VRA 2013 Visual Literacy, Beene
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Presented by Stephanie Beene at the Annual Conference of the Visual Resources Association, April 3rd - April 6th, 2013, in Providence, Rhode Island.
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- 3. The Science
- 4. • Lascaux and Chauvet Caves @ 32,000 years ago • Ochre body paint and shell necklaces @ about 100,000 years ago • Human color vision evolved to detect color contrast as a primitive response for survival Visual Anthropology
- 5. • Visual information processed instantaneously & subconsciously through a complex system perfected through evolution, by at least 3 dozen anatomically distinct regions of the brain • Studies continue to prove & expand upon the impact of visual information on cognition & neural networks So what’s the big idea? Friday, February 8, 13
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- 7. Christoph Niemann Friday, February 8, 13
- 8. Christoph Nieman Friday, February 8, 13
- 9. Christoph Niemann Friday, February 8, 13
- 10. Friday, February 8, 13
- 11. Lewis & Clark College: • Small • Liberal arts • Interdisciplinary research