
[Music] the perception you have of color depends
the perception you have of color depends
the perception you have of color depends on a lot of things for instance the
on a lot of things for instance the
on a lot of things for instance the light illuminating the objects but also
light illuminating the objects but also
light illuminating the objects but also the color of the surrounding things and
the color of the surrounding things and
the color of the surrounding things and what we’re going to demonstrate to you
what we’re going to demonstrate to you
what we’re going to demonstrate to you is that you can elicit a compelling
is that you can elicit a compelling
is that you can elicit a compelling sensation of color through sounds even
sensation of color through sounds even
sensation of color through sounds even something that’s complicated as music
something that’s complicated as music
something that’s complicated as music that sounds a little weird or crazy it
that sounds a little weird or crazy it
that sounds a little weird or crazy it may be so but it’s a good idea to try it
may be so but it’s a good idea to try it
may be so but it’s a good idea to try it out which we’re going to do right now so
here I am in the brain scanner Jeff and
here I am in the brain scanner Jeff and the outset is going to play some clips
the outset is going to play some clips
the outset is going to play some clips and I want you to just think of the
and I want you to just think of the
and I want you to just think of the first color that comes to your minds and
first color that comes to your minds and
first color that comes to your minds and stick with it okay you’re ready to play
stick with it okay you’re ready to play
stick with it okay you’re ready to play alright let’s go for it
alright that was the first one so now
alright that was the first one so now you pick a color here comes the second
you pick a color here comes the second
you pick a color here comes the second clip
okay so now we move on to the third clip
okay so now we move on to the third clip ready and go
ready and go
ready and go [Music]
[Music]
[Music] so now that you’ve picked your three
so now that you’ve picked your three
so now that you’ve picked your three colors for these three pieces let me see
colors for these three pieces let me see
colors for these three pieces let me see if I can guess what you thought for the
if I can guess what you thought for the
if I can guess what you thought for the first choice what did you guess I’m
first choice what did you guess I’m
first choice what did you guess I’m gonna guess you thought yellow if you
gonna guess you thought yellow if you
gonna guess you thought yellow if you did then you’d be like 70 or more
did then you’d be like 70 or more
did then you’d be like 70 or more percent of the respondents were asked to
percent of the respondents were asked to
percent of the respondents were asked to judge this what about the second piece a
judge this what about the second piece a
judge this what about the second piece a little bit slower in a minor key
little bit slower in a minor key
little bit slower in a minor key the majority of respondents actually
the majority of respondents actually
the majority of respondents actually picked blue what about the third
picked blue what about the third
picked blue what about the third slightly weird rock ballad what came up
slightly weird rock ballad what came up
slightly weird rock ballad what came up for you there if it was red then you’re
for you there if it was red then you’re
for you there if it was red then you’re like the majority of response to that
like the majority of response to that
like the majority of response to that country now you can try this with your
country now you can try this with your
country now you can try this with your friends and family by playing them
friends and family by playing them
friends and family by playing them different kinds of music so see if you
different kinds of music so see if you
different kinds of music so see if you get a consistent judgment from them play
get a consistent judgment from them play
get a consistent judgment from them play them something that sort of happy and
them something that sort of happy and
them something that sort of happy and upbeat in a major key something more sad
upbeat in a major key something more sad
upbeat in a major key something more sad and see if they get a consistent
and see if they get a consistent
and see if they get a consistent judgment of what color they experience
judgment of what color they experience
judgment of what color they experience you’ll have discovered another one of
you’ll have discovered another one of
you’ll have discovered another one of those linkings between music and color
those linkings between music and color
those linkings between music and color which is compelling although difficult
which is compelling although difficult
which is compelling although difficult to understand in a brain that’s very
to understand in a brain that’s very
to understand in a brain that’s very complicated and has lots of parts inside
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