Neuromedia: Art and Neuroscience Research

Jacket Description/Back: Neuromedia is an innovative examination of shared territories in neurobiological anatomy, physiology and media art. It reveals how scientists investigate perception and behaviour at the molecular, cellular and systems level. It demonstrates how interpretative forms of media art can help to demystify these complexities for diverse audiences. Under the reflective headings of inspiration, construction, challenges and reactions, it offers deep insights into the processes of art and science production. Assisted by essays from a museum director and an art historian, Neuromedia provides the background for readers about an exhibition of the same name at KULTURAMA in Zurich (2012), and suggests an alternative approach to scientific communication. Authors: Robert Atkins, Oliver Biehlmaier, Mitchel Paul Levesque, Stephan Neuhauss, Rolf Pfeifer, Claudia Rutsche, Jill Scott and Esther Stoeckli"Table of Contents: -Foreword: Scott, Stoekli. -Introduction: Science Communication in the Museum (Prof. Dr. Claudia Ruetsche). - Chapter 2: Your vertebrate visual system: function and behaviour, Prof. Dr. Stephan Neuhauss, Dr. Oliver Biehlmaier: The Electric Retina, 2010 an artistic interpretation of visual system research, Prof. Dr. Jill Scott. -Chapter 3: The formation of neural circuits: functional units in the nervous system, Prof. Dr. Esther Stoekli: Somabook 2010-11 An artistic interpretation of neural tube development, Prof. Dr. Jill Scott. -Chapter 4: Building from the bottom up to understand Sensory Networks: A conversation between Rolf Preiffer and Jill Scott, Prof. Dr. Rolf Pfeiffer: E-skin 2001-2006 somatic perception and visual impairment, Prof. Dr. Jill Scott. -Chapter 5: Understanding Skin in the public realm: Prof. Dr. Reinhard Dummer, Mitch Levesque: Dermaland 2009 Drawing analogies between our skin and the skin of the Earth, Prof. Dr. Jill Scott.

Contributor Bio:  Scott, Jill Jill Scott is a Grammy-award winning, multiplatinum-selling singer, songwriter and actress. Her albums include "Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1", "Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2", "Experience: Jill Scott 826+, Collaborations", and "The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3". She co-starred in the Tyler Perry hit film "Why Did I Get Married? "Scott has received two Grammy awards, three Lady of Soul awards, a Soul Train award, a Billboard Music Award and multiple NAACP Award nominations, among many others.