WEEK 7: NEUROSCIENCE+ART

This week we learned about neuroscience in connection with art and how the two coincide with one another. It is very interesting  because that is not something I ever thought could be connected, although I have seen how intricate neuroscience pictures of the brain look. I never thought of an artist working with a neuroscientist to create art could be possible. All the different resources professor Vesna supplied us with along with all her insightful lectures really helped me get a better understanding and see the connection between neuroscience and art. Some of the art works that stood out the most to me were the ones regarding the Brainbow.

















This is so interesting that we went from only being able to see only a few neurons, brain cells, glow green by using fluorescent green protein into the DNA of the cells. To currently now being able to see about 90 different colors that is now called the "brainbow". Who would have thought that by using different ratios of red, green, and blue derivatives of green fluorescent protein in individual neurons would make it to were we can study all the different neural connections in the brain. As we can see from the pictures above this coloring of the neurons leads to great art work, so great that they have won several awards in science photography competition. 


Image sources:

Boyle, Rebecca. “Harvard Researchers Illuminate Connections among Brain Cells in Technicolor.” Popular Science, 26 Apr. 2021, www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-02/fly-brainbow-illuminates-connections-among-brain-cells-technicolor/. 

“Brainbow Mice.” The Guardian, 1 Nov. 2007, www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2007/nov/01/brainbow. 

“Brainbow.” Harvard University Brain Tour, 30 Sept. 2016, braintour.harvard.edu/archives/portfolio-items/brainbow. 


Sources:

Vesna, Victoria. “Lecture Part 1.” Accessed 15 May. 2023. 

“Cristina Albu.” CMA Journal - Simon Fraser University, www.sfu.ca/cmajournal/issues/issue-ten--enchantment--disenchantment--reenchantment/cristina-albu.html?fbclid=IwAR1twyrqbeKqNrJSUXSihLVGvX_D9ARndxDv3USnw2pTENE_iXHJtIo8v54. Accessed 17 May 2023. 

“Aequorea Victoria.” Wikipedia, 29 Jan. 2023, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aequorea_victoria. 

Vesna, Victoria. “Lecture Part 2.” Accessed 15 May. 2023. 

“Brainbow.” Archimorph, 18 Sept. 2010, archimorph.com/2010/09/17/brainbow/. 




















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