CPSW1-observation

Theme:

observation

Context:

 Scientists probe the connection between sight and touch in the brain

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110908141443.htm

Watching the movie scene in which a tarantula crawls on James Bond’s chest can make us literally shiver--as if the spider crawled on our own chest. There is an obvious connection between touching and sight, what we see can reflect immediately by ‘tactile empathy’. There are many theories can prove that the neural mechanisms enabling our own sensation of touch may therefore be a window also to our understanding of touch. This theory inspired me about using touching to understand objects--in other words, understanding what we see.

Method:

I'll do teamwork with my classmate, touching her face and drawing her expression without eyes open. 

Response:

It is easy to distinguish the different expression by touch. By touching the face, we can find is her mouth open? Is she mowing? However, the most difficult part is drawing at the right place, the movement can't coordinate with the brain precisely when eyes closed.