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A new study has analyzed what happens in people's brains when they look at abstract art. Published in the journal PNAS, the study provides insight into how the brain engages with different forms ...

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A study offers a glimpse of how the brain turns experience into emotion. In mice and humans, puffs of air to the eye caused persistent changes in brain activity, suggesting an emotional response.

“At first glance the irregular shapes and geometric patterns of abstract art could appear difficult for the human brain to interpret. Art exhibitions like this one at the Saatchi Gallery in ...

Researchers studying people's brain activity when looking at abstract art have revealed why we interpret blobs of paint on canvas so differently. When you look at an abstract painting, study it in ...