What Happens in the Brain When You Experience Art

Art hits you before language does. You stand in front of a Rothko, and something shifts — not metaphorically, but neurologically. A chord lands in your chest. A sculpture stops your breath for half a second. These moments aren’t poetic hyperbole. They are measurable, predictable neural events. What happens in your brain when you experience […] The post What Happens in the Brain When You Experience Art appeared first on WE AND THE COLOR.