Since the dawn of philosophy, thinkers from Plato to Kant have considered how beauty affects human experience, and whether it has the power to transform our state of mind. Now, a new study from the ...

The next time you visit an art gallery or museum, you might be getting more than just an afternoon of culture—you could be fundamentally altering how your brain processes information. A new study from ...

While we’ve become increasingly reliant on metrics for design decisions, there is something more powerful in human creativity: the art of mental stargazing and the hidden currents of our intuition.

What makes us human? According to neurobiologists it is our neocortex. This outer layer of the brain is rich in neurons and lets us do abstract thinking, create art, and speak complex languages. An ...

Asking “why” and conjuring up possible answers is an important thinking process. It gives rise to some of the most beautiful states of mind, such as curiosity and imagination. These psychological ...