Comments on: PODCAST: The Wide World of Neuroaesthetics http://thebeautifulbrain.com/2009/12/the-wide-world-of-neuroaesthetics/ The Beautiful Brain Podcast explores the latest findings from the ever-growing field of neuroscience, with particular attention to the dialogue between the arts and sciences. In this monthly program, host Noah Hutton reports on news from the world of brain science, interviews important thinkers about their work, and reviews new literature in the field. The show illuminates important new questions about creativity, the mind of the artist, and the mind of the observer that modern neuroscience is helping us to answer, or at least to provide part of an answer. Instances where art seeks to answer questions of a traditionally scientific nature are also of great interest, and for that reason you will hear from artists as well as scientists on The Beautiful Brain. Subscribe today to receive a brand new episode each month. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:06:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: A Response to Alva Noë’s “Art and the Limits of Neuroscience” : The Beautiful Brain http://thebeautifulbrain.com/2009/12/the-wide-world-of-neuroaesthetics/comment-page-1/#comment-4209 A Response to Alva Noë’s “Art and the Limits of Neuroscience” : The Beautiful Brain Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:57:39 +0000 http://thebeautifulbrain.com/?p=8#comment-4209 [...] I attended a neuroaesthetics conference in Copenhagen. You can listen to our talk in a podcast here– the interview gets underway just after 8 minutes in. (please excuse the production value, it [...] [...] I attended a neuroaesthetics conference in Copenhagen. You can listen to our talk in a podcast here– the interview gets underway just after 8 minutes in. (please excuse the production value, it [...]

]]> By: The Art Brains Make and See : The Beautiful Brain http://thebeautifulbrain.com/2009/12/the-wide-world-of-neuroaesthetics/comment-page-1/#comment-4119 The Art Brains Make and See : The Beautiful Brain Fri, 18 Nov 2011 06:31:58 +0000 http://thebeautifulbrain.com/?p=8#comment-4119 [...] alone in this pursuit: see another “neuroarthistorian,” John Onians, whom I interviewed for a podcast). Butter surveys basic elements of art seen all over the world, and throughout history: symmetry, [...] [...] alone in this pursuit: see another “neuroarthistorian,” John Onians, whom I interviewed for a podcast). Butter surveys basic elements of art seen all over the world, and throughout history: symmetry, [...]

]]> By: Noah Hutton http://thebeautifulbrain.com/2009/12/the-wide-world-of-neuroaesthetics/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Noah Hutton Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:26:22 +0000 http://thebeautifulbrain.com/?p=8#comment-18 Sam, Thanks for listening. Adult neurogenesis is very real-- one of the most active populations of neural stem cells which differentiate into mature neurons is found in the hippocampus, and neurogenesis has been tied to new memory formation in many studies, including the one I reference in this podcast. Here's the link to the article abstract I was talking about: http://www.cell.com/abstract/S0092-8674%2809%2901309-9 You're right about plasticity-- that's certainly the big piece of the memory puzzle... but it is possible to form new neurons in a lifetime-- and if we're lucky, it happens everyday. Thanks, Noah Sam,
Thanks for listening. Adult neurogenesis is very real– one of the most active populations of neural stem cells which differentiate into mature neurons is found in the hippocampus, and neurogenesis has been tied to new memory formation in many studies, including the one I reference in this podcast. Here’s the link to the article abstract I was talking about:
http://www.cell.com/abstract/S0092-8674%2809%2901309-9
You’re right about plasticity– that’s certainly the big piece of the memory puzzle… but it is possible to form new neurons in a lifetime– and if we’re lucky, it happens everyday.
Thanks,
Noah

]]> By: Sam http://thebeautifulbrain.com/2009/12/the-wide-world-of-neuroaesthetics/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Sam Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:08:34 +0000 http://thebeautifulbrain.com/?p=8#comment-11 Hey Noah As far as I know there's no way a brain creates new neurons in a lifetime. However when we learn something there's a process called synaptic plasticity going on which means that there's a constant growth and differentiation of synapses and dentrites within the brain. Neurogenesis in terms of a formation of new brain cells is a myth I guess. But please correct me on that. Cheers Sam Hey Noah
As far as I know there’s no way a brain creates new neurons in a lifetime. However when we learn something there’s a process called synaptic plasticity going on which means that there’s a constant growth and differentiation of synapses and dentrites within the brain. Neurogenesis in terms of a formation of new brain cells is a myth I guess. But please correct me on that.
Cheers
Sam

]]> By: Noah Hutton http://thebeautifulbrain.com/2009/12/the-wide-world-of-neuroaesthetics/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Noah Hutton Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:29:03 +0000 http://thebeautifulbrain.com/?p=8#comment-4 Livia, Thanks for listening. Great coincidence that you made the connection to Anjan Chatterjee-- I've already taped an interview with him for the January podcast! He's doing really interesting work. Thanks again.. Noah Livia,

Thanks for listening. Great coincidence that you made the connection to Anjan Chatterjee– I’ve already taped an interview with him for the January podcast! He’s doing really interesting work. Thanks again..

Noah

]]> By: Livia Blackburne http://thebeautifulbrain.com/2009/12/the-wide-world-of-neuroaesthetics/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Livia Blackburne Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:24:37 +0000 http://thebeautifulbrain.com/?p=8#comment-3 Nice Podcast. I especially appreciate how you asked the question about hard science evidence, which led to the important discussion about the amount of evidence needed for scientists to make conclusions vs. people in the arts and humanities. Have you heard of Anjan Chatterjee at Penn? He has interests in visual asthetics, and he is a solid cognitive neuroscientist. You may want to talk to him. Nice Podcast. I especially appreciate how you asked the question about hard science evidence, which led to the important discussion about the amount of evidence needed for scientists to make conclusions vs. people in the arts and humanities. Have you heard of Anjan Chatterjee at Penn? He has interests in visual asthetics, and he is a solid cognitive neuroscientist. You may want to talk to him.

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