Interrogating Science and Art Through Neuroscience and Photography

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Written By Joshua Sariñana

I presented at the Science Gallery Museum and Trinity College, Dublin—Interrogating Science and Art Through Neuroscience and Photography—as part of the Neurohumanities Public Lecture series. The lecture identifies the intersections of neuroscience, photography, and art to examine how visual perception transforms from sensory input to emotional and contextual meaning. It critiques neurasthenic principles by emphasizing the non-universality of beauty and the contextual and interpretive nature of art. Highlighting collaborations between artists and scientists, the presentation examines perceptual deficits, such as homonymous hemianopia and prosopagnosia, as a photographic-neuroscientific representation. The goal is to bridge scientific processes with artistic practices to develop innovative methods for expressing subjective experiences.

Joshua Sariñana, PhD, presenting at the Science Gallery for the Neurohumanities series at Trinity College in Dublin

Joshua Sariñana

Joshua Sariñana, PhD, obtained his degrees in neuroscience at the University of California, Los Angeles, and completed his doctoral thesis at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Sariñana’s multi-disciplinary art projects bridge art, science, and media. He has received several grants for his art projects, exhibited his work nationally and internationally, and has received numerous awards for his photographic work.

He combines his science communications background with his neuroscience and art practice. Sariñana has provided his expertise to WIRED Magazine, MIT Technology Review, MIT News, and as an invited speaker for the Neurohumanities series at Trinity College in Dublin.

http://joshuasarinana.com/
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