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Why beauty feels shared: Brain scans map art's content and pleasure pathways

Stand in front of "Turner's Sun Rising Over Water" (1825–30), and something odd tends to happen. The painting holds you, even though observers might struggle to say why. Maybe it is the color, the balance, the composition or the strange stillness the artwork seems to carry.

Why beauty feels shared: Brain scans map art's content and pleasure pathways

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