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CourseSyllabusMIND,BRAIN,ANDBEAUTY

MiniTermII:July10th–July21st,2017Course#:AS.360.116.72Coursecredit:1Professor:Dr.MónicaLópez-GonzálezEmail:mlopezgonzalez@jhu.eduClassmeetings:MTWThF1:00-2:15PMClassroom:TBA1CourseDescriptionWhat underlies our perception of visual art and music? Do specific properties of objects,scenes, andmusical events evoke consistent emotional responses? Does the perception ofbeautylieintheeyeofthebeholder?Whatcanthecreative,artisticprocesstellusaboutthemind/brain?ExaminingsuchquestionsfromCognitiveandComputerSciences,Neuroscience,Psychology andPhilosophy,wewill explore relevant research, theory anddata in the visualandauditorydomainsastheypertaintoartperceptionandcognition,creativity,andartificialintelligence. Students will complete a short research project proposal on the topic of theirchoice.2ASSIGNMENTSReadings: At least one reading is assigned for each class. Readings are all available throughBlackboard.Alllistedreadingsarerequired(exceptotherwisementionedinclass)andshouldbe read by the day they appear in the schedule below (e.g. read Kandel – CH 5 (2012) by07/10/2017).In-class participation: This is an intense lecture, discussion, and research project proposalwriting-based class. Participation is strongly encouraged. Much of the research that isdiscussedinthiscourseexemplifiesthefrontierofthissubdomain.Thereismuchtosayandcontributetoeachtopicwediscuss.Attendancetoclassismandatory.In-classwrite-ups: Therewillbea totalof four (4) in-classwrite-ups (two (2)eachweek) toassessyourunderstandingofthecurrentcoursematerial.Final project proposal: You will write a short research project proposal on a topic of yourchoice integrating any of the theories, experimental methodologies, and/or conceptsdiscussed in class. The expectations for this assignment will be outlined in class. You areallowed,andencouraged,todiscussthematerialwithothermembersoftheclass.However,youmustwriteyourownideas,arguments,hypotheses,experiments,etc.inyourownwords.Ifyouareunsureabouthowtoproperlycitereferences,pleasereviewthereferences listedatthe end of this document and/or ask. The proposal must be written on a word processor;handwrittenworkwillnotbeaccepted.Youwillpresentyourproposalthelastdayofclass.Grades:Gradeswillbedeterminedbythefollowingbreakdown:

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Classattendance,preparation,andin-classverbalparticipation(40%)In-classwrite-ups(15%)Finalresearchprojectproposal(35%)Finalresearchprojectproposalpresentation(10%)3DAILYSCHEDULEOFREADINGSANDDUEDATESDay1(MondayJuly10,2017):Introduction–StudyingtheMind/BrainReading1:Kandel(2012)–CH5Day2(TuesdayJuly11,2017):Knowingvs.SeeingReading2:Gombrich(1956)Reading3:Shimamura(2012)Day3(WednesdayJuly12,2017):Anatomy,Physiology,&PerceptionReading4:Livingstone(1988)Day4(ThursdayJuly13,2017):Art,Illusion,Beauty,&theVisualSystemReading5:Solso(1996)–CH5Reading6:Solso(1996)–CH7Reading7:Kandel(2012)–CH23Day5(FridayJuly14,2017):ArtandtheDiseasedBrainReading08:Chatterjee(2004)Reading09:Miller&Miller(2012)Day6(MondayJuly17,2017):Anatomy,Physiology,Evolution,&MusicReading10:Purvesetal.(2008)Reading11:Cross(2014)Day7(TuesdayJuly18,2017):EmotionReading12:Dalgleish(2004)Day8(WednesdayJuly19,2017):Emotion&MusicReading13:Bloodetal.(1999)Reading14:Thompson(2009)Reading15:Cohen(2013)Day9(ThursdayJuly20,2017):Music,Neuroplasticity,Creativity,&AIReading16:López-González(2015)Reading17:Galarzaetal.(2014)Reading18:http://nautil.us/issue/20/creativity/brain-damage-saved-his-musicReading19:http://www.gizmag.com/creative-artificial-intelligence-computer-algorithmic-music/35764/Reading20:http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140808-music-like-never-heard-before

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Day10(FridayJuly21,2017):StudentPresentations4SupplementaryMaterialandGettingHelpThematerialcoveredinthiscourseis,bynature,interdisciplinary.Itisunlikelythatyouwillbefamiliarwitheverythingthatisdiscussedbytheseauthors.Iamheretohelpyou;Iwanteverystudenttogetasmuchoutofthecourseaspossible.Ifyouarehavinganysortofproblem,pleasegetintouchwithme.Ifsomethingisnotcleartoyoufroma class reading, please askquestions in class, and/or comeaskmeabout it outsideofclass. Ifyouwantto learnmoreaboutanyof thetopicsconsidered, Icanoftenreferyoutoappropriatereadingsorothersources.5AcademicandStudentCodesofConductPleaseseethehandbookforAcademicEthicsandStudentLifePoliciesatJHUhere:http://e-catalog.jhu.edu/undergrad-students/student-life-policies/6References

• Blood,A.J.,Zatorre,R.J.,Bermudez,P.&Evans,A.C.(1999).EmotionalResponsestoPleasant and Unpleasant Music Correlate with Activity in Paralimbic Brain Regions.NatureNeuroscience,2(4):382-387.

• Chatterjee, A. (2004). The Neuropsychology of Visual Artistic Production.Neuropsychologia,42(11),1568-83.

• Cohen,A. J. (2013).FilmMusicandtheUnfoldingNarrative. InMichaelA.Arbib (Ed.).Language,Music,andtheBrain,Cambridge,MA:MITPress,Chapter7.

• Cross, I. (2014).Music andCommunication inMusicPsychology.PsychologyofMusic,42(6)809-819.

• Dalgleish,T.(2004).TheEmotionalBrain.NatureReviews,5,582-589.• Galarza, M., Isaac, C., Pellicer, O., Mayes, A., Broks, P., Montaldi, D., Denby, C., &

Simeone,F. (2014).Jazz,guitar,andneurosurgery:thePatMartinocasereport.WorldNeurosurgery,81(3),651-e1.

• Gombrich,E.H.(1956).FromLight intoPaint. IntheA.W.MellonLecturesintheFineArts,ArtandIllusion:AStudyinthePsychologyofPictorialRepresentation(pp.33-62).NationalGalleryofArts,Washington:PrincetonUniversityPress.

• Kandel,E.R.(2012).Ch.5:ExploringMindTogetherwiththeBrain:TheDevelopmentofABrain-BasedPsychology.InTheAgeofInsight(pp.48-62).NewYork:RandomHouse.

• Kandel,E.R. (2012).Ch.23:TheBiologicalResponseToBeautyandUgliness inArt. InTheAgeofInsight(pp.378-393).NewYork:RandomHouse.

• Livingstone,M.S.(1988).Art,IllusionandtheVisualSystem.ScientificAmerican,258(1),78-85.

• López-González, M. (2015). Cognitive Psychology Meets Art: Exploring Creativity,Language, and Emotion Through Live Musical Improvisation in Film and Theatre.

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• Miller,Z.A.,&Miller,B.L.(2012).Chapter15:ACognitiveandBehavioralNeurologicalApproach to Aesthetics. In A. P. Shimamura & S. E. Palmer (Eds.), Aesthetic Science:ConnectingMinds,Brains,andExperience(pp.3-28).NewYork:OxfordUniversityPress.

• Purves, D., Brannon, E. M., Cabeza, R., Huettel, S. A., LaBar, K. S., Platt, K. S., et al.(2008).PerceptionofAuditoryStimuli.InPrinciplesofCognitiveNeuroscience(pp.147-173).Sunderland,MA:SinauerAssociates,Inc.

• Shimamura, A. P. (2012). Towards a Science of Aesthetics: Issues and Ideas. In A. P.Shimamura & S. E. Palmer (Eds.), Aesthetic Science: Connecting Minds, Brains, andExperience(pp.3-28).NewYork:OxfordUniversityPress.

• Solso,R.L.(1996).CognitionandtheVisualArts.Cambridge,Massachusetts:ABradfordBook,TheMITPress.

• Thompson, W. F. (2009). Music and Emotion. In Music, Thought, and Feeling:Understanding the Psychology of Music (pp. 119-150). New York: Oxford UniversityPress.