Biological and behavioral description and analysis of human senses in ecologically relevant circumstances
Most humans and at least one parrot like to dance. That involves extracting the tempo from a song and projecting that tempo onto a regular pattern of non-sound-generating movement. That projection occurs at a low cortical level of perception-action cycles. Projection works in the opposite direction, too. Sid Caesar and Nanette Fabray’s Argument to Beethoven’s … Continue reading musical cross-modal couplings
If the big screen makes movie theaters, then movie theaters aren’t likely to prosper in the future. Movie theater screens could be much larger and much higher resolution than they are today. However, in-home television screens have been rapidly growing in size and picture quality. The binding constraint, with rapid technological progress and relatively high … Continue reading out-of-home video viewing
Considering trial rules for audio-visual courtroom presentation technology has become interesting and important work for judges and lawyers. … Read the post audio-visual technology in the courtroom
Shen Wei Dance Arts painted and played Connect Transfer at the Kennedy Center this weekend. In the open space of the Concert Hall, the performance connected senses and worked across specific to abstract in an intriguing externalization of the human brain. In caricature, ballet is about the air, and modern dance is about the floor. … Continue reading artistic neuroscience
By including video along with its textual opinion in Scott v. Harris, the US Supreme Court communicated more effectively its judgment. … Read the post video analysis of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Scott v. Harris