Brain scans reveal neural circuitry linked with the subjective interpretation of art

These paintings are both by the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian but display strikingly different styles. The house on the left is representational; the colorful squares on the right are more abstract. In a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, scientists showed this pair of paintings (and others) to people while scanning their brains. The results shed light on how we respond to art and provide a scientific test of a longstanding idea in art theory.

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