NEUROESTHETIC - How does art transform the brain?

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I think therefore I am. With words such as these or with pictures? If you think in pictures, it means you have the ability to "visual thinking". Your intuition is strong. Suddenly you find the solution to a problem. But without even knowing how you do it... There's a guy named Temple Grandin. There was even a movie made about him. He is a true “visual thinker.” And in his latest book, he lists some questions to find out whether you are like that or not. Those questions are right here. For example… Question 5: "Do you remember what you see and forget what you hear?" It is interesting, is not it? Now let me ask this in a different way: “Do you ever remember the faces of people you meet but forget their names?” Let's look at question 12: "Is your handwriting slow? Is it difficult for others to read?" Let me make an addition to this question if you want: “Do you scribble like this while thinking or listening to lectures? Doodling?” If you answer “yes” to these questions, you think visually. Like Einstein. Like Tesla. They were visual thinkers too. But of course, just thinking like that doesn't mean that you are very smart, so don't act like that right away. You doodle because those doodles help you retain information, increase your creativity, and think about different things. In fact, in a sense, you are making art at that time. Yes, do not think of art as just paintings exhibited in museums. Don't pack it up and throw it away. Think of it in its broadest form. Not just painting, but also music, movies and even games. Have you ever lost yourself in something like this? You read a very impressive book and immediately handed it to a friend. You listened to a song that was so emotional that you sang it over and over until you memorized every word. Many of us tend to think of these as either entertainment or a form of escape. However, they are not just about that. Because art brings joy. It inspires you. It makes you feel good. It Gives you an understanding and insight. Art is our only truly global language as humanity... How, I have broken down a lot of beautiful literature, haven't I? I took aphorisms and threw them at you, but it really is true. Because we now have scientific evidence that art is indispensable for our survival. Look, a new book has been published on this subject: Your Brain on Art. This book is backed by the latest scientific studies that show how art transforms our brains and even heals our bodies. This field is called neuroaesthetics or, in a broader sense, neuroart. Researchers are looking for answers in neuroscience behind why the human brain finds artistic works such as DaVinci's Mona Lisa so attractive. For example, now I will show you exactly 11 paintings. Are you ready? Let’s go... Let's take a quick look at these. You don't even need to examine it in great detail. If you can, of course, you can stop the video and try to watch it one by one. But do you know what's happening right now? I am making you think visually from thousands of kilometers away. More precisely, Van Gogh is doing it. Because, according to research, looking at these dynamic paintings of Van Gogh evokes a subjective feeling of movement and activates visual movement areas in the brain, such as V5/MT+. Of course, I did not show my favorite painting, "Starry Night", so that you would not immediately realize that it was Van Gogh. But could you please take a look at the details of this table? The man depicted the night sky as such a turbulent energy field. Under the exploding stars, there is a village in the distance. It stands there like a quiet place of order beneath the chaos. This flame that connects the earth and the sky is not actually a flame, but a cypress tree. In other words, it is a tree that we traditionally associate with cemeteries and even mourning. However, death was not bad luck for Van Gogh. “Looking at the stars always frustrates me,” he once said, “Why shouldn't the bright spots in the sky be as accessible as the black dots on the map?” “Just as we take a train to go somewhere, we risk death to reach a star.” Here for example, what is this? Morning Star? Venus? Intellectuals can attach whatever labels they want to it: One might say impressionist or mimicist. When I look at it, I see imagination and memory. What matters is what you see when you look at a work of art.
When you look at these blue tones, you may feel sad and experience serenity; when you look at yellows, you may feel more alive and hopeful.
That's your subjective experience. This is called "aesthetic experience".
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Edited by: Alperen Çatak
Written and Presented by: Barış Özcan
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