For my third event this quarter, I attended Dr. Mark Cohen's seminar on art and the brain. His seminar focused on the neurological and psychological capabilities of the brain and various feats of engineering and science that have allowed us to take a deeper look into the cognitive abilities of the brain. Dr. Cohen also engaged in an active questions and answers segment where he answered various questions from attendees.
Dr. Cohen's presentation focused on the various cognitive abilities of the brain and different forms of technology that have been used to analyze the brain. Dr. Cohen discussed the capabilities and uses of MRIs and fMRIs and the types of valuable information that they provide. One of the topics that I found to be the most interesting was taking a look at how the brain processes visual information. What I especially interesting were the shortcuts the brain takes to digest and interpret visual information faster while still maintaining high degrees of accuracy.
I already knew a lot of the information presented during the seminar from previous experience in psychology and biology classes, but it was very interesting to see the scientific information that I had previously learned being applied to the world of art. I enjoyed learning about how our brains interpret and process the world around us.
I would highly recommend this event to my peers as I personally found it to be the most interesting event that I have attended this quarter. This event has made me excited to learn more about sensory organs and cognitive abilities.
Works Cited
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Albu, Christina. “Planetary Re-Enchantment: Human-Animal Entanglements in Victoria Vesna’s Octopus Brainstorming.” Cristina Albu - CMA Journal - Simon Fraser University, Simon Fraser University, https://www.sfu.ca/cmajournal/issues/issue-ten--enchantment--disenchantment--reenchantment/cristina-albu.html?fbclid=IwAR1twyrqbeKqNrJSUXSihLVGvX_D9ARndxDv3USnw2pTENE_iXHJtIo8v54.
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