Come join internationally renowned scientists and artists discussing the brain's responses to such things as gourmet food, fine wine and aromatic perfumes at the Fifth International Conference on Neuroesthetics at UC Berkley on Saturday, January 21,... 43387@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuroesthetics 2005-12-19T14:11:56-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2005/09/27/beautiful_neuron_art.php The 2005 winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science's illustration challenge is Graham Johnson of Boulder, Colorado. "Deep inside the brain, a neuron prepares to transmit a signal to its target. To capture that fleeting moment, Graham... 36563@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuroesthetics 2005-09-27T18:44:16-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2005/08/05/the_politics_of_face.php What constitutes an attractive face? For both men and women symmetry, averageness, large eyes and large cheekbones are deemed attractive. Across cultures males find females with thick lips, small noses, and thin eyebrows more attractive, while women are attracted to... 4483@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuroesthetics 2005-08-05T11:20:28-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2005/07/13/art_science_and_creativity_to_take_a_quantum_leap_tonight.php The Magic Theatre and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Science and Technology Initiative presents Quantum Leaps: Science, Art and Creativity tonight in San Francisco. The colloquium - featuring leading scientists sharing their experiences and visions with an audience of artists... 4470@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuroesthetics 2005-07-13T14:46:35-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2005/01/15/londons_city_brain_meta_psychogeography.php From the Real Surreal to the Unreal This is meta-psychogeography, annotated neighborhoods visualized. Many are already wandering around.... 4361@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuroesthetics 2005-01-15T22:16:44-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2004/12/27/empathy_in_the_brain_and_in_art.php Empathy in the Brain and In Art is the theme of the upcoming fourth international conference on neuroesthetics to be held on January 15th, 2005 at UC Berkeley. While last year's conference focused on "Emotions in Art and the Brain,"... 4338@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuroesthetics 2004-12-27T17:23:56-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2004/09/13/the_future_of_neuroesthetics.php Semir Zeki recently shared his vision of the future of neuroesthetics and how he hopes that it will help tackle humanity's most complex issues like the neural basis of religious belief and the relation between morality, jurisprudence and brain function.... 4291@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuroesthetics 2004-09-13T16:27:28-05:00