Brian The Typographical Error that Brought Early Career Neuroscientists and Artists Together 英文参考文献.docVIP

CommunityPage Brian:TheTypographicalErrorthatBroughtEarlyCareer NeuroscientistsandArtistsTogether MeganJ.Dowie1*¤,ErinForsyth2,LeahForsyth2 1CentreforBrainResearch,FacultyofMedicalandHealthSciences,UniversityofAuckland,Auckland,NewZealand,2TheBusyNice,Auckland,NewZealand Introduction The direct outcomes of Do You Mind? included a large-scale public exhibition and a publication documenting the proj- ect, with images and responses from all participants. Overall, developing Do You Mind? as a community project, using collaborativeapproaches,multi-mediaen- gagement,anddocumentationthroughout the project, helped ensure high-profile media promotion. Anecdotal feedback from both the artists and scientists sug- gested that involvement had a positive effect upon their perspective and profes- sional practice. The high level of public and media interest not only increased awareness of current neuroscience re- search at the Centre for Brain Research but also captivated fresh audiences for bothresearchandartinAuckland. produce artwork through an organic process.Earlyon,projectcuratorsdubbed theproject‘‘Brian,’’personifyingitwitha whimsicalidentity,resultingfromasimple mistypingoftheword‘‘brain.’’ Thedividebetweentheartsandsciences is a relatively modern phenomenon. One can look at Renaissance collaborations between naturalists and artists, including the rich body of botanical art from the 1500s, as historical examples of such interdisciplinary collaborations [1–4]. But asbothfieldshaveevolved,it’snotsurprising thattheyhavebecomemorecompartmen- talisedandculturallysegregated.Today,art and science subjects are taught indepen- dentlyfromanearlyage,thedivisionsoften solidifyingovertime[5].Indeed,itisagreat generalisationtolimitdefinitionstomerely ‘‘science’’and‘‘art,’’withsomanydistinct categorieswithineachfield. (Foradescriptionofhowthediscussion was facilitated and what types of online resourceswereused,pleaseseeTextS1.) ResultsofCollaboration Theartworksandaccompanyingp