1. In the first video, the difference between art and beauty was highlighted and how philosophers in history interpreted each as being  different. For example, Plato believed art to be popular entertainment and preferred to study the idea of beauty. He thought beauty could be found in anything in the world. Aristotle on the other hand, focused more on art, where he believed in derived from tragedy.
    The second video focused more on the human mind and it's ability to process images/works of art instantaneously. The brain views images and immediately associates them with something familiar so humans and get a better understanding of it. However, the longer you view it, different interpretations may come to mind. For example, Changeux showed an image , optical illusion, that appeared to be a pregnant woman when I first looked. As I looked at the image longer, I started to see a picture of an old man. This video also discussed lines and symmetry and how humans use them to connect work of art to things in life. This is why many believed art to be deceitful because it's made from something that already exists.
2. I feel Plato's (428/427) is most important. He studied beauty and the different forms it can take. I agree with his views because there is no true definition of beauty because no human mind interprets things the exact same way another does. The cliche saying "beauty is in the eyes of the beholder" comes to mind when learning about Plato's views on aesthetics.
3. I did not have much of an outstanding reaction of either lecturer but it was interesting to see their different views on aesthetics within art. It was difficult to understand what Changeux was saying but I was able to understand his teaching on how the human eye works with the brain to interpret the things we see in the work.
Ramachandran's lecture was more interesting. His analysis of how humans perceive art using different aesthetics was good to learn. Also, his point of how complex images are more mentally stimulating because it gives us the need to understand what the art is trying to say so our brain is working more whereas with simple, basic art, it does not take much work to understand what's being said.
4. The videos & articles relate to the text in the sense that they are all discussing the way aesthetics are used by humans when interpreting a work of art.
5. The videos & article were interesting to go through because, while similar, they all gave a different view on aesthetics in art. They did add some depth from the topics in the text by applying more emphasis on the "human to world" connection in art.