Word Brain (2010)

by Eva Lee

A visual poem inspired by the artist's conversations with Dr. Einar Mencl, Director of Neuroimaging Research at Haskins Laboratories, a Yale affiliated institute for conducting research on spoken and written language.

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A visual poem inspired by the artist's conversations with Dr. Einar Mencl, Director of Neuroimaging Research at Haskins Laboratories, a Yale affiliated institute for conducting research on spoken and written language. With support by The Arts Council of Greater New Haven and The Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism.

This work incorporates neuroscientific terminology and images from the laboratory. "@@@@@" was shown to subjects in an experiment on the cognition of real words vs. non-words. The floating shapes throughout are color-coded activated brain areas lifted from original lab sources.

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  • Year Created: 2010
  • Submitted to ArtBase: Wednesday Jan 2nd, 2013
  • Original Url: https://vimeo.com/19936362
  • Work Credits:
    • Eva Lee, Artist/Animator
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