Viewing art is good for us, but new research may now tell us why — and that therapeutic uses may be better than previously ...

In a nutshell New research in mice shows the brain learns complex patterns through simple exposure — no rewards needed.

Brain scans show that viewing abstract art elicits greater variability in brain activity, particularly within the default mode network, compared to representational art.

We instinctively search for patterns, recognizable shapes, formal figures within the abstraction. We want to impose a rational explanation onto the work, and abstract and minimalist art resists this.

Faith, truth and forgiveness: How your brain processes abstract thoughts Date: October 29, 2019 Source: Carnegie Mellon University Summary: Researchers have leveraged machine learning to interpret ...

Discover how emotional language like "heartbroken" and "gut-wrenching" creates real physical symptoms through your brain's ...

As expected from computational simulations, the activation patterns of neurons in the brain were different for phrases and sentences, in terms of both timing and strength of neural connections.

The object ­ —an abstract shape that some participants described as a petal, plant bulb, or butterfly—pulsed gently on the participants’ mirror until they managed to “move it” by their own thought ...

Sculpting the brain (without chisel or scalpel) Scientists have developed a novel approach to human learning through noninvasive manipulation of brain activity patterns ...

Study Reveals Brain Activity Patterns Underlying Fluent Speech Research Could Pave the Way for Restoring Speech to People with Paralysis. By Nicholas Weiler. ... Linguists divide speech into abstract ...