Art And The Brain Lecture Flashcards
(19 cards)
What is the link between art and the internal world?
Artistic creation depicts an external representation of the internal world
Why is art important for psychology?
Allows us to present what we experience through our own perception
What is naturalism?
Depicting something as you see it
How is the brain used creatively?
The entire brain is used for creativity
What role do mirror neurons have in art?
Mirror neurons fire when we do something and observe something. This helps with learning motor movements and other particular skills
What was suggested about the first signs of art?
Naturalistic and not symbolic
No interactions
depicts cave experience
What has happened to the size of the human brain over 20,000 years?
Decreased in size by approximately 13%
Why has the Brain shrunk in size?
A shift in environment and diet as well as being resource intensive. Shrunk to allow more energy to go to the rest of the body
What is the neurovisual resonance theory?
The relationship between the early visual cortex processing visual information, the visual world itself and how this is expressed through human agency
Why are lines and junctions important in images?
Allow people to see depth and meaning
What has been shown in the rise of symbolism?
The use of symbols has increased showing language is becoming more efficient and art work is changing in correlation
How do we imagine things?
Neurons fire to explain what something looks like even if we’ve never witnessed it
What is the role of white matter in imagination?
White matter tracts activate different areas of the brain at once to generate an image
How is imagination different for ASD?
Potentially lack creativity and imagination. Shown in a study where ASD P could not draw a man with two heads, drew two men
What are some examples of the visual and spatial disabilities for Alzheimer’s?
Visual attention, motion detection, depth perception, angle discrimination, colour recognition
What can happen to art in a patient with Alzheimer’s?
Child like lacking depth and movement, lack of relationship
How can neurological changes affect art production?
Unique visual vocab, aids to descriptive accuracy, changes in expressive powers
What is visual agnosia?
Difficulty in recognising objects after Brian damage
What is associative agnosia?
Visual perception is intact but impaired semantic knowledge
