Brains Split Beauty Into Two Parts | Science News

Scientists uncover that beauty isn’t just in the eye — our brains split aesthetic experience into two distinct systems: one for visual content, another for pleasure. Using MRI scans and AI-driven analysis of Chinese watercolor paintings, researchers found art appreciation activates reward circuits like those for food or money, while visual processing follows standard object-recognition pathways. Surprisingly, art expertise reshapes brain activity, especially in the default mode network tied to imagination — suggesting arts education isn’t just enrichment, but neural training that rewires how we perceive beauty, with big implications for therapy and digital culture. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Sources:https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-our-sense-of-beauty-takes-shape-in-the-brain/ More coverage & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c937ff5e967883b5 Report issues to [email protected].