Technoscience Art: A Bridge between Neuroesthetics and Art History?

One of the most exciting recent developments in mainstream art history is its confrontation with the cognitive sciences and neurology. This study is based on the problems these disciplines face before they can contribute to each other. The authors inspect several critical issues resulting from this encounter, especially in the new field of neuroesthetics. The authors argue that it is a language barrier between the disciplines, rather than any fundamental conceptual division, that causes the lack of understanding on both sides. Shared terms in arts and neuroscience are elusive, and the different connotations of extant terms in these separate disciplines must be addressed. The authors propose technoscience art as a ground in which joint terminology may be developed, an audience familiar to the concerns of both sides can be formed, and a new generation of scientifically knowledgeable artists and scientists can interact for their mutual benefit.