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🔬 Science
May 15, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Does the Experience of Beauty Show Up in the Brain? With Electrodes and a Museum Collection of Artifacts, These Neuroscientists Aim to Find Out
Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
Neuroscientists are using electrodes and museum artifacts to research how the brain and body respond to aesthetic expression, aiming to find a scientific basis for the experience of beauty.
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