| Course Title: Advanced Interdisciplinary Topics: 'Art, Music and the Brain' |
| Start Date: 01/23/2024 End Date: 05/07/2024 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2024 |
| Description: Art and music are a part of all human cultures. Is there something about the human brain that drives us to paint and sing? We will examine how the brain simultaneously processes different aspects of visual and auditory stimuli, ask how this processing may affect the way we do art and music, and explore where these phenomena may occur in the brain. As we engage in discussion and hands-on activities, we will discover the commonalities between the arts and the sciences including practice, experimentation, exploration, innovation, and creativity. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences , WI - Writing-Intensive , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Adeline Mueller | amueller@mtholyoke.edu | |
| Mara Breen | mbreen@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/23/2024 - 05/07/2024 | Seminar | Wednesday | 01:30PM - 04:20PM | PRAT - Pratt Memorial Music Bldg | WRBK | Weekly |
| 01/23/2024 - 05/07/2024 | Seminar | Wednesday | 01:30PM - 04:20PM | ART - Art | MUSE | Weekly |
| Permission of the Instructor is required of all students who wish to register. | ||
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: At least 8 credits at the 200 level in Psychology, Neuroscience and Behavior, Art History, or Music. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| NEURO0001 | NEURO: Neuroscience & Behavior Major | This course has been approved to count towards the Neuroscience and Behavior major. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| PSYCH-349AM-01 Sem: Art, Music & the Brain |
| MUSIC-321AM-01 Art, Music and the Brain |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 19 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Vision and Art, Updated and Expanded Edition Author: Livingstone, Margaret Copyright: 2014 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Harry N. Abrams |
Required | 28.00 |
| Title: Musical Illusions and Phantom Words Author: Deutsch, Diana Copyright: 2019 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780190206833 Publisher: Oxford University Press |
Required | 36.95 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |