thanks for the Konig reference, In my earlier research on
mental imagery and visual perception, I came across a long
list of intriguing articles including a few below - I share these
with those who are interested in visual perception, although
these are the result of research at lest a decade ago.
best
nina
Visual and mental exploration of visuo-spatial
configurations: behavioral and neuro imaging approaches
by Cocude M, Mellet E, Denis M
http://www.mendeley.com/research/visual-and-mental-exploration-of-visuospatial-configurations-behavioral-and-neuroimaging-approaches/
Are we aware of neural activity in primary visual cortex?
Francis Crick & Christof Koch &Dagger
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v375/n6527/abs/375121a0.html
Neural Basis of mental imagery G Goldenberg
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8137002
The role of Are 17 in Visual Imagery: Convergent evidence
from PET and rTMS, SM Kosslyn et al
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/284/5411/167
>Hello Nina, Jol and all,
>
>As for sources, I do appreciate the following article, by Andreas Konig and
>Peter Engel really insightful. It came to my mind because Nina mentioned the
>Max Plank Institute, and this article has been written there. It takes in
>account some ideas of Maturana and Varela, thus the sistemic approach that
>has lead to the autopoiese theory.
>
>Concerning the problem of perception, much of the discussion seems to still
>run around brain areas X holistic, corporeal approach, when that which feels
>and perceives are not brains, but persons (or living beings).
>
>liris.cnrs.fr/enaction/docs/documents2006/Engel_Konig.doc
>
>s.
>
>On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 12:57 AM, nina czegledy <czegledy@interlog.com>wrote:
>
>>
>> Hello Jol, Hello All,
>>
>> thanks for posting re the fascinating transcendental
>> cybernetiics aspect of complex systems including
>> multisensory perceptions. Hoping to hear more from you.
>>
>> On sensory perceptions, I found the experiments conducted at the
>> Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics and published under the
>> title:
>> The Process of Perception: A Sensory Puzzle, absorbing.
>>
>> Abstract: Our brain combines different sources of sensory information
>> in the process of perception. There is the possibility that the
>> individual sensory components from which the perception was
>> originally composed may, in certain circumstances, become
>> lost. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Biological
>> Cybernetics in Tübingen, from the University of California in
>> Berkeley, the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and
>> from New York University have discovered that this loss occurs
>> when differing visual signals are combined. In contrast, in-
>> formation arising from different senses, such as from touch and
>> sight, can be separated again into its separate components
>> (SCIENCE, November 22, 2002)
>>
>> best
>> nina
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Hello My Name is Jol Thomson,
>>>
>>> I wanted to introduce myself and my art practice in the field of
>>> transcendental cybernetics, investigating the conditions for the
>>> possibility
>>> of complex systems. Essentially this means the structural examination of
>>> the feedback cycle as an imminent and eminent relationship. This is a
> >> research and process oriented practice where the spatial, sonic and visual
>>> representations reflect upon the concentric multiplicities of the
>>> seemingly
>>> universal element of the feedback loop in nature, time, space, perception
>>> and communication.
>>>
>>> In terms of multi sensory perception and synaesthesia the matching of the
>>> spatial and sensual autopoietic systems leads to interesting relationships
>>> and interactions creating phenomenological and neurophysiological
>>> responses
>>> that may be of interest to both scientists and artists alike. I
>>> experiment
>>> with complex analog environments, revealing all of the elements of the
>>> system. In this way there is nothing left out or hidden from a
> >> participator,
>>> and yet it remains captivating and mysterious.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> My practice is experimental, intuitive and playful yet yields results in a
>>> specific and concrete way. From a formalist approach, references to
>>> abstract expressionism and geometric abstraction are evident, continuing
>>> and
>>> opening up discussions not yet exhausted. Considering feedback from a
>>> structuralist perspective reflection, refraction, and recording are
>>> considered as polyvalent and are explored in their multiplicities, opening
>>> or continuing transdisciplinary discussions in many of the science, arts
>>> and
>>> humanities field.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Currently a resident at the Banff New Media Institute located in Alberta,
>>> Canada, I am investigating the potentials of immersive stereoscopic
>>> feedback
>>> environments and so far there appears to be some intriguing results. The
>>> area of most significance for currently is concentric and parallactic
>>> space,
>>> where again the term space has many connotations. I feel that presenting
>>> space in and on itself transmits or initiates a deeper understanding or
>>> awareness of the nesting occurring in all complex systems.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I look forward to the lively and intriguing posts.
>>>
>>>
>>> jol thomson
>>>
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