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Brains Split Beauty Into Two Parts | Science News
Scientists uncover that beauty isn’t just in the eye — our brains split aesthetic experience into two distinct systems: one for visual content, another for pleasure. Using MRI scans and AI-driven analysis of Chinese watercolor paintings, researchers found art appreciation activates reward circuits like those for food or money, while visual processing follows standard object-recognition pathways. Surprisingly, art expertise reshapes brain activity, especially in the default mode network tied to imagination — suggesting arts education isn’t just enrichment, but neural training that rewires how…
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