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PRESS RELEASE
EXHIBITION TO EXPLORE THE IMAGERY OF NEUROSCIENCE DURING THE PAST 500
YEARS
The Art of Neuroscience: Image and Understanding 1518 -- 2000 opens at
the National Academy of Sciences on February 16, 2001. This exhibition
examines the evolution of neuroscience from the sixteenth century to
the present day, encompassing depictions of the brain and central
nervous system ranging from works by contemporary imaging specialists
and fine artists to reproductions of historical images. It is offered
in conjunction with the inaugural Arthur M. Sackler Colloquium and made
possible through a generous gift by Mrs. Arthur M. Sackler.
To trace western understanding of the brain and central nervous system,
this exhibition takes us on a journey from a 1518 woodcut illustration
to recent PET scans and in so doing traces the parallel evolution of
our knowledge of the brain. According to curator Janis Tomlinson, "the
will to image betrays a will to see - and thus, to understand - the
structure and function of nerve cells. This exhibition seeks to
illustrate the interrelationship of image and scientific knowledge."
Although some might say that machines have displaced humans in creating
images in the twentieth century, it is nevertheless still the human
that guides the machine. Works by contemporary artists who have been
inspired by scientific images that are included among the "scientific"
images show that the aesthetics of neuroscience and of art are not far
apart.
Two lectures are offered in conjunction with this exhibition. Dr.
Solomon Snyder will present the Inaugural Arthur M. Sackler Lecture,
Brain Messengers, on Thursday, February 15, 2001 at 6:00 p.m. Dr.
Eric Kandel, 2000 Nobel Laureate, will speak on Molecular Biology
of Memory: A Dialogue between Genes and Synapses on Wednesday, March
28, 2001 at 6:00 p.m.
The exhibition is open from February 16, 2001 to May 25, 2001.
Gallery hours are weekdays, 9 to 5. Both exhibition and lectures are
open to the public without charge. Entrance at 2100 C Street, NW.
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Note that the address given above on two lines is really all one long
URL!
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http://www4.nationalacademies.org/nas/aiashowtime.nsf/
Click on "Exhibitions"; then click on "The Art of Neuroscience...",
then click on "SACKLER.PDF" in order to open a handsome, printable
15-page color guide to the exhibit -- including brain illustrations in
works by Vesalius, Estienne, Eustachio, Willis, Bidloo, Ruysch, Charles
Bell, and Cajal.
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Go to:
http://search.npr.org/cf/cmn/cmnpd01fm.cfm?PrgDate=03/11/2001&PrgID=10
for an audio report under the blurb:
"Brain Pictures (14.4 | 28.8) -- NPR's Alex Van Oss reports on an
exhibit at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC that
features various images of the human brain. The Art of Neuroscience
displays early medical drawings as well as the latest in magnetic
resonance imaging. (6:30)"
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Tel: 1 510 548 2052
Fax: 1 510 548 2054
Email: ione@Lmi.net
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