Neuroscience Art – Knowing Neurons

Innate Interpretations: Poetry and the Brain

junio 21, 2022junio 21, 2022 James Cole aesthetic, audience, Awareness, Emotion, literary, neuroaesthetics, Percepción, poetry, Sound

Written by James Cole “It is a test [that] genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.” T.S. Eliot A couple years ago I found myself in perhaps one of… Leer más

Big Ideas Neuroscience Art Neuroscience Technologies Sensation and Perception

How Neuroimaging Changes Our View of Science & Humanity

agosto 2, 2017agosto 2, 2017 Alexa Erdogan Cerebro, CLARITY, Corteza, La electroencefalografía, o EEG,, Fact, Resonancia Magnética funcional, Greg Dunn, Interview, Knowing Neurons, resonancia magnética, neuroimagen, Neurona, Neuronas, Neurociencia, Percepción, la corteza prefrontal, Investigar, Science

Magritte’s comments on our fascination with the unknown rings true not just in artistic surrealism, but also in many of our scientific research endeavors. The human mind is continually fascinated… Leer más

Did You Know? Interviews Neuroscience Art Sensation and Perception

Self Reflected: The Best of Neuroscience and Art

julio 19, 2017julio 16, 2017 Kayleen Schreiber Art, Cerebro, Color, Consciousness, Corteza, Genetics, Interview, Knowing Neurons, Aprendizaje, Neurona, Neuronas, Neurociencia, Percepción, la corteza prefrontal, Science

The phrase, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” seems especially true for scientists. What we study becomes not only intellectually beautiful, but also literally beautiful: the form is… Leer más

Did You Know? Movement Neuroscience Art Sensation and Perception Weird Animal Brain

Weird Animal Brain: Platypus

junio 26, 2017junio 30, 2017 Kayleen Schreiber Cerebro, Neurona, Neuronas, Neurociencia, Percepción, Platypus, Receptor

The platypus and the echidna are the only mammals that have the power of electroreception, which means they can sense electrical changes. Check out this new Weird Animal Brain to… Leer más

Did You Know? Movement Neuroscience Art Sensation and Perception Weird Animal Brain

Weird Animal Brain: Sea Squirt

junio 12, 2017junio 30, 2017 Kayleen Schreiber Cerebro, Desarrollo, Infographic, Neurona, Neuronas, Neurociencia, Ocean, Percepción, Receptor, Sea Squirt

The brain is one of the most complex and amazing structures in the universe. It allows us to experience the world, feel, remember, and plan for the future. But for… Leer más

Now Available in Trichromatic Vision Knowing Neurons

Brain Basics Did You Know? Neuroscience Art Sensation and Perception

Now Available in Trichromatic Color!

julio 10, 2014marzo 5, 2017 knowingneurons Cerebro, Color, Color Blindness, Colorblind, Cono, Dichromat, Eye, Opsin, Photoreceptor, Photoreceptors, Retina, Trichromatic Theory, Visión, Wavelength

“What is color?” What a good question! The answer is a bit tricky, but it starts with light. Color is the visual perception of different wavelengths of light reflecting off… Leer más

Brain Basics Did You Know? Neuroscience Art Sensation and Perception

Visual Pinwheels

mayo 7, 2014marzo 5, 2017 knowingneurons Art, Colorful, Kaschube, Orientation tuning, Pinwheel, Primary visual cortex, Rebecca A. Zarate, Science, Universality in the Evolution of Orientation Columns in the Visual Cortex, V1, Visual, Wolf

When you look at an object, like the picture above, there are many features your brain has the task of processing. Color, texture, and position in space to name a few. Lines and angles… Leer más