Applying small magnetic pulses that interfere with the neural activity in the prefrontal cortex decreases aesthetic appreciation for both abstract and representational art. But applying this to ...

These paintings are both by the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian but display strikingly different styles. The house on the left is ...

Researchers at Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute found that people’s brain activity varied more when viewing abstract art, as compared with representational art. This was especially true in the default ...

"Our findings revealed more person-specific responses to abstract paintings, indicating that individuals contribute more personal associations to abstract art than to representational art," write ...