Brainiac

And another conference for today...I definetly will subscribe to the University of California Youtube channel, I don`t care what happens to my reputation (sic!). Now, Dr Ramachandran was a bit of a familiar figure, since I previously have seen him appear on a BBC Documentary called God on the Brain. This conference (rather boldly) takes on the question of what is it about art that gets us...with a few jokes sprinkled at the end of the conference about the struggles and ineffectiveness of philosophers while dealing with this issue (though this is sort of a common practice within academia, if you come to think of it, a bit of teasing of your - usually Humanities- colleague).

Interesting points made about the idea of hyperbolae and selection, and the link between enjoyment and pleasure derived from something that `touches` you and the idea of activating, stimulating the brain...almost like the idea of the importance of the process, instead of the actual end point.