A recent study reveals if the human brain is given an electric zap, they could react positively towards art.
Electric zaps are nothing but mild electric shocks applied to a certain part of the brain to watch how the brain reacts to particular objects. The study was led by neurologist Zaira Cattaneo at the University of Milan-Bicocca in Italy. The motive of Cattaneo's latest study was to find the connectivity between brain and aesthetic objects.
The findings are based on a survey conducted last spring, by Cattaneo on 12 participants of which six were male and the rest female. The brains of the volunteers were connected to electrodes to deliver mild electric shocks to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of the brains. The area is responsible for processing certain emotions, reports Mashable.
Following the brain stimulation, the participants were shown different kinds of paintings that include realism, impressionism, abstract paintings, decorative sketches and photography. The participants were found to react positively towards classic art paintings when compared to the rest. However, no such changes were observed towards abstract paintings, the study says.
The participants were not shown human figures as the brain often deliver conflicting or mixed reactions to face recognition.
Many previous studies have revealed how a brain functions. Apparently, the left side of the brain is more analytic while the right side is more creative. It does not mean that one can't perform the function for the other but the results mostly depend on the upbringing and the environment the brains are exposed to.
