Digital art trends, particularly in gaming, come and go; they capture our attention, then fade away. Weirdcore, on the other ...

Digital art trends, particularly in gaming, come and go; they capture our attention, then fade away. Weirdcore, on the other ...

Key points Art is a catalyst for enhancing brain function and mental health. It bolsters observation skills and analytical thinking. It has the capacity to enhance empathy and improve memory.

But even though the Muse2 headset found that the brain signals triggered when viewing digital reproductions could not be distinguished from those evoked by real art objects, that doesn’t mean we ...

Ironic that it should come not from an art historian, but a neuroscientist specializing in human memory, most famous for his experiments involving giant sea snails. You can’t make this stuff up.

When it comes to art, beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but some scientists now are looking for it in bursts of brain waves. Seeking a biological basis for our response to art, researchers ...

The human brain is built for art appreciation, suggests a meta-analysis that looked at studies mapping brain processes linked to the arts. Viewing paintings engages a number of different regions ...

Collectors collect art, which, in turn, serves as a powerful catalyst for enhancing brain function and mental health. Here, I explore the mechanisms that underlie this process, supported by ...