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  • Art History
  • Cognitive Science

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  • Historically, art was linked to right hemisphere specialization and opposed to language.
  • This view was challenged by observations of artists with unilateral brain damage producing art.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the neural underpinnings of art production and esthetic evaluation.
  • To explore the role of both brain hemispheres in artistic processes.

Main Methods:

  • Review of clinical observations of artists with brain damage.
  • Analysis of neuroimaging studies, including functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

Main Results:

  • Artistic work can be produced despite damage to either the left or right hemisphere.
  • Neuroimaging reveals activation in multiple brain regions across both hemispheres during art esthetics.
  • Creativity and imagination involve interhemispheric processes.

Conclusions:

  • Artistic processes are not confined to a single hemisphere but involve complementary contributions from both.
  • The evolution of art in Homo sapiens shows a significant lag after the development of cerebral asymmetry.
  • Art is a ubiquitous aspect of all human societies.