EFE / The sight of a beautiful work of art can stimulate blood flow in the brain associated with pleasure and is equivalent to the feeling of being in love, as a British study.
works considered the most beautiful art, such as the English landscape painter Constable, Ingres French Neoclassical and Italian Guido Reni stimuli cause the greatest pleasure.
By contrast, other masterpieces by artists such as Bosch, Honoré Daumier and Quentin Massys, representing ugly or cartoon characters, just stimulate blood flow.
"We wanted to see what happens in the brain when looking at beautiful paintings," said Professor Semir Zeki, neuroestética expert at University College London, quoted by The Sunday Telegraph.
"We found that when contemplating a work of art, whether landscape, still life, portrait or an abstract painting, there is a stimulus in the brain associated with pleasure, "he said.
Zeki and colleagues subjected to observation with a scanning dozens of people without special knowledge of art, because they believed it would be less influenced by current trends.
scans measured the blood flow in the medial orbitofrontal cortex, the part of the brain associated with pleasure and desire, and allowed to discover the artistic beauty that produces a pleasant sensation immediately.
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