Beauty is in the medial orbito-frontal cortex of the beholder

Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 22:30 in Psychology & Sociology

A region at the front of the brain 'lights up' when we experience beauty in a piece of art or a musical excerpt, according to new research. The study goes some way to supporting the views of David Hume and others that beauty lies in the beholder rather than in the object.

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