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·December 5, 2016·6 min read

“Shock and Kill” Strategy for Curing HIV May Endanger Patients’ Brains

The 'shock and kill' therapeutic strategy for treating HIV could potentially cause harmful neuroinflammation, a new study reveals.

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·March 27, 2023·3 min read

A Dream Collaboration for Neuroscientists and Artists

A new immersive art experience from artists with depersonalization symptoms explores how people experience life from different perspectives, both while awake and while dreaming.

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·May 25, 2021·3 min read

Aesthetically Appealing Art Increases Creative Inspiration

Viewing art you find aesthetically pleasing can help boost your personal creativity, researchers report.

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·October 16, 2021·4 min read

AI Used to Reproduce Lost Picasso Nude

A painting of a naked woman by Picasso has been hidden under one of his "Blue Period" works for almost a century. With the help of artificial intelligence, researchers have been able to reproduce the lost painting.

This shows a woman looking at a piece of art

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·December 20, 2022·5 min read

Appreciation for Artwork Affects How Viewers Remember It

Aesthetic experience is not just limited to the visual features of a piece of art, but also the moment at which it is viewed.

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·March 27, 2023·3 min read

Art Evokes Feelings in the Body

A new study investigates how viewing visual art affects our emotions. The findings reveal how the aesthetic experience can impact the body's emotional response.

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·April 13, 2018·3 min read

Art is in the Eye of the Beholder

A new study examines how a person's mental state affects how they look at a piece of art.

This shows an artistic painting on wood of a young woman's face

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·March 23, 2022·4 min read

Arts Activities May Improve Self-Control and Reduce Antisocial Behavior Among Teenagers

Participating in artistic or culturally enriching activities such as acting and dance, or attending concerts reduces a teenager's risk of antisocial or criminal activities, a new study reveals.

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·December 4, 2017·3 min read

Beautifully Sad: Why We Enjoy Negative Emotions in Movies and Art

Why do we seem to enjoy movies and art that are emotionally negative or designed to make us feel sad? Researchers from Max Planck Institute have developed a new model that may help explain this paradox.

This shows a woman looking at paintings in a gallery

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·November 20, 2019·3 min read

Beauty in the biased eye of the beholder

When we see a painting, we rate its aesthetic value based upon other artwork we have just seen.

This is a painting by Joseph Schillinger

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·June 16, 2021·6 min read

Computers Predict People’s Tastes in Art

Artificial intelligence technology is able to break down a painting's visual attributes. Trained by data from online users, the deep convolutional neural network was accurately able to predict an individual's taste in art.

This shows people in an art gallery. Above their heads are thought bubbles.

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·May 11, 2025·6 min read

Contemplating Beauty Boosts Abstract Thinking

A new study finds that actively engaging with artistic beauty—rather than just looking at art—enhances abstract thinking and psychological distancing, helping people see the bigger picture beyond daily concerns. Participants who focused on rating the beauty of ceramic artworks scored significantly higher on cognitive tests measuring abstract thought than those who simply matched objects with line drawings.